Visual Arts

Analyzing Hermann
Hermann the German is a long way from a clean bill of health. But the first examinations of the New Ulm statue are encouraging.March 25, 2003
Forbidden art from Iraq
Minneapolis artist Meg Novak broke federal law last summer when she smuggled 40 paintings out of Iraq and into the U.S. Novak calls it an act of civil disobedience, defying the sanctions forbidding trade with Iraq. Now the paintings are about to be displayed in a Minneapolis gallery.February 6, 2003
Minnesota's factory workers in pictures
Local photographer David Parker is out with a new collection of pictures of Minnesota factory workers. Parker traveled to 20 different factories, from the Ford plant in St. Paul to the Potlatch paper mill in Cloquet and the Toro engine manufacturer in Windom.November 25, 2002
Ruth Bernhard: "Life gave me presents"
Ansel Adams said Ruth Bernhard was the greatest photographer of the nude. Ruth Bernhard, 96, worked with some of the giants of American photography. Her work is now on display at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.September 2, 2002