FOOT IN THE DOOR OPENING 1/8/2000


Foot in the Door Opening at the MIA

Pie en la Puerta en el MIA

Over 1700 artists exhibit works at MAEP (Minnesota Exhibition Artist Program) at The MIA, and just about everyone, Linda and I included, have come for the opening. This is the closest that you get to those shows that they use to have in France, where paintings would be plastered all over the walls, with those works that were sure to get the ire of the public (and possible damage with canes and umbrellas) positioned high enough to be out of reach --think Manet's Olympia--. Well, there sure isn't that type of reaction at this show, but enough people attend so that you need to wait in line, and once in the gallery, move at a crawl.

This is very much of a formula show, but it is also the most popular show in this gallery. The object is to have an exhibition where the only limitations are of scale. 1 foot x 1 foot, and in the case of 3d work, 1 more foot. This way you get to cover the gallery walls from floor to ceiling. In any case, the show although overwhelming, is lots of fun.

Below are our entries, and a link to the MIA for this exhibition: http://www.artsmia.org/foot_in_the_door/index.cfm



Ernesto De Quesada. Modernism - Britannica Series

Check it out at the site: http://www.artsmia.org/foot_in_the_door/2000entry.cfm?entryid=83






Linda Beaverson, Untitled (Land Consumption Series)

Check it out at the site: http://www.artsmia.org/foot_in_the_door/2000entry.cfm?entryid=816


Foot in the door 2000 invite

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Posted: Saturday - January 08, 2000 at 06:31 PM          

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