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May 19, 2013

Art

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Students and teachers are attempting to take a painted snapshot of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden.
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Thu, 05/02/2013
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Throughout history, precise renderings of foliage have served about as many purposes as the plants themselves. Botanical art, located at the intersection of art and science, has a way of conveying rich tales of people and their environments.

These kinds of botanical stories dominate the personal history of Marilyn Garber, founder of the Minnesota School of Botanical Art. As a child, her playground was a prairie-flowered hill in Emmetsburg, Iowa. As an adult, she followed her nose to Panama, where she recorded plants on the land of the Kuna people.

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Students and teachers are attempting to take a painted snapshot of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden.
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A maritime archeologist gives a glimpse into the vast treasures lying at the bottom of the ocean and how they eventually wind up in museums.
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Thu, 04/18/2013
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Home to 83,000 objects spanning 5,000 years of human history, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts collection only represents a puny fraction of the artifacts yet to be discovered on the ocean floor. Recent research from the Mediterranean Sea estimates that mariners — and the beginning of humans littering the ocean floor — date back more than 100,000 years.

But none of these baffling statistics seem to make Alexis Catsambis’ voice quiver. As an underwater archeologist who deals in lost civilizations’ sunken scrap, he’s used to a lot of uncertainty.

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A maritime archeologist gives a glimpse into the vast treasures lying at the bottom of the ocean and how they eventually wind up in museums.
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Thu, 03/07/2013
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Minneapolis-based poet Cynthia French discusses her work
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In the Heart of the Beast brings back their PuppetLab series for a third year, conjuring trashscapes, cartoon explosions and Jersey, cow-colored dinosaurs.
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Thu, 02/28/2013
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Steve Ackerman tinkered with a cutout of a character named “Tummy da Talking Turtle” on the edge of the stage for PuppetLab 2013. The scaly, 2-D creature is the main character of “Cartooon,” Ackerman’s puppet project exploring the colorful world of the classic animation style.

“It’s pretty crowded in here,” he said.

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Industry and history inform nine artists in the Soap Factory’s newest exhibition, R.U.R.
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Thu, 02/28/2013
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Building debris and unearthed rocks lie exposed in a deep pit next to the Soap Factory. As construction crews finish up work on another high-end apartment complex, continuing to mask the former industry of Northeast Minneapolis, the 25-year-old art collective next door examines the past.

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Industry and history inform nine artists in the Soap Factory’s newest exhibition, R.U.R.
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David Witt’s eye-catching punk posters might disappear from dive bars all too frequently, but he’s expanding to other artistic outlets anyway.
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Thu, 01/31/2013
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After needing an advertisement for his college band’s show, he designed a comic book-inspired flyer that would eventually carve out his career path. Plastered on various dive bars’ bathroom stalls and entryways, artist David Witt’s first “exhibitions” prompted an explosion of output.

“I figured it’s a way to get my work out there without going through the galleries,” Witt said. “I just stick it up in a bar.”

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David Witt’s eye-catching punk posters might disappear from dive bars all too frequently, but he’s expanding to other artistic outlets anyway.
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Minneapolis artist Anders Nilsen tells a multimedia story of illness, death and true love.
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Thu, 12/06/2012
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What: A reading of “Don’t Go Where I Can’t Follow” by Anders Nilsen

When: 7 p.m., Saturday

Where: Boneshaker Book,; 2002 S. 23rd Ave., Minneapolis

Cost: Free

 

After the death of his girlfriend Cheryl Weaver, comic artist Anders Nilsen put together the story of their relationship. With washed-out snapshots, ink drawings and handwritten notes, he chronicled their lives together and the progression of the illness that stumbled into the picture, replacing their plans for a small wedding with the reality of a large memorial.

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Minneapolis artist Anders Nilsen tells a multimedia story of illness, death and true love.
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Artists Chris Larson and Lamar Peterson tweak reality for “Minnesota Funk,” where surrealism is king.
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Thu, 12/06/2012
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What: “Minnesota Funk” Public Reception

When: 6 p.m., Thursday

Where: Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Regis Center for Art, 405 S. 21st Ave., Minneapolis

Cost: Free

 

Four years ago, artist Chris Larson decided to clear everything out of his studio — one he’d worked in for 15 years.

“I got two 20-yard dumpsters, gutted the entire space and threw everything away,” he said.

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Artists Chris Larson and Lamar Peterson tweak reality for “Minnesota Funk,” where surrealism is king.
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“Dirty Baby,” the offspring of a Wilco guitarist, a poet and an iconic pop artist strives to be a “loveable mutt” of a performance — not some purebred golden retriever.
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Thu, 11/29/2012
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What: “Dirty Baby” with Nels Cline, David Breskin and Ed Ruscha

When: 8 p.m., Thursday

Where: McGuire Theater, Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis

Cost: $25 ($22 Walker members)

 

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Words fail for what the images capture in Madeline Crew‘s photography, inspired by a friend’s fight with posttraumatic stress disorder.
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Thu, 11/08/2012
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What: Opening reception for “PTSD: Coping with the Past Self”

When: 6 p.m., Friday

Where: Keg House Arts Building 34, Flow Art Space, 13th Avenue NE, Suite B002B, Minneapolis

Cost: Free

 

Streamers of water-colored silk fabric suspend from the ceiling with the outlines of faces printed in charcoal. Behind this veil, haunting black and white photographs hang on the walls.

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Words fail for what the images capture in Madeline Crew‘s photography, inspired by a friend’s fight with posttraumatic stress disorder.
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