Fall Arts: More Galleries

Brave New Worlds

When: Oct. 4–Feb. 17

Where: Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Ave., 612-375-7600

“It’s become clear to all of us in the last few years that the concept of a unified globe is a myth,” says Brave New Worlds curator Doryun Chong. The show offers a counterpoint to “glib expressions of globalism”—especially in the art world—with paintings, drawings, video, sculpture, and installations from twenty-four artists on five continents.

In Her Own Right: Minnesota’s First Generation of Women Artists
When: Through Oct. 28
Where: Minnesota Museum of American Art, 50 Kellogg Blvd. W., St. Paul, 651-266-1030
Well into the twentieth century, women had to overcome great odds and display exceptional talent to live out their artistic ambitions. In Her Own Right features nearly 100 paintings and works on paper by five women born before 1900  who did just that—Frances Cranmer Greenman, Alice Hugy, Josephine Lutz Rollins, Clara Mairs, and Ada Wolfe.

Documenting China: Contemporary Photography and Social Change

When: Sept. 8–Nov. 25

Where: Weisman Art Museum, 333 East River Rd., Mpls., 612-625-9494

For most Americans, China’s changing social landscape is an abstraction of exploited workers, environmental collapse, rapid urbanization, and surging economies. The human story gets left out. Documenting China features vivid portraits by seven contemporary Chinese photographers who offer a glimpse of individuals caught between tradition and modern life.

Three Gorges

When: Nov. 17–Feb. 10

Where: Minnesota Center for Photography, 165 13th Ave. NE, Mpls., 612-824-5500

China’s controversial decision to dam the Yangtze River to create Three Gorges Dam—the largest such project in the world—displaced nearly 2 million Chinese. Three Gorges features vivid images by twenty-two Chinese, European, and North American photographers who capture both obvious and subtle changes.

Art of the Catacomb

When: Oct. 15–Nov. 9

Where: Nina Bliese Gallery, 225 S. 6th St., Mpls., 612-332-2978

Inspired by a trip to the Paris catacombs, artists Denise Rouleau and Mark Roberts offer up a series of clay “mummies” in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. Each mummy is placed in one of the many compartments of a vintage printer case, where its secret powers and individual stories are stored.