An exhibition of the May 2008 MFA Degree Candidates
Repeated wormy and haunted childhoods lived within the permeable suburban sanctuary of the stratified volume of memory, tactile and vulnerable in their comic northern depression: a story of the invisibly naked branded immigrant and the queer punk amphibian self—
The Minneapolis College of Art and Design MFA Thesis Exhibition 2008
Tim Abel, Abigail Allan, Gary Batzloff, Betsy Byers, Alice Dodge, Gregory Euclide, Kristie Kaiser Frudden, Teri Fullerton, Travis Hall, Jennifer Hibbard, Emily Hoisington, Fatima Jawaid, Erik Johnson, Hyun Kim, Nathan Lewis, Noelle McCleaf, Kelley Meister, Josh Quigley, Benjamin Reed, Mike Sgier, Emily Sheehan, Rebecca Silus, Matthew Sochocki, Yu Wei Tseng
Reception:
May 9, 2008 6–9 p.m.
Also April 23–May 11, 2008 at:
Soo Visual Arts Center
2640 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis
(612) 871-2263
Open Wednesday through Saturday or by appointment
Gallery hours at www.soovac.org
Ride the reception shuttle:
MCAD > Soap Factory > SooVAC
Departing MCAD every 45 minutes
6 * 6:45 * 7:30 * 8:15 * 9
Ongoing throughout the season in Project Room 2
History Room:
20 Years of No Name and The Soap Factory
April 19-October 26, 2008
Opening Reception:
April 19, 2008 7 – 11pm
Closing Reception:
October 4, 2008
In October of 1988, a new art space calling itself No Name Gallery opened its doors in the Warehouse District of downtown Minneapolis. That gallery would eventually become the Soap Factory, one of the longest-lived contemporary art spaces in the Twin Cities. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Soap Factory, curator Andy Sturdevant has created The History Room, a gallery dedicated to telling the saga of Soap from the depths of 20 years of archives. Including photographs, artwork, promotional posters, historic documents, personal recollections and video, the History Room gives visitors an opportunity to learn more about the gallery famed for its raw space, its brutal lack of heat, and its remarkable following of artists who have tirelessly transformed it over the years. The Soap Factory is one of the largest spaces for contemporary art in the Twin Cities, and the exhibition History Room charts not only the story of No Name and The Soap Factory, but also the story of the thriving, exciting, and ever-evolving art scene for which Minneapolis is so renowned.
In addition to a thoughtful sampling of Soap's 20 year paper trail, History Room also features over a dozen artists who have been invited back to show new work and share their experiences at No Name and the Soap. Beginning April 19 with work from Mark Nielsen and Ilene Krug Mojsilov, the first two artists shown at No Name, the History Room will rotate new work on a monthly basis. Some artists featured on the roster include Modern Man, Mark Wojahn, David Wyrick, Jen Bervin, David Lowe, David Lefkowitz, Emily Lutzker, Tamara Albaitas and many others.