Twin Cities 5 must-see art shows this weekend

"The Uncompromising Hand" by Andrea Carlson

Fri, Sept 29 & Sat., Sept 30. 8-10:30 p.m.

Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock & Dam, Portland Av. at West River Pkwy., Mpls.

parkconnection.org

Andrea Carlson's project, called "The Uncompromising Hand," speaks to the destruction of Spirit Island, a limestone island that once existed near the Stone Arch Bridge, just downstream from the lock. A site that was sacred to the Dakota, the island was gradually dismantled between the 1890s and 1960s. Carlson's project takes place inside the lock. On the evenings of Sept. 29-30, she will project re-creations of the island through hand-animated video, with accompanying text in Dakota and English, scrolling horizontally in the direction of the water flow. Rather than lament the past, the project speaks to the potential for an "alternative future," or, as Carlson describes in the text, "learning from our past to protect the environment for future generations to enjoy." Read more: http://www.startribune.com/two-artists-lock-it-down-with-projects-illuminating-the-history-of-st-anthony-falls/444461483/

Chris Larson

"Axonometric / Threshold"

Runs through Oct 31, 2017

https://www.topo.gallery/

Not long ago, Chris Larson burned down a house for art. In his new exhibition "Axonometric / Threshold" which inaugurates the opening of TOPO Gallery, he builds structures up, presenting a ten-year series of pencil drawings on vellum that creates new structures from imagery of industrial workspaces, rural architectural structures and aeronautic machines.

Photo by Alicia Eler

Artist-Designed Mini Golf 2017

Runs through Oct. 29

Hours: Open Weekends September 7–September 30:
Thursday, 4 p.m. –9 p.m.; Friday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–9 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Last tee time one hour before close.

Open Weekends October 1–October 29: Thursday, 4 p.m.–8 p.m.; Friday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Last tee time one hour before close.

https://walkerart.org/calendar/2017/artist-designed-mini-golf-2017

Putt-putt on over to the Walker's mini-golf course at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden while the warm weather lasts. Gaze at the giant blue rooster by Katharina Fritsch while There are 18 holes this year, all designed by artists. Tickets include free gallery admission (up to $14 value) plus $5 off any purchase of $25 or more from the Walker Shop.

Law Warschaw Gallery at Macalester College, Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, 130 Macalester Street, St. Paul, MN 55105

Runs through Oct 25, 2017

Hours: Monday – Friday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Thursdays: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: Noon – 4 p.m.

https://www.macalester.edu/gallery/

Iyapo Repository is shaping the future. In this exhibition of works by New York artists Salome Asega and Ayodamola Tanimowo Okunseinde, they present a collection of digital and physical artifacts that project the future of people of African descent. The project was founded in response to the lack of representation of people of African descent in projects of the future, which are very apparent in film.

Aliza Nisenbaum

"A Place We Share"

Minneapolis Institute of Art (2400 Third Avenue South, Mpls 55404)

Exhibition reception on Thurs, Sept 28 at 6:30 PM in Mia's Lobby

Runs through Feb 4, 2018