http://blogs.walkerart.org/visualarts Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:24:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en by Betsy Carpenter, Doryun Chong, Peter Eleey, Siri Engberg, and Yasmil Raymond, visual arts curators Philippe Vergne is a brilliant curator and that rare combination of sparkling intellect, humor, and grace. He has an infectious love of art and an incredible, innate gift for working with artists—understanding them, connecting with their ... http://blogs.walkerart.org/visualarts/2008/06/26/philippe-vergne-tribute/ As Minneapolis inaugurates the third largest annual Pride Festival in the country this weekend, New York based artist Sharon Hayes is visiting the Twin Cities to launch Revolutionary Love 2: I Am Your Best Fantasy, a public performance that will involve 70-100 local participants coming together to publicly demonstrate the ... http://blogs.walkerart.org/visualarts/2008/06/20/army-lovers-fail/ In the dawn of the Walker blogs, I had the privilege of writing the first post on the Visual Arts site. Some of you, our faithful readers, may remember my little adventure in the Mojave Desert in search of a used airplane part. You may also remember the very ... http://blogs.walkerart.org/visualarts/2008/04/16/chinese-homecoming/ Last week I met someone who, upon learning I'm a curator, asked me what I do at work every day—a reasonable question. Right now, I’m currently finishing up installing the exhibition Trisha Brown: So That the Audience Does Not Know Whether I Have Stopped Dancing with our esteemed crew. (The ... http://blogs.walkerart.org/visualarts/2008/04/14/spatial-voodoo/ British artist Angus Fairhurst committed suicide on Saturday, March 29, 2008. He was 41 years old. This tragedy is a tremendous loss to the art world, and of course to those who knew him. As one of the "Young British Artists" who brought international attention and excitement to a much ... http://blogs.walkerart.org/visualarts/2008/04/01/death-artist/