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Visual Arts

• Artist Chris Larson's absurdist vision
  St. Paul artist Chris Larson engages his imagination in a number of different artistic disciplines, including sculpture, photography, drawing and filmmaking. What results is art that often makes a grim statement about human existence, but is also attention-grabbing for its sheer size or ornate detail. Larson's multi-faceted talents are on display in a new show at Franklin Art Works in Minneapolis.May 20, 2004
• Should an art museum sell its works of art?
  The Minneapolis Institute of Arts has upset some in the art world with its plans to sell a painting worth several hundred thousand dollars to buy other artwork. On State of the Arts, how and why museums sell from their own collections. Also, Minnesota's Theater Mu is presenting the world premiere of "99 Histories" from Julia Cho, an up and coming playwright.April 16, 2004
• Small museum seeks big visibility
  Minneapolis is home to a number of well-known museums. But relatively few people know about the only art museum in St. Paul. Until recently, the Minnesota Museum of American Art sat hidden from view in the upper floors of the Landmark Center. Now it's making a big move in order to get the attention of people on the street.April 16, 2004
• Light Bound: Photographers Regard the Book
  The word photography literally means "writing with light." A new exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts focuses on the intimate relationship between the camera and the literary world. "Light Bound" features the work of seven artists, each fascinated by books.March 31, 2004
• First there was 'Music of the Spheres.' Now there's 'Cubemusic!'
  Artist Craig Colorusso's installation at St. Cloud State University takes six aluminum cubes and a gallery space and turns them into a pulsating light and sound sanctuary.March 26, 2004
• The Birth of Venus
  British writer Sarah Dunant's new novel opens with a scandalous discovery in 15th-century Italy. Two nuns preparing the body of Sister Lucretzia for burial, find a beautifully ornate tattoo of a snake slithering down her torso. The book tells how that tattoo got there. It's the story of nun as a young woman growing up in Florence at the birth of the Renaissance, experiencing the excitement and the terrors of the time.March 10, 2004
• Duane Hanson's portraits from the heartland
  Duane Hanson's sculptures are so realistic, gallery patrons often talk to them. A retrospective of the Minnesota-born sculptors work is on display at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo.February 6, 2004
• Building Babylon
  Sculptor Aldo Moroni thinks big. Really big. His latest project sets out to chronicle the development of western civilization. He's building, and rebuilding, the ancient city of Babylon in his northeast Minneapolis studio. He'll take it from ancient times up to its current incarnation in modern day Iraq.December 30, 2003
• The Changing Face of Power
  The Hubert H. Humphrey Institute presents an exhibition of photographs portraying the lives of women U.S. Senators. Organizers hope it will help stimulate debate over why there have been so few women in the Senate over the years.December 5, 2003
• Evidence of democracy
  Photographer Paul Shambroom went to both nuclear missile silos and city council meetings across America in search of evidence of democracy at work. What he found was both inspiring and sobering.November 7, 2003
• JIm Brandenburg talks about preserving wilderness.
  An idyllic subject of renowned photographer Jim Brandenburg may now be preserved in its wild state. Brandenburg's land lies near the entrance to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and was considered prime for development.October 9, 2003
• Exploring a photographer's life
  Photojournalist Werner Bischof died in a car accident in Peru in 1954. He was just 38. During his short career he created a wealth of images that portrayed the struggles of life not only in his native Switzerland, but around the world. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts presents a new exhibition of Bischof's work. The exhibit uses technology which may change the way museums present art to the public.October 4, 2003
• Portrait of George Washington on display
  Minnesota was not even a state when George Washington led the country. But the nation's first president is finally making a visit of sorts -- at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The Smithsonian is taking Gilbert Stuart's 1796 portrait of Washington on a tour of the western United States. Stuart is the same artist who created the image of Washington on the $1 bill. The MIA is the only Midwestern stop for the portrait, which is valued at $20 million.August 1, 2003
• Circus of the Night
  Art is often about doing something new and different, but painter and sculptor John Snyder finds his inspiration firmly rooted in the past. Snyder's latest show, now on view at the Weinstein Gallery in Minneapolis, features gigantic paintings reminiscent of Italian works of the 14th century.July 17, 2003
• The Enthusiasts: The artcar lady
  We inaugurate a new occasional series -- The Enthusiasts, in which we'll meet people who take their interests and hobbies to a higher level. First off is Jan Elftman, known to many as The Cork Truck Lady. She covered the exterior of her Mazda truck with thousands of old wine corks. Now she's making her next art car. This time she's using ashtrays.July 2, 2003

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