Twin Cities Art Museum Guide Collaborative tour of Siah Armajani: Follow This Line

JOIN US FOR A TOUR OF THE EXHIBITION _SIAH ARMAJANI: FOLLOW THIS LINE_ AT THE WALKER ART CENTER. THIS TOUR IS FREE AND OPEN TO MUSEUM GUIDES + ONE GUEST. SPACE IS LIMITED. PLEASE RSVP BY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24.  PLEASE REMEMBER THAT BY SIGNING UP FOR THIS TOUR YOU ARE MAKING A COMMITMENT TO YOUR COLLEAGUES. IF YOU NEED TO CHANGE YOUR PLANS, PLEASE CANCEL YOUR RESERVATION SO THAT YOUR SPOT CAN BE GIVEN TO SOMEONE ON THE WAITLIST.  ON THE DAY OF THE TOUR, PLEASE MEET YOUR GUIDES IN THE MAIN LOBBY OF THE WALKER, JUST INSIDE THE MAIN ENTRANCE AT 725 VINELAND PLACE.  ABOUT THE EXHIBITION _SIAH ARMAJANI: FOLLOW THIS LINE_ IS THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE US RETROSPECTIVE DEVOTED TO THE WORK OF MINNEAPOLIS-BASED ARTIST SIAH ARMAJANI. BORN IN TEHRAN IN 1939, ARMAJANI MOVED TO MINNESOTA IN 1960 TO ATTEND MACALESTER COLLEGE IN ST. PAUL. HE HAS LIVED AND WORKED IN THE TWIN CITIES EVER SINCE, WHILE EXHIBITING INTERNATIONALLY. ARMAJANI IS BEST KNOWN TODAY FOR HIS WORKS OF PUBLIC ART—BRIDGES, GAZEBOS, GARDENS, READING ROOMS—SITED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE. NEAR THE WALKER, THE ARTIST’S LANDMARK 375-FOOT IRENE HIXON WHITNEY BRIDGE CONNECTS LORING PARK TO THE MINNEAPOLIS SCULPTURE GARDEN. THIS GROUNDBREAKING EXHIBITION SPANS SIX DECADES OF THE ARTIST’S STUDIO PRACTICE AND ENGAGES A RANGE OF REFERENCES—FROM PERSIAN CALLIGRAPHY TO THE MANIFESTO, LETTER, AND TALISMAN; FROM POETRY TO MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; FROM THE ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST CANVAS TO THE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE OF RURAL AMERICA, BAUHAUS DESIGN, AND RUSSIAN CONSTRUCTIVISM. THE EXHIBITION IS ACCOMPANIED BY A MAJOR CATALOGUE PUBLISHED BY THE WALKER ART CENTER [https://shop.walkerart.org/collections/walker-publications/products/siah-armajani-follow-this-line]. _SIAH ARMAJANI: FOLLOW THIS LINE_ IS CO-ORGANIZED BY THE WALKER ART CENTER AND THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK. CURATORS: CLARE DAVIES, ASSISTANT CURATOR, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART (METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART) AND VICTORIA SUNG, ASSISTANT CURATOR, VISUAL ARTS (WALKER ART CENTER); WITH JADINE COLLINGWOOD, CURATORIAL FELLOW, VISUAL ARTS (WALKER ART CENTER) PARKING Underground parking is available on-site at a daily rate of $5. Enter the ramp on Vineland Place at Bryant Avenue. Accessible parking in the underground ramp is designated near the elevator and entrance. Free, but limited, on-street parking is available on the surrounding streets (restrictions enforced). Metro Transit [http://www.metrotransit.org/] bus lines are 4, 6, 12 & 25. We look forward to seeing you at the Walker!