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Reader’s Art gets reviewed

2023-06-08T02:11:56-04:00Exhibition, Articles, News, Art|

Reader's Art gets reviewed Many thanks to Susannah Schouweiler for a good review on MinnPost.com. http://www.minnpost.com/artsarena/2009/03/11/7292/readers%E2%80%99_art_show_ It is cold today in a way that only Minneapolis can be in March! The front windows are frosted up to the very top. We began yesterday with rain and very wet snow. By this morning, it was below zero again and all that humidity froze on the windows. When the sun hits the windows this afternoon. We may be able to see the artwork in the windows again! Meanwhile, Zach sent over his picture of the early moments of the opening. And also a couple very nice shots of the show. Susan Hensel Gallery The focus of Susan Hensel Gallery is on compelling objects. Meaningful use of materials, and engaging sculpture. It is a gallery where experimental ideas and works of the hand join to create unique sensory experiences. Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery is a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 shows per year in an intimate space. With hardwood floors and high tin ceilings. In 2013 the interior space reverted to a working studio for Susan Hensel where she continues to work [...]

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Reader’s Art 9 opened with Reading

2023-06-08T02:03:57-04:00Exhibition, Articles, Artists, Art|

Reader's Art 9 opened with Reading The white gloves were donned and the intense readers arrived. I've had such a quiet opening. As in so little talking! They were reading deeply. There will surely be more pictures on Monday when Zach downloads his camera. Zach, my Monday salvation. Does a better job of photographing the openings than I. These were the only photos I remembered to shoot. I get so caught up with the clients that I forget about my camera. I'll be interested to see what he caught on "film." He had to run out and manage an opening as a favor for ArtSpace at Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church. Susan Hensel Gallery The focus of Susan Hensel Gallery is on compelling objects, meaningful use of materials, and engaging sculpture. It is a gallery where experimental ideas and works of the hand join to create unique sensory experiences. Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery is a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 shows per year in an intimate space. With hardwood floors and high tin ceilings. In 2013 the interior space reverted to a working studio for Susan Hensel where she continues to work on small and [...]

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It always begins with a mess

2023-06-08T01:45:50-04:00Articles|

It always begins with a mess All Things Electoral, like all shows, has begun as a mess! Tools and boxes everywhere. But, by the end of today. The labels will be hung and the floor swept. Tomorrow I pick up James Leonard at the airport for the Friday opening and performance of WAR BONDS. Susan Hensel Gallery The focus of Susan Hensel Gallery is on compelling objects, meaningful use of materials, and engaging sculpture. It is a gallery where experimental ideas and works of the hand join to create unique sensory experiences. Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery is a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 shows per year in an intimate space. With hardwood floors and high tin ceilings. In 2013 the interior space reverted to a working studio for Susan Hensel where she continues to work on small and large scale artwork that engages both sculptural and cultural space. You can find her current work at www.SusanHenselProjects.com. The Susan Hensel Gallery is now both a large window gallery on Cedar Avenue, a main thoroughfare in south Minneapolis, and an online venture represented on Artsy.net. About Susan Hensel Gallery – Contemporary Art by Susan Hensel [...]

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The interview with James Leonard

2023-06-08T01:49:25-04:00Articles|

The interview with James Leonard James Leonard will be performing WARBONDS, one time only,on Friday, September 12 at 7:30 pm.Free admission. Tell us about "Fighting Forces" and how it led to the "Warbonds" performance? Fighting Forces is a large scale installation piece that requires 100,000 mouse-eared 4" toy soldiers. In the completed work, these soldiers will be arranged in a variety 12' x 12' formations, laid out side by side allowing audience members to compare and contrast the narratives implicit in each different pattern. For example, there are very different implications in a dense 12' x 12' patch of toy soldiers all facing the same direction versus another arrangement where one half the field faces the other. Beyond these obvious arrangements, there remains a significant number of other possible formations that convey more complex and sometimes ridiculous narratives. I see these explorations into narrative defined by flow as something akin to what Josef Albers accomplished with his square paintings and color theory: revealing patterns of immediate, implicit information rooted in the aesthetics of the work. How did this project lead to the Warbonds Project as a whole and the Warbonds Performance in particular? Let me tell you: 100,000 [...]

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Just Looking

2023-06-08T01:46:13-04:00Articles, News|

Just Looking People who have been in the studio are mesmerized. They spend time looking and looking and looking. When they return for the opening on August 8th, I think they will be surprised by the transformation. My son, John Hensel, arrives tomorrow and we will work together on a computer program that will transform the experience. I don't want to show you too much and spoil the experience! So, the photo is intentionally enigmatic. Susan Hensel Gallery The focus of Susan Hensel Gallery is on compelling objects. Meaningful use of materials, and engaging sculpture. It is a gallery where experimental ideas and works of the hand join to create unique sensory experiences. Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery is a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 shows per year in an intimate space. With hardwood floors and high tin ceilings. In 2013 the interior space reverted to a working studio for Susan Hensel where she continues to work on small and large scale artwork. That engages both sculptural and cultural space. You can find her current work at www.SusanHenselProjects.com. The Susan Hensel Gallery is now both a large window gallery on Cedar Avenue. A main thoroughfare [...]

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Anemone is complete

2023-06-08T01:49:11-04:00Articles|

Anemone is complete Jane Gordon worked through 100 degree heat Tuesday and Wednesday to complete the installation of ANEMONE. Sea creatures crossed with chrysanthemums are growing among the money wort, host's, ferns and azaleas. Come by anytime to see them. See if I'm in, but the gallery need not be open. You can see them over the fence wonderfully. Do come back August 27th for the closing potluck. Jane will be in attendance and you can meet her then. Susan Hensel Gallery The focus of Susan Hensel Gallery is on compelling objects, meaningful use of materials, and engaging sculpture. It is a gallery where experimental ideas and works of the hand join to create unique sensory experiences. Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery is a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 shows per year in an intimate space, with hardwood floors and high tin ceilings. In 2013 the interior space reverted to a working studio for Susan Hensel where she continues to work on small and largescale artwork that engages both sculptural and cultural space. You can find her current work at www.SusanHenselProjects.com. The Susan Hensel Gallery is now both a large window gallery on Cedar Avenue, a [...]

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Cold Temperatures, Warm showings

2023-06-08T02:04:30-04:00Articles|

Cold Temperatures, Warm showings Celestial Navigation continues to warm local bodies even as the mercury hovers at or below zero. We hardy souls have become unused to the cold, cold depths of yesteryear! The artists who came by yesterday were mesmerized by the structures and materials of Karen's installation. The six foot inkjet prints are tours de force! Not one stripe, not one blotch, pure bleeds, on Japanese paper...How does she do it? The precision of the books is amazing as well. The hinges function flawlessly, the technique is expert and nearly invisible. You cannot resist playing with Karen's objects. They form mountains, valleys and quiet meanders across the pedestals. Susan Hensel Gallery The focus of Susan Hensel Gallery is on compelling objects, meaningful use of materials, and engaging sculpture. It is a gallery where experimental ideas and works of the hand join to create unique sensory experiences. Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery is a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 shows per year in an intimate space, with hardwood floors and high tin ceilings. In 2013 the interior space reverted to a working studio for Susan Hensel where she continues to work on small and largescale artwork [...]

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