Meredith Monk ascends in song A new work by composer Meredith Monk opens tonight at the Walker Art Center.June 12, 2008
When bridge-building becomes art Painter Scott Lloyd Anderson says he couldn't bear to go and look at the collapsed 35W bridge. It was just too tragic. Nowadays though, he's over at the construction site regularly, painting pictures of the new bridge.June 11, 2008
New exhibit features Alec Soth's Mississippi photos A new exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts features the work of Minneapolis photographer Alec Soth. "Sleeping by the Mississippi" is a collection of large photographic prints that were originally published in a book by the same name. MPR's Cathy Wurzer took a tour of the exhibit recently.June 5, 2008
Crazy Horse memorial turns 60 this year The Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota marks its 60th anniversary this month. When complete, it will be the world's largest sculpture.June 3, 2008
Junk meets art to play golf This weekend, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis launches a summerlong celebration of the 20th anniversary of its sculpture garden. There will be exhibits, a huge "Rock the Garden" concert, and a brand new mini-golf course.
Fourteen teams of designers, architects, painters, sculptors and other creative types each built green-themed holes.May 22, 2008
The MIA hails the RNC The Minneapolis Institute of Arts has announced it will mount a special exhibition later this summer design to draw in attendees to the Republican National Convention.May 21, 2008
A life behind the lens Minnesota native Annie Griffiths Belt joined National Geographic magazine 30 years ago as one of the youngest photographers, and one of a few women. She talks about how she breaks down the barriers between photographer and subject. One detail -- she never carries a camera bag.Midmorning, May 7, 2008
The man who invented appropriation Painter and sculptor Richard Prince is famed in the art world for taking other people's work and presenting it as his own.March 21, 2008
Abstract painter sees stripes Sean Scully is one of the most respected abstract artists in the world. For the last 35 years he's explored just one shape: the stripe. This weekend the Minneapolis Institute of Arts opens a show of Scully's prints. Scully believes there is more to his stripes than meets the eye.February 29, 2008
What our masks reveal about ourselves A Minneapolis photographer uses an ancient art form to get her subjects to examine their inner selves. Barbara Cummard leads workshops where people make face masks revealing something about who they are on the inside, which she then captures on film.February 29, 2008
Revisioning the suburbs The American suburb has been revered as a middle class utopia. It's also been ridiculed as a vast expanse of architectural monotony and social conformity. The truth is more complex.February 14, 2008
Art and leadership The Twin Cities' newest museum directors share their vision for their respective and very different art centers.Midmorning, February 12, 2008