Architects Shape the New Minneapolis
Conversations with Jacques Herzog, Jean Nouvel, Michael
Graves, and Twin Cities architects
The Minneapolis cityscape is changing. Architects Shape the
New Minneapolis looks at the impact of bold architectural initiatives--fueled
by the vision of local cultural organizations--that are shaping our communities,
our economy, and our daily lives.
Architects Shape the New Minneapolis is organized by the Weisman Art
Museum with partners: Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Children's
Theatre Company, Guthrie Theater, American Institute of Architects-MN, and the
Minneapolis Public Library. Architects Shape the New Minneapolis
is sponsored by Target Stores with support from the Target Foundation. Additional
support provided by the American Express Minnesota Philanthropic Program.
Jacques Herzog, of the firm Herzog & de Meuron, architects
of the Walker Art Center expansion
With Jeffrey Kipnis, professor, Knowlton School of Architecture, The Ohio
State University, Columbus, Ohio
Sunday, February 15, 7:00 p.m.
Historic Pantages Theatre, 710 Hennepin, Minneapolis
Jean Nouvel, architect of the new Guthrie Theater
With Thomas Fisher, dean of the U of M College of Architecture and Landscape
Architecture
Sunday, April 18, 2:00 p.m.
Historic Pantages Theatre, 710 Hennepin, Minneapolis
Michael Graves, architect of expansion projects at the
Minneapolis Institute of Arts and at the Children's Theatre Company
With Janet Abrams, director of the U of M Design Institute
Sunday, May 2, 2:00 p.m.
Historic Pantages Theatre, 710 Hennepin, Minneapolis
Pantages Theatre Programs Ticket Information
Pantages Theatre program tickets may be purchased in person in advance from
the State Theatre Box Office (805 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis) or the day of the
event at the Pantages. Buy tickets by phone or web through Ticketmaster
(651-989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com)
or via Ticketmaster outlets. Free to current U of M students with valid ID,
one ticket per program while quantities last, available only at the Weisman
administrative office.
The Twin Cities Architects Roundtable is sold only through the Museum store.
Individual/Series Program Ticket Prices for Pantages Theatre
events:
$15/$40 (+ box office & restoration fee) general
$10/$25 (+ box office & restoration fee) seniors; members and subscribers
of: Weisman Art Museum, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Children's
Theatre Company, Guthrie Theater, American Institute of Architects-MN; and Friends
of the Minneapolis Public Library
Free to current U of M students with valid ID, one ticket per program while
quantities last, available only at the Weisman administrative office
Twin Cities Architects Roundtable
Sunday, March 7, 2:00 p.m.
Coffman Memorial Union Theater, 300 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis
With architects James Dayton, Garth Rockcastle, Julie Snow, and Joan
Soranno;
Moderated by William Morrish, Elwood R. Quesada Professor of
Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban and Environmental Planning at
the University of Virginia and founder and former director of the University
of Minnesota's Design Center for American Urban Landscape
Tickets: $10/$5 U of M students, arts organization members listed above, seniors;
available at the Museum Store at 612-625-9495. Free to current U of M
students with valid ID, one ticket per student, while quantities last, available
only at the Weisman administrative office.
FILM SCREENING AND DIRECTOR DISCUSSION
A Constructive Madness, 2003, 63 minutes, Directed by Jeffrey
Kipnis, Tom Ball,
and Brian Neff; narrated by Jeremy Irons.
Screening followed by discussion with Jeffrey Kipnis
Saturday, February 14, 2:00 p.m., free.
Weisman Art Museum, William G. Shepherd Room
In 1986, insurance magnate Peter Lewis commissioned Frank Gehry to design his Cleveland home. Nine years and eighty million dollars later, the house, which was to have become a mansion/museum complex, remained unbuilt. This riveting documentary offers a rare glimpse of a building in its unmaking--a process that nonetheless led Gehry to ideas manifested in later projects like the Guggenheim Bilbao. Jeffrey Kipnis will be present to discuss his film and Gehry's work after the screening. Kipnis is professor at the Knowlton School of Architecture, Ohio State University, Columbus, and author of several books on architecture. Kipnis will also interview architect Jacques Herzog in the February 15 program listed on this page.
--WEISMAN TENTH ANNIVERSARY YEAR--
GENE(SIS): CONTEMPORARY ART EXPLORES HUMAN GENOMICS
January 25-May 2, 2004
The debate surrounding the impact of recent genomic advances is rapidly becoming
a defining issue of our culture. Social and ethical issues of human genetics
are now intensified by the recent announcement that a "rough draft" of the human
genome exists. This exhibition presents some of the most powerful new work created
by contemporary artists in response to these advances in human genomics. By
including humorous commentary, theatrical installations, documentary images,
and pseudo- (or actual) scientific laboratory situations, the exhibition both
elucidates technical advances for a lay audience and engages people in a dialogue
about one of the most critical issues of our time.
THERE IS NO ADMISSION FEE TO THE WEISMAN ART MUSEUM.