Walker Blogs

Interview with Wim Wenders

Posted by Jeremy Meckler at January 27, 2:00 pm — Filed under:
Our two interim program managers got a chance to talk to Wim Wenders about his new documentary, Pina, which has its Minnesota premiere at the Walker this Wednesday. Read the interview or listen to it below. Wim Wenders was also at the Walker in 1991 for a Regis Dialogue and Retrospective. If the player isn’t [...]

Grotesque Animals: I’ll Tell You Yours If You Tell Me Mine

Posted by SuperGroup at January 27, 11:47 am — Filed under:
To spark discussion, the Walker invites local artists and critics to write overnight reviews of our performances. The ongoing Re:View series shares a diverse array of independent voices and opinions; it doesn’t reflect the views or opinions of the Walker or its curators. Today, Jeffrey Wells from SuperGroup shares his perspective on Thursday night’s Out [...]

India Journal: Studio visits with Bharti Kher and Subodh Gupta

Posted by Darsie Alexander at January 26, 12:25 pm — Filed under:
Walker chief curator Darsie Alexander is in New Delhi for the India Art Fair, which runs January 26–29. This is the first of her dispatches from the road. Her first days took her to the outskirts of Delhi to visit the studios of artists Bharti Kher and Subodh Gupta.

‘Oops’ – “It Is What It Is!” comic by Todd Balthazor

Posted by Susannah Schouweiler at January 25, 1:02 pm — Filed under:
About the artist: Todd Balthazor is a satirical, often anthropomorphic illustrator, fine artist, muralist and children’s art instructor from St.Paul, MN, with a BFA in illustration from the College of Visual Arts (CVA).  He has done artist residencies at Jackson Elementary and the St. Paul University Club, and his work has been displayed in venues both [...]

Perform Me a Picture

Posted by Abigail Anderson at January 20, 10:37 am — Filed under:
Who wouldn’t be curious about a place called The Museum of Everyday Life? And who wouldn’t want to know what that museum’s Chief Operating Philosopher is up to? Well, as it turned out, the woman bearing this title recently visited Minneapolis so I seized the opportunity to find out more. Last Saturday I witnessed Mild [...]

Centerpoints: Buddhism and Art, Translating Peace

Posted by Paul Schmelzer at January 11, 9:27 am — Filed under:
• “The main thing that attracts me to Buddhism is probably what attracts every artist to being an artist—that it’s a godlike thing,” says Laurie Anderson in an interview with The Believer. “You are the ultimate authority. There is no other ultimate authority.” • When Chris Burden’s Metropolis, a kinetic sculpture/mini-cityscape, opens at LACMA on Saturday, [...]

Optimizing page load time

Posted by Nate Solas at December 14, 8:02 am — Filed under:
We launched the new walkerart.org late on December 1, and it’s been a great ride. The month leading up to (and especially the preceding week starting Thanksgiving Day, when I was physically moving servers and virtualizing old machines) was incredibly intense and really brought the best out of our awesome team. I would be remiss [...]