JIM HODGES: GIVE MORE THAN YOU TAKE, FIRST U.S. SURVEY OF THE ARTISTS SINGULAR AND POETIC WORK, PRESENTED AT THE WALKER ART CENTER IN FEBRUARY 2014

INCLUDES DEBUT OF NEW WORK, IN-GALLERY MUSIC SERIES, AND COMISSIONED ALBUM BY S/S/S INSPIRED BY JIM HODGES

Minneapolis, November 7 2013The Walker Art Center presents the first comprehensive survey of American artist Jim Hodges (b. 1957), one of the most compelling sculpture and installation artists working today. The exhibition will be on view in Minneapolis February 15 through May 11, 2014.

Co-organized by the Walker and the Dallas Museum of Art (where it was first presented in October 2013), the exhibition Jim Hodges: Give More Than You Take explores the trajectory of the artists career from 1987 through the present integrating sculpture, installation, photography, drawing, collage, and several room-size environments.

Parallel projects accompany the Walkers presentation, including an in-gallery music series curated by the artist and the release of a new album by the music collective S/S/S inspired by Hodgess work and co-commissioned by the Walker and SPCOs Liquid Music.

Following the Walker, the exhibition will travel to the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (June 4September 1, 2014), and the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (October 5, 2014January 17, 2014).