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Duluth Whole, Acrylic, polymer emulsion with graphite and Caran d’Ache on Rives BFK paper, 40″ x 40″
122 Conversations: Person to Person, Art Beyond Borders is an artist-led project based on the art of engagement — art derived from the process of interconnection and cross-cultural dialogue. Organized by the Tweed Museum of Art and in collaboration with Duluth Sister Cities, International and University of Minnesota Duluth, School of Fine Arts, the project celebrates the combined 122 years of relationship with Duluth’s five sister Cities: R ania, Iraqi Kurdistan, V äxjö, Sweden, P etrozavodsk, Russia, Thunder Bay, Canada and O hara Isumi-City, Japan. The project is a catalyst for positive social change, one individual at a time.
These works span six years of planning and creating and 60 Skype or in person interviews involving ten residents from each of the six sister cities, including the mayor of each city. The large scale paintings were created in the studio were inspired by the spirited interview exchanges. The work chronicles the essence of human interaction through relational listening into palimpsest paintings and video. They are created to be hung in a variety of ways, rolled on top, puddled on the floor, rolled at the bottom, and the length is customizable. Some clients frame them while others hang them with grommets or pont magnets.
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Inspired by Duluth for Russia
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Inspired by Duluth for Sweden
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Inspired by Duluth for Japan
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Inspired by Ohara Isumi City
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Inspired by Ohara Isumi City for Duluth
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Inspired by Ohara Isumi City for Russia
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Inspired by Ohara Isumi City for Japan
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Inspired by Petrozavodsk for Russia
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Inspired by Petrozavodsk for Sweden
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Inspired by Petrozavodsk for Japan
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Inspired by Petrozavodsk
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Inspired by Rania for Russia
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Inspired by Rania
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Inspired by Thunder Bay for Duluth
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Inspired by Thunder Bay for Russia
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Inspired by Thunder Bay for Sweden
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Inspired by Thunder Bay for Japan
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Inspired by Växjö for Duluth
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Inspired by Växjö for Sweden
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Inspired by Växjö for Japan
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Inspired by Växjö
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Under the Night Sky for Duluth
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United Under the Night Sky for Russia
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United Under the Night Sky for Sweden
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United Under the Night Sky for Japan
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Vaxjo_Whole, 40 x 40, Acrylic, polymer emulsion with graphite and Caran d’Ache on Rives BFK paper