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I’m as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth
Kristina Johnson
Exhibiton text by Jaysen Hohlen
September 30th - October 14th, 2023
Opening reception from 3 to 6 pm on Saturday, September 30th, 2023 as part of Twin Cities Art Week!
Kristina Johnson unveils her latest body of work in I’m as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth. At some point in life, we’ve all experienced moments of yearning for something we couldn’t quite reach, convinced that obtaining it would bring meaning and fulfillment in our lives. Johnson’s artwork abstracts the complexities of desire. She holds a pensive gaze towards the exploitation of eroticism, imparted by a developed approach towards the human form and an expressionist style. Johnson’s paintings on yupo portray a manic fluency found within a range of intimate moments. I’m as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth integrates materials collected from her past and present, seamlessly combining her interdisciplinary studio art practice with "the melancholy of the antique world,” as famously quoted by novelist Gustave Flaubert. In essence, this show is a reflection on cruel optimism.
Kristina Johnson is an artist and curator living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She graduated with a BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (‘17). Since 2019, Johnson has directed the art space, Waiting Room, out of her home. Her first solo exhibition took place in 2020 at Normal Residential Purposes. She is a recipient of the 2023 Visual Arts Fund awarded by Midway Contemporary Art with generous support from The Andy Warhol Foundation.
curated by Cal Hafermann
August 26-September 16, 2023
efflorescence brings together the work of Minnesota based artists Andy Delaney, Sam Dirck, Calvin Hafermann, Michael Hansen and Kevan McClaflin. The term “efflorescence” encompasses two meanings: the migration of mineral salts to the surface of a porous substance, such as concrete, and the general process of something coming into being. For these artists, materiality goes beyond being a mere common denominator or an end in itself. It serves as a condensation point that connects gesture, intuition, objects, and outcomes. The presented works emit a refreshing honesty and openness, accompanied by a pragmatic approach that embraces the entanglement of oneself with their own terms. Read more here...
Featuring
Andy Delany received his BFA from Grinnell College in Iowa, and now lives and works in the Twin Cities. He has shown throughout the US, and was a co-director of Yeah Maybe gallery in Minneapolis.
Sam Dirck is based out of Saint Paul, Minnesota. His studio practice centers itself on the act of painting, depicting a system of layers opposing and reinforcing one another. Dirck’s artwork is owned by private collectors across the globe. His first solo show at Waiting Room in 2020, Boredom Fantasy Mimesis, is featured in Art Forum’s Critic’s Picks.
Calvin Hafermann is a sculptor from Minneapolis, MN. He received his BFA in sculpture from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2020.
Michael C.F. Hansen is an artist living in Minneapolis, MN. He received his BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2019.
Kevan McClaflin is an interdisciplinary artist who interrogates the reciprocal causations between time, memory, and artistic practice. He is a recent graduate of Minneapolis College of Art and Design and will be attending Cranbrook Academy of Art’s Master of Fine Arts Sculpture program in Fall 2023.
Project support provided by the Visual Arts Fund, administered by Midway Contemporary Art with generous funding from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York.
Cade Duff
&
Quicksilver
Talulah R.M.
June 11th-July 1st, 2023
“KILLING FOR SPORT” & “Quicksilver” open on June 10th at Waiting Room in Minneapolis, MN – Talulah R.M. and Cade Duff present their debut solo exhibitions. Both artists work across disciplines to include various styles and mediums to create captivating narratives. Artworks in each show share a common theme of compounding tangential histories, ranging from the origins of mythology to ancestral lore. "KILLING FOR SPORT" and "Quicksilver" emphasize humanity's tendency towards misinterpretation, chance, deception, and repeating itself. Each artist invites contemplation in regard to the Waiting Room space with all of its intricate layers of history and the ways in which our understanding of the past is distorted.
Talulah R.M. (she/her, b.1999) is a Minnesotan artist exploring and intertwining historically shared constructions of reality. With a multidisciplinary approach, they prefer to work in site specific installation to engage layers of geographic, political, and historical contexts. Talulah is a recent graduate of Minneapolis College of Art and Design (‘23) with a BFA in Sculpture. She has organized DIY exhibitions and has shown work across the Midwest. This is Talulah’s debut solo exhibition.
Read more about Talulah’s show “Quicksilver” here!
Cade Duff (he/him) is driven by process and rigor in the studio. Duff’s work interrogates the validity of memory and the circumstances, or chances, which led him to be an artist. Addressing the timeless subject of intimacy through a multitude of materials and processed-based works, he references his ancestry, memory, nature, and the human body. He is a recent graduate of Minneapolis College of Art and Design (’23) and will be attending Cranbrook Academy of Art’s Master of Fine Arts program in Fall 2023.
Read more about Cade’s show “KILLING FOR SPORT” here!
Project support provided by the Visual Arts Fund, administered by Midway Contemporary Art with generous funding from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York.
Creative Art Show
Michael Gaughan
May 5th-May 28th, 2023
"Creative Art Show" by Michael Gaughan is an exhibition of masterful watercolor paintings. In short, Gaughan's paintings are awesome. Confrontational and bold in some cases yet subtle and enigmatic in others. If you're not immediately struck by the technical skill used to create these clever compositions, then you could be consumed with an intense feeling or emotion gleaned by the work. Much like the punchline of a joke, Gaughan's pieces provoke reactions. "Creative Art Show" offers insight into the mind of an eccentric artist who explores the use of irony, exaggeration, and the absurdity of stating the obvious. This is a creative art show.
Read exhibition essay here!
Michael Gaughan (he/him) is a visual artist in Minneapolis with over 20 years experience as an exhibiting, performing, and teaching artist. Specializing in water-based media, his work embraces humor. Gaughan also produces public art, sculptures, and commercial illustrations. He earned his BFA at Minneapolis College of Art and Design (’02), a Master of Arts Education at the University of Minnesota (’04) and his MFA in Painting at San Francisco Art Institute (’14).
Project support provided by the Visual Arts Fund, administered by Midway Contemporary Art with generous funding from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York.
Jaysen Hohlen
10.15.22 to 11.12.22
Opening reception 12-5pm on 10.15.22 as part of Twin Cities Art Week!
Drawing from histories of gay neighborhoods in Minneapolis and his father’s forty year career in framing houses in Greater Minnesota, photographer Jaysen Hohlen is developing a body of artwork spanning across multiple photographic genres in order to produce thorough investigations into class, sexual privacy and land use. His research pulls from two sites: the revitalization project of the Minneapolis Gateway District in the 1950s-60s, and current housing projects in Crow Wing County where his family resides and works.
Jaysen Hohlen (he/him) is a Minneapolis-based artist and writer whose works engage contemporary and historic gay cruising landscapes. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in Studio Arts in 2019. Hohlen has been the recipient of numerous grants and awards, including the Minnesota State Arts Board Continuous Support for Individuals and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council’s Next Step Fund. He has given artist talks at The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Company Projects. Hohlen has exhibited locally and internationally at Yeah Maybe, Public Functionary and The Centre for the Periphery. He co-founded and currently runs the project space PAPA.