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performance at Instinct Gallery, May 16, 2015
photograph by Michael Gallope
News
Pics or It Didn't Happen: A Panel on the Blur and Resolve Between Art and Documentation.
I will be part of a panel discussing documentation, final formats for work, distribution, and when these forms override the work itself. Part of a new series activating our cultural scene’s most intriguing, hot-button conversations. Presented by Mn Artists, a program of the McKnight Foundation and the Walker Art Center. Weds, Feb 11, 7 PM at the Bryant Lake Bowl.
Art Found a Fit at Roberts Shoe Store, but Now Shoebox Gallery Must Also Close
The Shoebox Gallery, which I founded and have curated for the past 11 years and 1 month, will be closing on November 28th.
Reported in the Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Interview with Nick Vlcek, former editor at City Pages
An exchange between artists Sean Smuda and Nickelangelo (a.k.a. Nick Vlcek, a longtime art director of City Pages) on the intersection of language, contemporary art, kung fu and everyday visual delight .
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Walker Art Center acquires Sean Smuda Blueprints portfolio for Permanent Collection
Spanning geographies, generations, and media, newly acquired works in the Walker collection help present this institution’s thinking about the changing nature of art as well as its responsibility to continue to support artists through acquisition, preservation, and exhibition. This notable selection from the Walker’s acquisitions over the past year includes first-time commitments to artists—Allora & Calzadilla, Lee Kit, Keith Edmier, and Sean Smuda, among others—as well as works within movements or by artists we already collect in depth.
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