Target Free Thursday Nights at Walker Art Center in May Highlighted by Opening-Day Artist Talk with Tomas Saraceno
The Walker Art Center continues its Target Free Thursday Nights programming in May with events related to the new exhibition Tomás Saraceno: Lighter than Air (opening May 14). On Thursday, May 14, 6 pm, Saraceno joins exhibition curator Yasmil Raymond to discuss the ideas behind his work on view in the gallery as well as other projects, including his recent Walker residency involving the solar-powered balloon Museo aero solar. On Thursday, May 21, 6–9 pm, visitors will have their chance to create solar-powered geodesic dome lamps inspired by the exhibition in the Art Lab activity Glow Geodesic.
Other programs in May include an artist talk—Behind the Scenes with Ty Evans—copresented by the Walker Art Center Teen Arts Council (WACTAC) and Familia Skateshop, on Thursday, May 21, at 6:30 pm. Evans is a videographer who travels the world filming skateboarders, and during this talk will show clips and discuss his work. Also, on Thursday, May 28, at 7 and 9 pm, director Wendy Keys introduces a Drawn Here screening of her film Milton Glaser: To Inform & Delight, a portrait of one of America’s most celebrated graphic designers.
Sound Bites gallery talks are offered throughout the month on select Thursday evenings at 6:30 and 7 pm. Sound Bites illuminate an artist or work of art from the Walker’s world-class collection or one of its special exhibitions.
Target Free Thursday Nights
May 7, 14, 21, 28
Galleries open 5–9; special events follow.
Free
Thursday, May 7
Sound Bites: The Quick and the Dead, 6:30 and 7 p
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Meet in the Bazinet Garden Lobby
Contemporary art and artists are the focus of these 15-minute gallery conversations led by Walker tour guides. Each highlights selected artworks, artists, or themes that serve as topics for illuminating discussions.
Thursday, May 14
Opening-day Artist Talk: Tomás Saraceno, 6 pm
Medtronic Gallery
Tomás Saraceno talks with curator Yasmil Raymond about the ideas behind his work on view in the gallery as well as other projects, including his recent Walker residency involving the solar-powered balloon Museo aero solar.
Sound Bites: Sculpture in the Garden, 6:30 and 7 pm
Meet in the Bazinet Garden Lobby
Contemporary art and artists are the focus of these 15-minute gallery conversations led by Walker tour guides. Each highlights selected artworks, artists, or themes that serve as topics for illuminating discussions.
Thursday, May 21
Art Lab: Glow Geodesic, 6–9 pm
Star Tribune Foundation Art Lab
Celebrate some of the utopian ideals present in Tomás Saraceno’s artworks in this lab that is one part R. Buckminster Fuller and one part eco-architecture. Participants will make solar-powered geodesic dome lamps—from recycled materials, of course—that get some of their illumination from sunlight.
Artist Talk: Behind the Scenes with Ty Evans, 6:30 pm
Cinema
Free tickets available at the Hennepin Lobby desk from 5 pm; limited seating available
From the benches of Barcelona to the streets of Shanghai, videographer Ty Evans travels the world with good friends filming skateboarding. With films such as Fully Flared and Yeah Right!, Evans set the standard for this genre by combining the D.I.Y. spirit of skate culture with the precision of a Hollywood shoot. What appears to be a dream job at times is in reality a cumbersome tangle of irate security guards, difficult locations, looming deadlines, stolen equipment, and temperamental talent. Join Evans for a discussion about cinematography and skateboarding spiked with clips. Copresented by the Walker Art Center Teen Arts Council and Familia Skateshop.
Walker Teen Programs sponsored by Wells Fargo. Support provided by Best Buy Children’s Foundation. Walker Teen Programs are also supported by the Surdna Foundation.
Sound Bites: FlatPak House, 6:30 and 7 pm
Meet in the Bazinet Garden Lobby
Contemporary art and artists are the focus of these 15-minute gallery conversations led by Walker tour guides. Each highlights selected artworks, artists, or themes that serve as topics for illuminating discussions.
Thursday, May 28
Drawn Here: Milton Glaser: To Inform & Delight, 7 and 9 pm
Introduced by director Wendy Keys
Cinema
$10 ($8 Walker/AIGA members and students)
Among America’s most celebrated graphic designers, Milton Glaser is best known for cofounding New York Magazine and the enduring I (heart) NY campaign. First-time filmmaker Wendy Keys’ affectionate portrait surveys the breadth of Glaser’s work, which includes newspaper and magazine designs, logos and brand identities, interior spaces, and prints, drawings, posters, and paintings. The documentary offers a glimpse into Glaser’s everyday life and captures his warmth, vitality, and the boundless depth of his creativity. 2008, video, 73 minutes.