Leading up to the Northern Spark event on June 9, 2012, artist HOTTEA (Eric Rieger) worked with MIA staff and volunteers for four weeks on his site-specific installation, letting go. His biggest project to date, the yarn creation filled the … Continue reading
Patty Mitchell and Robert Lockheed »
May - June 2012
During their month-long residency, Patty Mitchell and Robert Lockheed engaged community leaders, art centers, and teen artists on a collaborative artwork. This work included artistic contributions from across the Twin Cities, culminating in a co-created Northern Spark installation, Palace of … Continue reading
Tane Danger and Brandon Boat »
May - November 2012
During their six months at the MIA, Brandon Boat and Tane Danger trained docents and guides in new approaches to engage visitors and worked with curators on new ideas for exhibition experiences. They also worked with museum staff across divisions … Continue reading
Philip Mallory Jones »
May and July 2012
Philip Mallory Jones was the lead artist participating in the MIA’s Extended Collection Project, an online tool-building and content-delivery project linking teachers, classrooms, and learners with the MIA’s docent and guide community. Jones also developed content that demonstrated dimensional strategies … Continue reading
Joshua Hicks »
January 2012
During his time at the MIA, Joshua Hicks worked on rapid prototyping with the Microsoft Kinect interface, which was used to detect and track full-body movements of multiple visitors as they controlled videos, games, and other applications. In addition, he … Continue reading
Camilla D’Errico and Joshua Dysart »
November 11-21, 2011
In support of “Edo Pop: The Graphic Impact of Japanese Prints,” the MIA welcomed two contemporary artists working in the generative and iterative form of graphic novels and manga as artists in residence. Camilla d’Errico and Joshua Dysart create narrative worlds … Continue reading
Marcus Young »
November 2011
For nine days, behavioral artist Marcus Young was an MIA artist in residence. During this time, he actually lived in the museum, without talking, and performed various art and meditation pieces. Every morning, Marcus performed his walking meditation Pacific Avenue. … Continue reading
Willie Cole »
January 2010
Influenced by African art, Willie Cole constructed this sculpture of mother and child from a stockpile of women’s discarded high-heeled shoes. Cole has created similarly ironic artworks out of other used consumer objects, ranging from lawn jockeys and bicycle parts … Continue reading
Kota Ezawa »
December 2009
In December 2009, photographer Kota Ezawa (b. 1969) visited the MIA and spoke with Elizabeth Armstrong, curator of contemporary art and director of the Center for Alternative Museum Practice, and David Little, curator of photography and new media, about Ezawa’s … Continue reading
