I know anything that has the word guerilla in it is for sure cool, so I decided it would be a major supplement to my Google page if I wrote about this new trend that is sweeping the world: guerilla gardening and moss graffiti. As one website put it: “Armed with trowels, seeds, and vision, the idea is to garden everywhere. Anywhere.” Rock out with your…spout out? Ditches and Hoes? Sorry. Now don’t think I’m sipping on the proverbial haterade, I really think guerilla gardening sounds like a great idea. For the most part it seems that its a lot [...]

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Mothlight is an animation of “found foliage” Stan Brakhage used insects,leaves, and sandwiched them between two strips of perforated tape to create this masterpiece. See a complete version here [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaGh0D2NXCA[/youtube]

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WACTAC is looking forward to our 3 day Chris Johanson and Jo Jackson love fest in May: Aside from their artist talk at the Walker on May 1st, Chris and Jo will be presenting CONCLUSIONS ON BOUNDARIES, an art exhibition featuring their painting, sculpture, found materials and video at ART OF THIS gallery in Minneapolis. The exhibition opens MAY thizz-erd at 7pm and runs until June 1st! To hype up the exhibition the WALKER ART ROBOT will be screening the documentary “BEAUTIFUL LOSERS” on May 2nd – two showings: 7pm and 9pm. Since we’re real cool here on WACTAC we [...]

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I can’t believe I am recommending Cold Case, but you should watch it on Sunday. Check out the email from Lenne Klingaman, a former WACTAC member. Hello to all, friends new, old, and soon to be! So I’m sure you all thought I wouldn’t actually remind you, but yes, I have suppressed my nervousness (long enough to compile this massive email list) and am tying the proverbial “ string” round your fingers. My television debut (read: tiara, 80′s prom dress, and running blue eyeliner) is indeed this Sunday, April 27th, 2008, on the good network of CBS. The fine people [...]

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WHOSE PISS IS THIS? Grand opening Saturday April 26, 7-10pm Runs April 26 – May 20th at First Amendment Arts. No cover / all ages First Amendment Arts 1101 Stinson Blvd Basement A & B Minneapolis MN (612) 379-4151 You’ll be asking “Whose piss is this?” when you see Aesthetic Apparatus urinate all over your idea of “art” and their professional careers in one fell swoop. Minneapolis’ very own, and very loved/ignored bestest graphic design buddies and printmaking powerhouse, Aesthetic Apparatus will be presenting “WHOSE PISS IS THIS?”, a collection of brand new prints, slightly-not-as-new prints, books and other crap, [...]

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Wishes for the Sky 2008 Free event Sunday, April 20, 11am-4pm Harriet Island, St. Paul Rain or Shine FREE KITE FLYING! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRdJGpqgH2s[/youtube]

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Starring: Colin Farrell’s eyebrows and Brendan Gleeson’s ears. 2 hitmen, Raymond (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson), are sent to Bruges, Belgium after Colin Farrell accidentally shoots a little boy. Dark humor ensues in Bruges until the boss calls and informs Ken that he wants Ray dead. However, this is not merely an action film. It’s set against the backdrop of a beautiful, renaissance “fuckin’ fairytale city” as the boss refers to it as, and it tells the story of a man gone awry, with time to still better himself and his circumstances.

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“Voltage melds bands and designers into a show unlike no other: runway and rock seamlessly combined. Artists and musicians collaborate and mutually inspire. Dedicated followers of fashion and darlings of the music industry appear in full force chic for the evening. And without question, the 2008 show again takes place at Minneapolis’ historic rock epicenter First Avenue. Besides uniquely showcasing our local artistic community, Voltage financially supports it as well. Proceeds from the 2008 event are earmarked for the Emergency Relief Fund (ERF), a program of Springboard for the Arts. The ERF delivers funds to artists who’ve suffered a catastrophic [...]

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This interview with stencil artist extraordinaire Broken Crow is the 2nd in a continuing series that features Twin Cities-based artists. After you are done watching Mr. Grider talk about his life, stencils, and day jobs, be sure to check out our first interview with Burlesque of North America‘s Mike Davis. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVJkfGxQvyY[/youtube]

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zp-65Lwmh8[/youtube] Pikapika is inspiring artists all over the world to create there own flashlight animation all it takes is a few friends some flashlights.. (maybe some cool bulb colors) darkness and a digital still camera … and maybe quicktime .. when is the Walker going to have them over from Japan to do a workshop? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMpJ3JHJocY&NR=1[/youtube]

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Recently WACTAC got the chance to visit Burlesque of North America’s design and printing studio, as well as being able to interview one of their members, Mike Davis. Burlesque is a collective of artists and graphic designers best known for their poster and album cover work with a multitude of musicians. Watch the video to learn more, and don’t be afraid to visit www.burlesquedesign.com [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNJq49D7S1s[/youtube]

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DEADLINE HAS PASSED! CALL FOR ARTISTS (19 AND UNDER)! Are you sick of the only bonuses of your teenage years being driving, R-Rated admissions and legalized lung-cancer? Well, we have the solution. 20 Under 20′ is a competition for artists, filmmakers, dancers, graffiti writers, spoken word poets, musicians etc. Over 100 selected artists representing a variety of media will compete in two showcases at the Northern Warehouse in Lowertown Saint Paul on Saturday, May 10 and the Traffic Zone Center for Visual Art in on Saturday, May 17. At these two showcases, a panel of celebrity judges and the audience [...]

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Recently, in Philly,the sales of Obama t-shirts helped fund OBEY created bus shelter ads of Sentor Barack Obama. Obey’s site says “You might be saying… “ supporting a political candidate, paying for ads, what is Obey thinking?” Well, we’re thinking that helping to put Obama in office is one of the most subversive things we could be doing. To see for yourself, check out his policies at barackobama.com“ They are also featuring posters for purchase similarly on their site.

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZmrvSGBrKc[/youtube] Super 8 film project for school. We were not allowed to use music.. (even though I used copyrighted Kid Koala in some parts.. and the Brady Bunch Theme Song) Anyways, we had to create a soundtrack using all found wav. sounds from the internet… Which made pretty much all of the projects seem really weird.

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