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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
when he tries. The Walker Art Center Teen Arts Council has a YouTube channel! Check it out.
• “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, [...]
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 [...]