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Nov 19, 2007
VISUAL ARTS: Cut-up Artist Thomas Allen
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Tom Allen's evocative photography turns dime-store novel "dames and dicks", cowboys and heroes, into appealingly lurid, all-American vignettes.
Nov 14, 2007
access+ENGAGE Issue 23: A Festival of Appropriation
A Festival of Appropriation

Including a showcase of work by the artists with pieces in this year's Festival of Appropriation, presented by mnartists.org and hosted by the Soap Factory, plus a behind-the-scenes essay by FOA co-curator, Some Assembly Required's Jon Nelson
Nov 14, 2007
Bits and Pieces In a Semblance of a Whole, an essay by Jon Nelson
Jon Nelson

Festival of Appropriation co-curator Jon Nelson gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the assembly of this one-of-a-kind exhibition of collage art in a variety of media, all created by artists on mnartists.org.
Nov 12, 2007
ZOOM IN: Photographer, Video, and Sound Artist Usry Alleyne
Jon Skuldt

Writer Jon Skuldt offers an engaging profile of Alleyne's provocative work, which straddles the uncomfortable chasm between beauty and horror.
Nov 5, 2007
ZOOM IN: Graphic Designer and Poster Artist Amy Jo Hendrickson
Susannah Schouweiler

Amy Jo Hendrickson, part of the Burlesque Design team of artists, creates screenprints and rock posters that marry a retro sensibility and campy sense of fun with a unabashedly Midwestern flair.
Nov 5, 2007
FILM: Look Again At India: Filmmaker Simone Ahuja of Blood Orange Media
Profile by Susannah Schouweiler

Minneapolis filmmaker Simone Ahuja sets out to tell the untold stories of contemporary India and, in the process, challenges you to rethink what you thought you knew about this up-and-coming "Asian Tiger".
Oct 29, 2007
ZOOM IN: Photographer and Collage Artist Richard C. Johnson
This profile originally appeared in access+ENGAGE Issue 20.1: The Things We Keep

Richard C. Johnson's surprising juxtapositions and unflinching artistic candor pack a visceral punch. As a bonus, click through to the collection of collage and photography that accompanies this article, with wry annotations by the artist himself.
Oct 24, 2007
access+ENGAGE Issue 22.2: Inside Outsiders
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—Featuring an incisive essay and a collection of artwork curated by acclaimed painter Andrea Carlson, which together offer a provocative deconstruction of the problems with "ethnic" art
Oct 11, 2007
access+ENGAGE Issue 22.1: At Home In the World
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—Featuring a conversation with filmmaker and television producer Simone Ahuja on the modern faces of India and the power of media to shape cultural perception
Sep 27, 2007
access+ENGAGE Issue 21.2: Where the Art Things Are
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—The Walker's go-to person for family programming, Ashley Duffalo, points you toward a cornucopia of arts resources that will appeal to any kid's passion with something for children of every age
Sep 5, 2007
access+ENGAGE Issue 21.1: Child's Play
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—Featuring an essay by James Beard Award-winning food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on the pleasures and perils and of introducing your kids to art
Sep 4, 2007
POV a+E Issue 21.1: First Crayons, Essay by Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Acclaimed food and wine critic Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl muses on the perils and pleasures of trying to raise a creative kid.
Aug 22, 2007
access+ENGAGE Issue 20.2: The Collector's Art
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We're launching "Art on the Wall," mnartists.org's new monthly series produced with mplsart.com, which will feature informal conversations with art collectors: mplsart.com's Emma Berg chats with FOX 9 News Anchor Robyne Robinson about her collection
Aug 21, 2007
ART ON THE WALL: A conversation with broadcaster and art collector Robyne Robinson
Art on the Wall: Robyne Robinson

mplsart.com's Emma Berg chats with FOX 9 News anchor Robyne Robinson about her extensive art collection and her passion for supporting local artists.
Aug 13, 2007
POV a+E Issue 20.1: A Collector Looks Like Me
Essay by Kathleen Kvern

mnartists.org Project Director Kathleen Kvern muses on the instinctively human joy of gathering personal treasures
Aug 9, 2007
access+ENGAGE Issue 20.1: The Things We Keep
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—Featuring an essay from mnartists.org Project Director Kathleen Kvern on the instinctively human joy of gathering treasures and a profile of Duluth photographer and collagist Richard C. Johnson
Jul 25, 2007
access+ENGAGE Issue 19.2: Where We Live
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—Featuring an eclectic collection of dance, architecture, photography, and design offering insight into the truths our dwellings tell about how we live, curated and annotated by journalist and architecture blogger Todd Melby
Jul 11, 2007
access+ENGAGE Issue 19.1: Art al Fresco
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—Featuring an essay on the unexpected pleasures of art shopping at the farmer’s market by Minneapolis writer Christie Wells
Jul 10, 2007
POV a+E Issue 19.1: The Unexpected Pleasures of Art Shopping at the Farmer's Market
Dispatch by Christie Wells

Get the lowdown on ingenious pottery creations, fine iron work, vivid Andean handwoven textiles, fused glass jewelry and yard art that'll put those pink flamingos to shame.
Jun 20, 2007
access+ENGAGE Issue 18.2: Minnesota's Underground Sound
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—American Composers Forum director Philip Blackburn selects some choice plums for an intriguingly unlistenable audio collection from Minnesota's experimental music scene—from soundwalks to orchestras, from Sauk Rapids to Duluth
Jun 6, 2007
access+ENGAGE Issue 18.1: Paper Covers Rock
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—Duluth writer and raconteur Paul Lundgren offers a candid and useful guide to DIY music media in Minnesota, from local 'zines to your computer screens (and a few things in between)
Jun 5, 2007
MUSIC: (Addendum) A Cheatsheet for Local DIY Music Media
Compiled by Paul Lundgren

From local ’zines to your computer screens (and a few things in between). Paul Lundgren gives a cheatsheet with quick links to a sampling of homegrown DIY music media offerings.
Jun 5, 2007
MUSIC: A Guide to Independent Music Media in Minnesota
By Paul Lundgren

Duluth writer and raconteur Paul Lundgren investigates the go-it-alone spunk that fuels MN's DIY music zine landscape
May 23, 2007
access+ENGAGE Issue 17.2: Fresh From the Runway
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—With a fabulous collection featuring a sampling of pieces from artists working in Minnesota's thriving design scene, curated by Design Collective's Christina Nguyen
May 9, 2007
POV a+E Issue 17.1: First-Person Fashion Research
Jessica Bennett

Jessica Bennett's entertaining account of her quest for a wearably chic wardrobe with tips for the best off-the-beaten track shops to satisfy just about any woman's inner fashionista.

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