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Art Reviews: Our arts team offers insight on the latest in theater, music, visual arts and more. We explore the breadth of creativity and innovation found throughout Minnesota, offering audiences a deeper understanding of the works and artists shaping our cultural landscape. Read more here.

Art Friend: Everyone needs an art friend. Art Friend is a new segment with our arts team. Art spaces can feel exclusive and art can be confusing, obtuse, and even boring. But, especially with the right context, everyone can be a critic. So let us be your guide- your Art Friend. Listen or read Art Friend stories here.

Our arts coverage is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment's Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

'Last Of Her Name' urges readers: Only connect

'Last Of Her Name' urges readers: Only connect

Mimi Lok's debut story collection — a perceptive look at the connections we make and fail to make — doesn't read like a debut. Lok writes with the self-assuredness of a literary veteran.
by Michael Schaub

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St. John’s kiln firing is celebration of art, community

St. John’s kiln firing is celebration of art, community

The biennial firing draws artists, alumni and former apprentices, who returned for a lighting ceremony on Friday. Roughly 50 volunteers have been working in shifts to help stoke the fires. The firing lasts 10 days.
by Kirsti Marohn

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In Cixin Liu's 'Supernova Era,' the children really are our future

In Cixin Liu's 'Supernova Era,' the children really are our future

In this early work from the Hugo Award-winning author, a supernova near Earth kills off everyone over the age of 13 — and the remaining kids turn increasingly to violence as they struggle to rebuild.
by Jason Heller

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Sculptor Mark di Suvero creates joy out of steel

Sculptor Mark di Suvero creates joy out of steel

Mark di Suvero's acclaimed sculptures are in public spaces all over the world and in the collections of major museums, including the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.
by Karen Michel

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Author John le Carré fears for the future in 'Agent Running in the Field'

Author John le Carré fears for the future in 'Agent Running in the Field'

Decades ago, John le Carré worked for British intelligence services MI5 and MI6. He has channeled that experience into more than 50 years of espionage thrillers.
by Scott Simon

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George R.R. Martin really does know you want him to write faster

George R.R. Martin really does know you want him to write faster

Martin, who's working on the long-awaited sixth volume of his series A Song of Ice and Fire, rarely gives interviews — but NPR's Scott Simon recently caught up with him onstage at an awards ceremony.
by Scott Simon

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A story of the kidnapped children of Spain

A story of the kidnapped children of Spain

Bookseller Shirley Mullin recommends a deeply research novel about the children stolen from their parents under the Franco regime in Spain.

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