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State of the Arts

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Archives for August 2010

The insanity of war

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs August 31, 2010, 1:25 PM Aug 31, 2010

Carlyle Brown’s new one-man-show explores the limits of a young man’s sanity as he attempts to dodge the draft for Vietnam.

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Video Break: The 3rd and the 7th

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs August 31, 2010, 8:44 AM Aug 31, 2010

A rich surreal film pays homage to the art of beautifully designed architecture.

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Ask a curator

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs August 30, 2010, 1:07 PM Aug 30, 2010

Museum curators in more than 20 countries are making themselves available to answer your questions via Twitter this Wednesday.

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Mark Conway’s “Tarot Card of the Dreaming Man, Face Down”

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs August 30, 2010, 10:04 AM Aug 30, 2010

Mark Conway’s new collection of poetry wrestles with death and what remains in its wake.

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Flash mob at the MOA

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs August 27, 2010, 10:17 AM Aug 27, 2010

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres stages a flash mob tribute to Elvis at the Mall of America.

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Weekend outlook: a fair alternative

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs August 27, 2010, 8:00 AM Aug 27, 2010

The Great Minnesota Get-Together is underway, but there’s plenty of other art out there for your consideration.

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A closer look at our trash

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs August 26, 2010, 1:59 PM Aug 26, 2010
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Photographer Gina Dabrowski takes pictures where most people don’t like to look.

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Art Hounds

Art Hounds: A bicycle built for film & time traveling photos

Chris RobertsChris Roberts August 26, 2010, 7:00 AM Aug 26, 2010
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This week’s hounds hunt down a fashion photographer who travels back in time, top-notch Middle Eastern dance from Minneapolis, and a bicycle built for music and cinema.

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NEA Chair Landesman lauds Minnesota – but warns of hard work ahead

Euan KerrEuan Kerr August 25, 2010, 7:16 PM Aug 25, 2010

Rocco Landesman says arts organizations need to talk up their economic importance.

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Iraqis and Americans: reconciliation through art

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs August 25, 2010, 1:01 PM Aug 25, 2010
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An exhibition of artwork by Iraqis and Americans provokes dialogue in Minneapolis.

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