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Theatre: ‘Art’ at the Guthrie

6 January 2024

We had a nice outing today. The main event was the play ‘Art’ at the Guthrie.

‘Arts,’ a play by Yasmina Reza, is not about art per se, but rather a satire on friendship, and the dynamics of the power structures that underlie, or perhaps constitute, friendships. The play begins with a purchase of a modern painting – all white – by one of the trio of friends, and the ensuing reactions of the other friends. While the art purchase is that catalyst, it quickly becomes clear that what is at stake is really the changing relations between the friends. Although there are a lot of funny moments, the deepening disagreements and the vehemence with which they were conducted brought ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolfe’ to mind. The acting was excellent, particularly that of Max Max Wojtanowicz who played Yvonne, the ‘buffoon’ of the group. The lighting and sound design was also excellent, in particular in signaling moments of solliquoy by the various characters.

The Botticelli Show

Sunday, 1 January 2023

Bright and early, well, somewhat early, we visited the Minneapolis Institute of Art to see Botticelli and Renaissance Florence: Masterworks from the Uffizi. I was struck by three things.

Su: Hearts of Our People MIA exhibit

18 August 2019

From then to now

Friday the high point of the day was a visit to the Minneapolis Institute of Art to see their exhibit: Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists. I particularly liked two tryptichs by Mary Sully (her artist/English name). I can’t find an image of either trytich, but the drawings below are by her and give a sense of her work: