Walker Art Center summer calendar announced
WALKER ART CENTER: SUMMER 2014
VISUAL ART ON VIEW
Jim Hodges: Give More Than You Take, through May 11
Cinematheque Tangier, a project by Yto Barrada, through May 18
Christian Marclay: The Clock, opens June 14
Art Expanded, 1958-1978, opens June 14
Hopper Drawing: A Painter's Process, through June 20
Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art, opens July 24
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
SPECIAL SUMMER EVENTS
Art Museum Day, May 18
Walker on the Green: Artist-Designed Mini Golf, May 22-September 1
Open Field, begins June 12
Rock the Garden, June 21-22
Summer Music and Movies, August 425 (TBA)
International Cat Video Festival, August 14
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The Dog House at Artist-Designed Mini Golf
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| VISUAL art Jim Hodges: Give More Than You Take Through May 11 The first comprehensive survey to examine the trajectory of the American sculptors twenty five-year career shows the breadth and complexity of Jim Hodgess thoughtful, materials-based practice. Hodgess work typically begins with humble, even overlooked objects from everyday lifesilk scarves and flowers, mirrors, light bulbs, glass, clothing, metal chains, decals, and sheet musicthat are transformed through simple gestures and actions. These acts of poetic reconsideration elevate his pieces to other levels of interpretation and meaning, and the results are poignant sculptural mediations on life, love, loss and a range of human experience. In addition to showcasing rarely seen works and a new, expansive tapestry made specifically for this exhibition, Jim Hodges: Give More Than You Take positions Hodgess work in the context of its time and illuminates its singularity and subtle, radical subversion. |
| visual art Cinematheque Tangier, a project by Yto Barrada Through May 18 The exhibition includes films, artworks, and artifacts that speak to the artist Yto Barrada's connection with the social and political realities that shape her hometown of Tangierits rich and fractured history of migration, indigenous communities, and colonization. In the gallery, screenings of short works from the archive of Cinémathèque de Tanger and the Walkers Ruben/Bentson Collection reflect life in the region from the 1930s to the present. Sculptures by BarradaPalm Sign and a set of dioramas that depict cinemas during the heyday of grand theatersare presented with her film Hand-Me-Downs (2011), a montage of Super 8 home movies from the 1960s. Artist-commissioned and vintage movie posters and a Scopitone music jukebox featuring films made by North African migrant workers in 1960s Paris are also on view. Together, these elements create an album that portrays Moroccos rich and complex visual and cinematic culture. |
| visual art Christian Marclay: The Clock Opens June 14 Winner of the Golden Lion award at the 2011 Venice Biennale, Christian Marclay's The Clock samples thousands of excerpts from the history of film that indicate the passage of timefrom clock towers to wristwatches to buzzing alarm clocksthat the artist has edited together to unfold on the screen in real time as a 24-hour montage. Called "an abundant, magnificent work" (The Financial Times) and "utterly transfixing" (The Huffington Post), The Clock is Marclays most ambitious moving-image project to date, garnering rave reviews since its premiere in 2010, and subsequent presentations at a host of venues worldwide. Several 24-hour screenings are scheduled during the course of the exhibitions run at the Walker. |
| visual art Art Expanded: 1958-1978 Opens June 14 Drawing on the Walkers rich permanent collection, Art Expanded, 19581978 explores a pivotal juncture in the development of 20th century art, when artists around the globe began to challenge, critique, and upend previous assumptions that one must be loyal to a specific medium in ones work, a change in attitude and practice that led to a proliferation of radical, hybrid art forms during these two decades. Including a broad range of works, from room-based installations of objects and images to works on paper, ephemera, and film, the exhibition is organized around five thematic sections that bring together the explosion of intersecting ideas and relationships appearing during this time. |
| visual art Hopper Drawing: A Painter's Process Through June 20 Hopper Drawing: A Painters Process is the first major museum exhibition to focus on the drawings and creative process of Edward Hopper (18821967). More than anything else, Hoppers drawings reveal the continually evolving relationship between observation and invention in the artists work, and his abiding interest in the spaces and motifsthe street, the movie theater, the office, the bedroom, the roadthat he would return to throughout his career as an artist. This exhibition, organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art, showcases drawings bequeathed to the museum by the artists widow Josephine Hopper, many of which have never before been exhibited or researched. The show surveys Hoppers significant and underappreciated achievements as a draftsman, and will pair many of his greatest oil paintingsincluding Office at Night (1940), an important piece from the Walkers collectionwith their preparatory drawings and related works. The exhibition also features groundbreaking archival research into the buildings, spaces, and urban environments that inspired his work. |
