Focus on the American West
James Turrell: A Retrospective, LACMA, Los AngelesRobin Newman | Aug 6, 2013
The renowned artist James Turrell, who masterfully works with light and space, is currently being acclaimed with a large retrospective. Due to the room size scale of much of his work the exhibit is taking …
It’s New / It’s Now, but it’s not for meJoel Hagen | Aug 1, 2013
As someone who comes at the art scene from a lit background, I admit I have my preferences when it comes to picking events and shows to see. I’m much more apt to latch onto …
Painting In Place, Los Angeles Nomadic DivisionRobin Newman | Jul 15, 2013
LAND (Los Angeles Nomadic Division) is presenting Painting in Place, a group exhibition in downtown Los Angeles’s Farmers and Merchants Bank forging an unlikely gallery space. The exhibition, curated by LAND Director/Curator Shamim M. Momin, …
Puttering Around with ArtJoel Hagen | Jul 3, 2013
Minnesota spends a lot of time each year covered with snow. LOTS of time. Eight months to be exact. Once the snow finally leaves after the last insane-making storm in early May, the denizens of …
Death and Home at the Minneapolis Photo CenterJoel Hagen | Jun 11, 2013
Turning the first corner after entering the Minneapolis Photo Center is akin to what I believe it would feel like to get slapped in the face with the face of death. But in a good …
More Real exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of ArtsJoel Hagen | May 12, 2013
Truthiness, if you don’t know, is a term coined by satirical television pundit Stephen Colbert, and it refers to the ambiguous realm between fact and belief and the places that belief wins. The Minneapolis Institute …
Art you can smell, or smelly art? Art in Bloom at the Minneapolis Institute of ArtsJoel Hagen | May 12, 2013
Art in Bloom events are held at galleries around the U.S. in the spring. The galleries challenge local florists to create arrangements that are inspired by specific paintings or sculptures found within the museum. Taking …





