Dean Ebben: rolling in the dark
Dean Ebben: rolling in the dark It seems to me that Dean Ebben’s mythology is one of mystery, struggle, and redemption. This was the reason I invited Dean Ebben to develop a show for Susan Hensel Gallery. […]
Ebben Install Begins
Ebben Install Begins I am excited! This show will grow as the week proceeds. Today, the first load of parts arrived and the primary screen was built. It always begins as a mess! Bags of parts and tools, boxes of framed gouaches. In the House of the Mineral Spirits installation, performance, works on paper by Dean Ebben January 14- February 28, 2011 Opening performance and reception for the artist Friday, January 14, 6-10pm 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. About Susan Hensel Gallery – Contemporary Art by Susan Hensel Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery was [...]
Progress & Thank you! City Pages!
Progress & Thank you! City Pages! Coco Mault at City Pages wrote about the show as did Jessica Armbruster. We could not be MORE pleased! The "house " is complete...well, maybe, except for the chimneys. It is the screen for In The House of the Mineral Spirits, Dean's newest, just completed video. The video is stunning! In the House of the Mineral Spirits Opening Friday, January 14 6-10pm Performance begins 7pm 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. About Susan Hensel Gallery – Contemporary Art by Susan Hensel Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery was a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 [...]
Ebben has Deep ties to Minneapolis
Ebben has Deep ties to Minneapolis Dean Ebben has deep ties here. Although he has lived and worked in NYC for years, be grew up in the Twin Cities, graduating from Perpich Center for Art Education(lucky guy!). Through out his educational and professional career he has always returned. He has been a frequent instructor at Minnesota Center for Book Arts. I think he interned at Cave Paper (It that right, Dean?). In the House of the Mineral Spirits, opening January 14, is inspired and fueled by his relationship with the Twin Cities. It is a truly diverse show, as diverse as the community that formed him. It will have drawings on over beaten flax handmade paper from Cave Paper. In the House of The Mineral Spirits Jan 14-Feb 28, 2011 opening reception Friday, Jan 14, 6-10 with a performance commencing around 7pm 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 [...]
Boxes on Boxes!
Boxes on Boxes! The boxes for Reader's Art are piling up! The computer lumbers under the photo rendering stress! Old boxes are reclaimed from storage to pack up Uncommon Textiles! Uncommon Textiles, with Sara Christensen Blair and Rachel Star Suntop was well attended right up to the last possible moment! One of the last people to see that show is one of the artists in Reader's Art 10: Buzz Spector. Buzz has been around the book world for years, teaching, writing and producing artwork that comments on the book and literature. He and I had a series of "small world" encounters in our brief visit. He knows Rachel Suntop. He taught with her mother, Bea Nettles, years ago and stays in touch with Rachel on Facebook. Until recently, he taught at Cornell, in my home town of Ithaca, NY and he is now Dean at Washington University in St. Louis...a school I came very close to attending (42 years ago!). White Insistence, one of the three books he will have in the show, is a limited edition printed to be torn-away so the story is revealed across multiple pages at once. FYI, I uploaded all the jpg's I [...]
Reader’s Art & Debora Miller
Reader's Art & Debora Miller Minneapolis artist Debora Miller is working on a window installation, murmur, for Reader's Art 10. Last night, the windows glowed with the first images. There will be more. Even tonight there are some tree shapes projecting from behind. About Susan Hensel Gallery Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery was a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 shows per year devoted to the concept of narrative in the arts in an intimate space, with hardwood floors and high tin ceilings. The Susan Hensel Gallery is now both a window gallery on Cedar Avenue, the main thoroughfare in south Minneapolis and an online venture represented on Artsy.net. In March 2013, the interior space reverted to a working studio for Susan Hensel where she continues to work on small and large scale artwork with an attitude. You can find her current work at Susan Hensel Projects
Graffiti prevention stencil
Graffiti prevention stencil Graffiti prevention stencil. While musicians played at Cupa Joe's, Zach, Eric & I began the demonstration stencil process. We taped the stencil edges up with duct tape. Zach rolled little loops of tape and placed them behind the floppier edges. Surprisingly, the wind made the styrene flap around a bit. We masked the area around the stencil with paper. Nothing fancy, newspaper would work. Zach and I sprayed several colors through the stencil. It was important to hold the sprayer away about 8 inches or so, to reduce over spray on the really rough stucco. When the stencil was removed, the design was pretty clear. I did not expect sharp edges. We flipped the stencil over and did another round of colors. The bottom of the stencil was too hard an edge for my taste. So, Zach and I taped off an area and filled it in with the remaining green and purple paint. Zachary Pearl was the artist who designed this first stencil for Corcoran Neighborhood. He gracefully agreed to help do this one. It was pretty easy. We spent maybe 2 or 2 1/2 hours including clean-up. It is helpful to have a [...]
Combat Paper Tonight
Combat Paper Tonight Minnesota Center for Book Arts At Open Book 1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100 Minneapolis, MN 55415 Telephone: 612 215 2520 www.mnbookarts.org mcba@mnbookarts.org MINNESOTA CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS PRESENTS A WEEK FOR PEACE: REFLECTING ON WAR AND COMBAT THROUGH ART Celebrating A Week for Peace Friday, September 25, 7pm; Open Book Target Performance Hall Join the artists of Combat Paper, the Warrior Writers Project and others for an evening celebrating A Week for Peace through a unique program of poetry, shared personal experiences and visual imagery. 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 [...]
What forms might healing take?
What forms might healing take? I became aware of the Combat Paper Project and the Warrior Writers about a year ago. Through a contact at Minnesota Center for Book Arts. The email said they thought these artists were right up my alley. Subsequently, I showed a Combat Paper Portfolio, made of handmade paper from pulped uniforms. A catharsis for the group of vets who created it, a catharsis for the vets who viewed it here at Susan Hensel Gallery. Art takes various forms: comforting, recognizable, new, challenging, frightening. Healing does too. The Combat Papermakers and the Warrior Writers offer the opportunity for local vets of any conflict, of anytime, free of charge, to collaborate in a creative re-invention, a re-organization, a re-formatting...a new way of thinking about the personal costs of their service. The Combat Paper Project in Residence at MCBA September 21–28, 2009 MCBA and Susan Hensel Gallery are proud to host The Combat Paper Project. For a week-long residency in MCBA’s studios. Through paper making workshops, local veterans are given the chance to use uniforms worn in combat to create cathartic works of art. The uniforms are cut up, beaten into fiber and formed into sheets [...]
Getting ready for the next show
Getting ready for the next show The windows remain full of lovely things. Two red pieces went up today. But all the White-on-White and Red-on-Red will come down on Monday, July 6 to make way for the work of Claire Jeanine Satin. Her show, The Pentimento Books & Indeterminacy. Opens on Friday July 10, at 7pm. DON'T MISS IT! Claire is flying in from Florida to meet you. 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 [...]