| visual art Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art Opens July 24 This groundbreaking exhibition is the first comprehensive survey of performance art by black artists working from the perspective of visual arts from the 1960s to today. Presenting a rich and complex look at this important facet of contemporary art, the exhibition chronicles the emergence and development of black performance art over three generations, previously unexamined in this context, beginning with Fluxus and Conceptual art in the early 1960s through present-day practices. Featuring more than 100 works by some 36 artists, the exhibition includes documentation of performances, performance scores and installations, interactive works, and artworks created as a result of performance. A dynamic range of performances, actions and discussions will accompany the Walker's presentation. |
| special SUMMER event Art Museum Day 2014 May 18 In celebration of Art Museum Day all visitors to the Walker will enjoy free gallery admission. Art Museum Day emphasizes the essential role that museums play in their communities, highlights the value of visual arts in society, and provides new opportunities for audiences to participate in the wide-ranging programs available. Visitors are invited to share their experiences on social media with the hashtag #ArtMuseumDay. |
| SPECIAL SUMMER EVENT Walker on the Green: Artist-Designed Mini Golf May 22-September 1 Chickens, stars, a hungry snake, a gumball machine, and other novelties await you on the Walkers new mini-golf course. Players will also encounter some old favorites, including a giant maze game, a gopher hole vortex, and foosball with garden gnomes. Even seasoned players on the artist-designed circuit will have to work to stay under par, thanks to some surprising new challenges. Plus, every ticket includes free gallery admission (up to $14 value) for each golfer. |
| special summer event Rock the Garden June 21-22 Why Rock the Garden for one day when you can rock it for two? The Twin Cities favorite summer concert returns with the first two-day format in the annual events history. The weekend festival blowout reflects the hallmark eclecticism of the Walker Art Center and 89.3 The Current. From indie blues to surf rock, frenetic pop to post-punk, hard-charging rock to hip-hop, each days lineup offers anything can happen moments that youll be talking about for years to come! Saturday lineup: De La Soul, Matt and Kim, Best Coast, Jeremy Messersmith, Opening Act TBA. Sunday lineup: Spoon, Guided by Voices, Dessa, Kurt Vile and The Violators, Valerie June. |
| special summer event Internet Cat Video Festival August 14 Celebrate the third year of watching cat videos together when the Internet Cat Video Festival returns to the Walkers Open Field. This years kitty rumpus features a new selection of videos programmed by Will Braden, creator of the Henri Le Chat Noir videos. Braden has hosted several catvidfest tour events and received the first Golden Kitty (Peoples Choice) Award. The night also includes live music, food, and feline-themed activities, of course. |
| special summer event Summer Music & Movies Mondays, August 425 The Walkers popular perennial showcase of free films and eclectic music returns to Loring Park and the Open Field this summer. Check walkerart.org for updated information on the bands and films to be announced. |
| visual art Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Open daily 6 am12 midnight The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is one of the crown jewels of the citys park system, uniting two of Minnesotas most cherished resourcesits greenspace and its cultural life. The 11-acre site, home to the iconic Spoonbridge and Cherry, showcases more than 40 works from the Walker's renowned collection. A partnership with the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board, the Garden is a top destination for visitors, who enjoy not only the art but also the seasonal displays in the Cowles Conservatory and the Alene Grossman Memorial Arbor and Flower Garden. Free guided tours of the Garden are offered May though September on Saturdays and Sundays at 11:30 am. |
| special summer event Open Field June-August The Walkers green space comes alive this summer as a dynamic place for social and creative exchange. The summer kicks off on June 14 as part of Northern Spark and concludes with the wildly popular Internet Cat Video Festival on August 14. What happens in between is a playful mix of planned and unexpected events in which all forms of participation are welcome. Whether its simply relaxing at the picnic tables or joining a round of Drawing ClubOpen Field is what we make together. |
