It's last call at the Walker! Not since 1969 have we thrown a party of this magnitude. Help us make history with an all-night celebration before we close for a year of expansion activities. Commemorate this landmark After Hours with live music, special archival installations, continuous film screenings, hors d'oeuvres by Wolfgang Puck, and a last look at the galleries. Stay for an overnight performance of
And on the Thousandth Night by the U.K.'s Forced Entertainment and dusk-to-dawn screenings of films by Guy Maddin, then enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast at 5 am on Sunday morning. . . .
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It's last call at the Walker! Not since 1969 have we thrown a party of this magnitude. Help us make history with an all-night celebration before we close for a year of expansion activities. Commemorate this landmark After Hours with live music, special archival installations, continuous film screenings, hors d'oeuvres by Wolfgang Puck, and a last look at the galleries. Stay for an overnight performance of
And on the Thousandth Night by the U.K.'s Forced Entertainment and dusk-to-dawn screenings of films by Guy Maddin, then enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast at 5 am on Sunday morning. Toast the entire occasion with the final Martini of the Month: Last Call.
FROM 9 PM TO 12 MIDNIGHT:
Enjoy a final visit to the galleries for the exhibitions
The Squared Circle: Boxing in Contemporary Art;
Past Things and Present: Jasper Johns since 1983;
Selections from the Permanent Collection; and
Pop3: Oldenburg, Rosenquist, Warhol.
Hear the big-beat mod sound of Sideways, led by local mogul Ed Ackerson, plus spin through the night with London's avant-turntablist Janek Schaefer.
Take in short films by Canadian fabulist Guy Maddin in Gallery 3 (
Odilon Redon, 1995;
The Heart of the World, 2000) as well as archival footage from 34 years of Walker exhibitions and events.
Think outside the box with an installation of Aldo Moroni's 1977 architectural masterpiece
Pentalandia, and take a look at highlights of current architectural projects underway in the Twin Cities.
Walker After Hours and Walker Without Walls are made possible by generous support from Target. VIP reception is made possible by Lowry Hill Private Wealth Management. Promotional assistance provided by Mpls.St.Paul magazine.close full text