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Gap and the Whitney Museum of American Art have teamed with some of my favorite artists to create some cool Tee’s for Men and Women. I am very excited that today I went to the Walker Art Center instead of ordering offline or dragging myself into my local gap store to purchase my Marilyn Minter Tee.

Featured artists tees are :
Hanna Liden
Chuck Close
Jeff Koons
Marylin Minter
Kenny Scharf
Glenn Ligon
Sarah Sze
Kiki Smith
Barbara Kruger
I must admit I am not one to usually enjoy art and retail or art and advertising but after I heard the Walker was selling the shirts and it benefited the museum, I was on board. All the shirts sold at the Walker benefit the museum, and they are the same exact price as Gap!The shirts are 100% cotton,they run kinda large..and they are super soft.$28 dollars and you can have your favorite art on a shirt.

I’m having a go at ceramics this semester. Here’s my favorite piece so far. It’s an abstracted sculpture of a cat and it was featured in the 2008 Minnesota State Visual Arts Exhibition.

Saturday May 24 - July 8, 2008
MODERN RADIO’S 9 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
First Amendment Arts
1101 Stinson Blvd, Basement rooms A & B
Northeast Minneapolis (612) 379-4151
Grand opening Saturday May 24, 6-10pm
All Ages
Free admission 6-8pm // $5 from 8-10pm
This show marks the opening of events for the 9 year anniversary celebration of Twin Cities record label, Modern Radio. Starting at 6pm, the First Amendment Arts gallery will be featuring posters, flyers, photos, records and artwork from the history of the record label, home to rock groups STNNNG, The Plastic Constellations, Vampire Hands, Signal to Trust, and many others.
Local photographers Carl Wedoff, Adam Bubolz, Sharyn Morrow and Greg Schaal will display photographs covering nine years of live rock shows in the Twin Cities and beyond. Also on display will be screenprinted concert posters from Aesthetic Apparatus, Burlesque of North America, Tom Stack, Dan Black/Landland, Neil Fasen, and several othes. The gallery is set to celebrate the creative people behind the last 9 years of this Twin Cities record label, and it wouldn’t be a First Amendment gallery opening without some live entertainment!
Performing at the celebration will be Togetherness, featuring photographer Carl Wedoff (also of Malachi Constant). Togetherness play catchy and carefree Euro synth pop. Also performing are The Carrots, straight out of Austin, TX. Carrots bassist Chris Lyons is also is well known for his Gene Defcon project which released a 7″ on Modern Radio, not to mention their releases on K, Retard Disco, and Lookout! The Carrots play ’50s girl group / soul-influenced pop. The show will be rounded out by local DJ Jonathan Ackerman of the Moon Goons crew, so dancing should definitely be happening.
I am extremely saddened that one of my favorite artists of all time died today. Robert Rauschenberg was a pioneer, a visionary, and one of the greatest artists of the last decade. Throughout his years, Rauchenberg pushed the definition art and blurred the lines of the categories that separated painting, sculpture, and dance. In memoriam, take some time and check out his prolific body of work that spans over 60 years. Here’s an article in today’s NY Times.


Hello from St. Paul! This day is significant because it’s the second and last day of curating, and also the same for how many times I’ve been in St. Paul.

(Down at the St. Paul Space)
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This June, Story Board's On-Location Academy (OLA) will offer a mini-film camp to students interested in film production. Students contemplating a college education in filmmaking, a career in the industry, or want to receive hands-on experience on a film set should apply for this unique opportunity.
Click here for more info or go to The Storyboard website.
Substance presents...
Justice Jam Day long festival celebrating activism at the U and around the Twin Cities Saturday, May 3rd, 2008, 2pm-10pm Gateway Plaza, McNamara Alumni Center front plaza, U of M (outdoors, 200 Oak St. SE, Mpls, MN)
Featuring: Heiruspecs and White Light Riot With: Kanser w/More than Lights, Truthmaze (Tru Ruts), Indigo, St. Paul Slim, Muja Messiah, Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles, GENA, plus poetry by MN Spoken Word Association Street Skateboard demo by 3rd Lair and Cal Surf Concessions provided by Duffy's Pizza (Dinkytown) - Vegan options A "Green" Event Free and open to all Part of Actifest - www.actifest.org
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They will also be providing paint and assembling a free standing wall for YOU to come paint on! They are planning on putting up several 4×8 plywood panels(in a row), of which artists will be able to keep if they so wish.
If you’re at all interested, please e-mail ASAP info@livewithsubstance.org, so they know how big a wall and how much paint to buy.
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