A Shot in the Dark

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:31:12 -0400

Title
Author	WalkerResources

Storm Clouds, Maine

Marsden Hartley — Fri, 01 Jun 1906 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Storm Clouds, Maine
Artist	Marsden Hartley
Date	1906-1907
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

aerial view of a landscape and grey clouds

Storm Clouds, Maine

Marsden Hartley — Fri, 01 Jun 1906 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Storm Clouds, Maine
Artist	Marsden Hartley
Date	1906-1907
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

aerial view of a landscape and grey clouds

Moss Bed, Queen

Meg Webster — Sun, 01 Jun 1986 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Moss Bed, Queen
Artist	Meg Webster
Date	1986/2005
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

A conceptual work in which 20 cubic yards of peat moss are formed to the dimension of the work, then covered with live, transplanted moss.

Moss Bed, Queen

Meg Webster — Sun, 01 Jun 1986 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Moss Bed, Queen
Artist	Meg Webster
Date	1986/2005
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

A conceptual work in which 20 cubic yards of peat moss are formed to the dimension of the work, then covered with live, transplanted moss.

Inventário das Pequenas Mortes (Sopro) [An Inventory of Small Deaths (Blow)]

Rivane Neuenschwander — Thu, 01 Jun 2000 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Inventário das Pequenas Mortes (Sopro) [An Inventory of Small Deaths (Blow)]
Artist	Rivane Neuenschwander
Date	2000
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

An image of a bubble in a landscape

Inventário das Pequenas Mortes (Sopro) [An Inventory of Small Deaths (Blow)]

Rivane Neuenschwander — Thu, 01 Jun 2000 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Inventário das Pequenas Mortes (Sopro) [An Inventory of Small Deaths (Blow)]
Artist	Rivane Neuenschwander
Date	2000
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

An image of a bubble in a landscape

Intuition

Joseph Beuys — Sat, 01 Jun 1968 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Intuition
Artist	Joseph Beuys
Date	1968
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

Stapled wooden box with pencilled line and handwritten additions

Intuition

Joseph Beuys — Sat, 01 Jun 1968 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Intuition
Artist	Joseph Beuys
Date	1968
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

Stapled wooden box with pencilled line and handwritten additions

Untitled (Foot)

Paul Thek — Sat, 01 Jun 1968 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Untitled (Foot)
Artist	Paul Thek
Date	circa 1968
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

A latex cast of the artist's partially socked foot

Untitled (Foot)

Paul Thek — Sat, 01 Jun 1968 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Untitled (Foot)
Artist	Paul Thek
Date	circa 1968
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

A latex cast of the artist's partially socked foot

Polvo impreso (Dust Prints)

Gabriel Orozco — Sat, 01 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Polvo impreso (Dust Prints)
Artist	Gabriel Orozco
Date	2002
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

A series fo soft-ground etchings made from dryer lint.

Polvo impreso (Dust Prints)

Gabriel Orozco — Sat, 01 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Polvo impreso (Dust Prints)
Artist	Gabriel Orozco
Date	2002
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

A series fo soft-ground etchings made from dryer lint.

Polvo impreso (Dust Prints)

Gabriel Orozco — Sat, 01 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Polvo impreso (Dust Prints)
Artist	Gabriel Orozco
Date	2002
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

A series fo soft-ground etchings made from dryer lint.

Polvo impreso (Dust Prints)

Gabriel Orozco — Sat, 01 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Polvo impreso (Dust Prints)
Artist	Gabriel Orozco
Date	2002
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

A series fo soft-ground etchings made from dryer lint.

Untitled

Jim Hodges — Mon, 01 Jun 1992 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Untitled
Artist	Jim Hodges
Date	1992
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

An abstract composition in blue ink executed in a manner in which the artist wet the support paper with saliva and then placed images drawn on small sheets of paper onto the damp support, transferring the image.

Untitled

Jim Hodges — Mon, 01 Jun 1992 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Untitled
Artist	Jim Hodges
Date	1992
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

Drawing Cut into Strips and Rearranged by Chance

Ellsworth Kelly — Thu, 01 Jun 1950 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Drawing Cut into Strips and Rearranged by Chance
Artist	Ellsworth Kelly
Date	1950
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

A black and white ink drawn image cut into strips and adhered to paper

Drawing Cut into Strips and Rearranged by Chance

Ellsworth Kelly — Thu, 01 Jun 1950 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Drawing Cut into Strips and Rearranged by Chance
Artist	Ellsworth Kelly
Date	1950
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

A black and white ink drawn image cut into strips and adhered to paper

Apparat, mit dem eine Kartoffel eine andere umkreisen kann (Apparatus Whereby One Potato Can Orbit Another)

Sigmar Polke — Sun, 01 Jun 1969 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Apparat, mit dem eine Kartoffel eine andere umkreisen kann (Apparatus Whereby One Potato Can Orbit Another)
Artist	Sigmar Polke
Date	1969
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	On view at the Walker Art Center, Gallery 5

Apparat, mit dem eine Kartoffel eine andere umkreisen kann (Apparatus Whereby One Potato Can Orbit Another)

Sigmar Polke — Sun, 01 Jun 1969 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Apparat, mit dem eine Kartoffel eine andere umkreisen kann (Apparatus Whereby One Potato Can Orbit Another)
Artist	Sigmar Polke
Date	1969
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	On view at the Walker Art Center, Gallery 5

Trisha Donnelly — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 02:02:03 -0400

Title
Artist	Trisha Donnelly
Date	1998-1999
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

