American artists do Picasso-last call

This is your last call to see the remarkable Picasso and American Art exhibition at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. The show comes to a final conclusion on September ninth.

"The walker will offer extended hours during the last four full days of the exhibition:

Due to popular demand, Picasso and American Art will have extended hours for its final four days.

Thursday - Saturday, September 6-8, 10am - 10pm
Sunday, September 9, 10am - 6pm"

It is the first truly profound exhibition the Walker has had in many, many years. The show, organized by The Whitney Museum of American Art, features ..."30 works by Picasso as well as a wide-ranging display of works by nine American artists: Max Weber, Stuart Davis, Arshile Gorky, John Graham, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, David Smith, Roy Lichtenstein, and Jasper Johns. Each will be represented by approximately 10 artworks spanning their careers. In addition, works by Marsden Hartley, May Ray, Louise Bourgeois, Jan Matulka, Robert Motherwell, Andy Warhol, and Claes Oldenburg, among others, will be on view."

Anyone with even the most remote interest in art needs to see this stunning show. Besides being surrounded by so many Picasso works, the Jackson Pollock paintings were striking and unique to most of the work we generally associate with him. The entire show will have you spellbound from one piece of work to the next.

Coming soon: Frida Kahlo October 27-Jan 20, 2008
Walker Art Center
This will be the premiere showing of the 100th anniversary touring exhibit, organized by the Walker in association with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Damn! Is the Walker finally getting it's shit together and returning to it's former glory days of being a ground breaking art facility?! Perhaps they are beginning to realize that they have alienated so many former rabid supporters(i.e.-ME!) by building such a horribly thought-out new building and the unforgivable destruction of the world renowned theater space-the old Guthrie. Well the afore mentioned exhibits are a good start....but they still have a lot of ground to make up in my book.

Getting their immortal head outta their asses and losing the inflated egos would be a great place to start. There is a whole new generation of remarkable artists out there in this big old world and it would be great if the Walker started supporting some of them.