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Contemporaries: Daniel Buren Sail Boat Race

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Minneapolis Sailing Center students guide a 420 class sailboat downwind on Bde Maka Ska. Photo: Ted Salzman, courtesy the Minneapolis Sailing Center.

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Join us as nine sailboats race on Bde Maka Ska to recreate Daniel Buren’s Voile/Toile – Toile/Voile. We’ll gather at the Minneapolis Sailing Center to enjoy a picnic of pastries and coffee and watch the regatta. Plus, curator Pavel Pyś provides an introduction to Buren’s work. Five information stations will be placed around the lake for you to visit during the race; the winners will be announced at 11:30 am at the Sailing Center.

9 am
Pastries and coffee

9:45 am
Introduction by Pavel Pyś, Walker Visual Arts Curator

10 am
Sailboat race begins

11:30 am
Winners announced

Bring a blanket and watch Buren’s artwork set sail. RSVP here or call 612-375-7655.

Funding

The Walker Art Center’s commission and presentation of Daniel Buren: Voile/Toile – Toile/Voile is made possible with generous support from the Ronning Family Foundation and VIA Art Fund.

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The project is presented by the Walker and the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board. The sailboat race is presented in collaboration with the Minneapolis Sailing Center. The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is a project of the Walker and the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board.

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