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Last call: 'Some Assembly Required" at the U of M's Nash Gallery

By Alicia Eler

April 20, 2017 at 10:03PM
Mural by Bianca Pettis as part of "Some ASsembly Required" exhibit at Katherine E. Nash Gallery.
Bianca Pettis’ mural-like paintings are part of the “Some Assembly Required” exhibit at Katherine E. Nash Gallery. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Some Assembly Required

Closes Saturday: The title may be Ikea-evoking, but this MFA exhibition at the University of Minnesota ironically requires little work. Xavier Tavera's photo/video installation "Border Landscapes" gracefully documents people living on the highly politicized U.S.-Mexico border. Nooshin Hakim Javadi's single suspended airplane wing alludes to the #MuslimBan. Michael Johnson explores the minimalism of nature while Joe Krasean processes the exhibition process. Bianca Pettis' bright, glorious mural-like paintings are illustrious in their own right. Alex Petersen draws hyper-realistic animals. (11 a.m.-7 p.m. Fri.-Sat., Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Regis Center for Art, 405 21st Av. S., Mpls. 612-624-7530 or cla.umn.edu/art/galleries)

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Alicia Eler

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Alicia Eler is the Minnesota Star Tribune's visual art reporter and critic, and author of the book “The Selfie Generation. | Pronouns: she/they ”

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