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State of the Arts Blog

Five art stories from the week

Five art stories from the week

Haven’t had a chance to catch our arts reporting on the air? No worries! Here’s a recap: 1.Rapper Kaoz believes there’s room in hip-hop for gays When Kevin Moore steps up to the microphone as the hip-hop artist Kaoz, he “aims to speak the truth” – addressing everything from poverty to racism. But for years…
by Marianne Combs

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New art-themed children’s book draws inspiration from the MIA

New art-themed children’s book draws inspiration from the MIA

Although he’s written and illustrated 10 children’s books, David LaRochelle has not always had a comfortable relationship with the world of art. “Even though I was an art major at St. Olaf College I sometimes felt like an imposter,” LaRochelle recalled, “because I wasn’t that interested in art history and going to museums to look…
by Marianne Combs

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Guitarist Fareed Haque brings multiple beats to Whiskey Junction

Guitarist Fareed Haque brings multiple beats to Whiskey Junction

Guitar lovers in Minnesota will have a chance to catch one of the nation’s best players tonight when Fareed Haque brings his new ensemble MathGames! to the Whiskey Junction in Minneapolis. Born in 1963 to a Pakistani father and Chilean mother, Haque is a guitar virtuoso who has traveled to Spain, France, Pakistan and Chile,…
by David Cazares

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Jesse Stacken brings new solo piano works to Jazz Central

Jesse Stacken brings new solo piano works to Jazz Central

When jazz pianist Jesse Stacken decided to step away from his trio and pursue solo piano, he did so in a big way. From May 2012 to May of this year, the pianist based in Brooklyn, N.Y. composed and recorded a new solo composition every week, and posted them on his website. “One can imagine Read more →
by David Cazares

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Alec Soth looks back at his Socially Awkward Summer Camp

Alec Soth looks back at his Socially Awkward Summer Camp

Photographer Alec Soth says he is still mulling over his Summer Camp for Socially Awkward Storytellers. As you may recall, the internationally acclaimed photographer mounted an audacious experiment, offering a week-long camp in July to explore new forms of telling tales. It attracted hundreds of applications from around the world, which Soth and his staff winnowed down to…
by Euan Kerr

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MPR offers art you can look down on

MPR offers art you can look down on

Minnesota Public Radio has commissioned a temporary work of art designed to be enjoyed from above. Artist JoJo was given a piece of open space as his canvas — a grassy triangle adjacent to MPR headquarters — on which to spray paint an image visible to people looking out their office windows. MPR Photographer Jeffrey…
by Marianne Combs

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Minnesota Orchestra musicians to perform free community concert

The locked out musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra have planned a free community concert in mid-September at the Lake Harriet Bandshell in Minneapolis. The concert, scheduled for Sept. 15 at 5 p.m., will be conducted by trumpet player Manny Laureano and feature performances of Weber’s Overture to “Der Freischutz,” and Tchaikovsky’s  “Symphony No. 5″ A Read more →
by Marianne Combs

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Walker offers free admission through September 21

Prompted by construction noise and limited museum offerings, the Walker Art Center opens its doors for free through Sept. 21. Normally visiting the museum galleries costs $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $8 for students. The museum is free to members and children under 18, with free admission offered to the general public on…
by Marianne Combs

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