Trisha Donnelly — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 02:02:03 -0400

Title
Artist	Trisha Donnelly
Date	1998-1999
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

Le rayon vert (The Green Light)

Peter Fischli, David Weiss — Tue, 01 Jun 1993 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Le rayon vert (The Green Light)
Artist	Peter Fischli, David Weiss
Date	1993
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

round turntable rotates with clear plastic cup and flashlight projects light through cup onto wall

Le rayon vert (The Green Light)

Peter Fischli, David Weiss — Tue, 01 Jun 1993 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Le rayon vert (The Green Light)
Artist	Peter Fischli, David Weiss
Date	1993
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

round turntable rotates with clear plastic cup and flashlight projects light through cup onto wall

Psychedelic Soulstick (43)

Jim Lambie — Sun, 01 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Psychedelic Soulstick (43)
Artist	Jim Lambie
Date	2003
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	On view at the Walker Art Center, Gallery 5

A bamboo stick wrapped with wire, a guitar strap, and a cigarette package, then completly encased by multiple wrapped layers of multicolored thread.

Psychedelic Soulstick (43)

Jim Lambie — Sun, 01 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Psychedelic Soulstick (43)
Artist	Jim Lambie
Date	2003
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	On view at the Walker Art Center, Gallery 5

A bamboo stick wrapped with wire, a guitar strap, and a cigarette package, then completly encased by multiple wrapped layers of multicolored thread.

Photograph of Marcel Duchamp

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:48:29 -0400

Title	Photograph of Marcel Duchamp
Author	Walker Art Center
Date	1965
Institution	Walker Art Center

Marcel Duchamp with his sculpture Bicycle Wheel, October 18, 1965

Art Today: So, Why Is This Art?

Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Art Today: So, Why Is This Art?
Creator	Walker Art Center
Date	2004
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	http://schools.walkerart.org/swita/

So, Why Is This Art? explores themes and topics related to understanding contemporary art and complements the Walker’s student tour themes. Along with background information and links to selected images of Walker artworks, the site features discussion questions, student activities, and resources to download.

“So, why is this art?” is a very common question—either spoken or unspoken—among visitors to the Walker Art Center. It is an important inquiry because it can enrich an individual’s experience and engagement with contemporary art. The multidisciplinary work presented at the Walker is, by its very nature, new and frequently challenging. This resource guide is designed to lead students in grades 6–12 and their teachers in thoughtful, open-ended explorations of the nature of art.

Humans have created art through the ages, but various cultures have defined it differently. Throughout the history of Western culture, the nature of art has been debated, leading to the formation of an entire branch of philosophical study called aesthetics. Today, most experts agree that there is not only one definition of art, but that it encompasses a variety of ideas, approaches, and qualities.

Goals for students using this resource include:
• to understand their own definitions of art;
• to provide opportunities for exploring questions about modern and contemporary art;
• to learn more about contemporary artistic practices.

A Shot in the Dark

Storm Clouds, Maine

Storm Clouds, Maine

1906-1907

Storm Clouds, Maine

Storm Clouds, Maine

1906-1907

Moss Bed, Queen

Moss Bed, Queen

1986/2005

Moss Bed, Queen

Moss Bed, Queen

1986/2005

Inventário das Pequenas Mortes (Sopro) [An Inventory of Small Deaths (Blow)]

Inventário das Pequenas Mortes (Sopro) [An Inventory of Small Deaths (Blow)]

2000

Inventário das Pequenas Mortes (Sopro) [An Inventory of Small Deaths (Blow)]

Inventário das Pequenas Mortes (Sopro) [An Inventory of Small Deaths (Blow)]

2000

Intuition

Intuition

1968

Intuition

Intuition

1968

Untitled (Foot)

Untitled (Foot)

circa 1968

Untitled (Foot)

Untitled (Foot)

circa 1968

Polvo impreso (Dust Prints)

Polvo impreso (Dust Prints)

2002

Polvo impreso (Dust Prints)

Polvo impreso (Dust Prints)

2002

Polvo impreso (Dust Prints)

Polvo impreso (Dust Prints)

2002

Polvo impreso (Dust Prints)

Polvo impreso (Dust Prints)

2002

Untitled

Untitled

1992

Untitled

Untitled

1992

Drawing Cut into Strips and Rearranged by Chance

Drawing Cut into Strips and Rearranged by Chance

1950

Drawing Cut into Strips and Rearranged by Chance

Drawing Cut into Strips and Rearranged by Chance

1950

Apparat, mit dem eine Kartoffel eine andere umkreisen kann (Apparatus Whereby One Potato Can Orbit Another)

Apparat, mit dem eine Kartoffel eine andere umkreisen kann (Apparatus Whereby One Potato Can Orbit Another)

1969

Apparat, mit dem eine Kartoffel eine andere umkreisen kann (Apparatus Whereby One Potato Can Orbit Another)

Apparat, mit dem eine Kartoffel eine andere umkreisen kann (Apparatus Whereby One Potato Can Orbit Another)

1969

1998-1999

1998-1999

Le rayon vert (The Green Light)

Le rayon vert (The Green Light)

1993

Le rayon vert (The Green Light)

Le rayon vert (The Green Light)

1993

Psychedelic Soulstick (43)

Psychedelic Soulstick (43)

2003

Psychedelic Soulstick (43)

Psychedelic Soulstick (43)

2003

Photograph of Marcel Duchamp

Photograph of Marcel Duchamp

Walker Art Center

1965

Art Today: So, Why Is This Art?