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State of the Arts

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Tag: Drawing

Did Albrecht Durer leave secret messages in his art?

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs October 14, 2011, 1:35 PM Oct 14, 2011
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A collector of his prints says she’s found allusions to centuries-old scandals hidden in his detailed engravings.

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Artist tackles adoption, racism in new show

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs September 29, 2011, 4:21 PM Sep 29, 2011

Dana Weiser turned to art as a child in order to cope with racism she experienced. Now that art is helping her to raise her voice, and fight back.

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Graphic novel Habibi intertwines holy books with comic books

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs September 27, 2011, 9:16 AM Sep 27, 2011

Graphic artist Craig Thompson tells a Middle Eastern love story in his newest work ‘Habibi.’

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Doodling at work: it’s good for your brain

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs September 26, 2011, 12:01 PM Sep 26, 2011

Science is giving new credence to those little drawings in the margins of your notepad.

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Art Hounds

Art Hounds: Hamlet, Latino artists, and a neighborhood art crawl

Chris RobertsChris Roberts August 25, 2011, 7:00 AM Aug 25, 2011

This week’s hounds can’t resist a Latino art show inspired by miracles, an art crawl the Longfellow neighborhood way–from home to home, and an attempt to scale the theatrical heights of Hamlet for the first time.

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It’s not just flattery, it’s a crime

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs April 21, 2011, 2:25 PM Apr 21, 2011
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How local artist Adam Turman handled another guy plagiarizing his work.

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Art Hounds

Art Hounds: Dallas Orbiter, insect drawings, and a performance smorgasbord

Molly BloomMolly Bloom January 27, 2011, 7:00 AM Jan 27, 2011

This week the hounds dig up delicate insect drawings at the University of Minnesota, a multi-culti showcase at the History Center, and new music a Minneapolis electronic group is offering free-of-charge.

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Blooms from years gone by

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs January 12, 2011, 4:05 PM Jan 12, 2011

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum celebrates the all-but-lost art of seed catalog illustration.

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Ralph Rapson’s more intimate work on sale

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs December 3, 2010, 4:11 PM Dec 3, 2010

Drawings and furniture by architect Ralph Rapson are featured in an exhibition and sale this weekend.

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National Book Award winners announced

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs November 18, 2010, 11:30 AM Nov 18, 2010

Rocker Patti Smith wins the non-fiction category for “Just Kids,” a memoir of her friendship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.

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