Siri Engberg

Unlike some of the monumental sculptures in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, which strike imposing silhouettes on the downtown skyline, Shadows at the Crossroads, by St. Paul–based artists Ta-coumba T. Aiken, Seitu Jones, and Rosemary Soyini Vinelle Guyton, is made on a decidedly human scale, both in its physical form and its concept. Here, a look behind the scenes at the making of this intimate, locally resonant work.

The subject of the “room”—from the artist’s studio to domestic settings to public places—has captured the interest of artists throughout history. As many of us remain quarantined in our homes (or are perhaps are finally venturing outside), curators Siri Engberg and Jadine Collingwood take us on a virtual tour of works in the exhibition Five Ways In to explore how artists convey the routines, pleasures, and complexities of our lives indoors.

A sampling of key interdisciplinary exhibitions at the Walker from the 1980s to today—from Tokyo: Form and Spirit to Merce Cunningham: Common Time, that reflect on the Walker’s long legacy of presenting hybrid artistic practices and performance in the galleries.

“What might one expect a landscape to look like? What do interiors reveal about the artist or about contemporary life? What constitutes a portrait?” Siri Engberg, curator of the exhibition Five Ways In: Themes from the Collection, shares how she and her colleagues came up with an unexpected approach to presenting contemporary art through the lens of five familiar art historical themes.

Grant Hart—the legendary Hüsker Dü drummer and, later, solo artist and band leader—died September 13, 2017 at age 56. In remembrance, we share our 2016 interview, when Hart recalled the night 36 years ago when the Minneapolis punk trio took to the stage at Minneapolis’s 7th St. Entry to record its seminal live album, Land Speed Record.