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Tad Simons

Tad Simons

tsimons@mspmag.com


Arts and entertainment editor Tad Simons is an award-winning journalist whose writing on the local arts scene has appeared in the Twin Cities Reader, City Pages, St. Paul Pioneer Press, American Theatre magazine, BackStage, Variety and the Washington Post. Over his twenty-five-year career, Tad has covered theater, books, music, visual arts, dance, film, and performance art (including politics). Tad’s articles and essays on these and other subjects have won more than thirty local and national awards for editorial excellence.

Recent Articles by Tad Simons

In Our Own Backyard: U.S. Poverty in the 21st Century

In Our Own Backyard: U.S. Poverty in the 21st Century

The Mpls Photo Center chose Independence Day weekend to open an ambitious photography project chronicling contemporary poverty in the United States. The exhibit features more than 100 photographs from some of the country’s most acclaimed photographers and photojournalists.
The Quick and the Dead

The Quick and the Dead

Conceptual art has received more than its share of derision in the past forty years. In The Quick and the Dead—an ambitious exhibition of ninety works by fifty international artists—the Walker is attempting to reclaim some respect for artists who choose to travel down the conceptual path.
Chris Mars slideshow

Tolerance

Chris Mars made a name for himself as the drummer of the seminal 1980s band The Replacements, but his true calling involves a different kind of brush.
No Longer There by Jody Williams

Disorderly Details

A sneak peek at the work of two great Minneapolis artists, Fay Passow and Jody Williams.
Altered Esthetics

The Revolution will not be Televised

Get a sneak peek at the new gallery hosted by Altered Esthetics, which presents thought provoking artwork in response to global and socio-political topics.
a nun of nunset blvd

Do you like to laugh at nuns?

In real life, nuns aren't all that funny. But during the holiday season, Twin Citians invariably flock to shows featuring various forms of nun- and church-based hilarity.    
georges de la tour's the card-sharp with ace of diamonds

The Louvre and the Masterpiece

See a sample of the masterpieces from the Minneapolis Institute of Art's new exhibit  The Louvre and the Masterpiece, running from October 18-January 10.
Mastering Minnesots: Cultural Behaviors

Mastering Minnesota: Cultural Behaviors

Minnesotans are bound together by certain behaviors and experiences that, frankly, mystify outsiders. Here's what you need to learn to fit in.
Mastering Minnesots: How to be Practical

Mastering Minnesota: How to Be Practical

Minnesotan's are practical people who know how to do things with their bare hands. So grab a pair of gloves, and get to work.
Mastering Minnesots: Social Interactions

Mastering Minnesota: Social Interactions

Minnesotans are sociable people, as long as they don't have to talk much or look you in the eye. To interact with them, here's what you should know.



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