As per the usual, there's plenty of art exhibitions and events happening around the Twin Cities' this weekend. Here's my roundup. Hope to see you out there this weekend!
Above: Aliza Nisenbaum teaches a portrait drawing class at Centro Tyrone Guzman. Image courtesy of the Minneapolis Institute of Art."A Place We Share"
New work by Aliza Nisenbaum
Minneapolis Institute of Art
On view through Feb 4
New York-based, Mexico City-born painter Aliza Nisenbaum had never been in Minneapolis. But this summer it became her second home. The Minneapolis Institute of Art brought Nisenbaum to town to paint portraits representing the diverse communities around the museum. Three large-scale paintings were the result — a trio of Somali women at the Hope Community Garden, Latino elders taking a drawing class at Centro Tyrone Guzman, and even a group of guards at the institute. Nisenbaum paints in a realism style, carefully rendering each person with the utmost sensitivity. Bright, bold colors end up in the backgrounds of the groups she arranges. But rather than have everyone there at once, she has each person sit for her individually. The process is like putting together a puzzle. "A Place We Share," on display through Feb. 4, is her first solo museum show, but she's worked in this style for several years. The 2017 Whitney Biennial included several of her painted-from-life portraits of undocumented immigrants. Read more about the exhibition here: http://www.startribune.com/what-does-community-look-like-that-challenge-brought-a-n-y-artist-to-minnesota/449608023/
"Collect Call 3: Exploring Art Patronage"
Runs through Oct 21
