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Siri Engberg

Siri Engberg is a curator of Visual Arts at the Walker Art Center.

Human Scale: The Making of Shadows at the Crossroads

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 Great Indoors: Highlights from the Walker’s Collection

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.

Five ways in text inside of a gallery setting

How Can Familiar Themes in Art History Spark Unexpected Encounters in the Gallery?

“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.