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Finally Some Photos! Only One Week Left!

At long last we are providing images from the opening reception of Au Naturel, Bruce Tapola's exhibition of new work. And just in time, there are only 4 days of gallery hours left, so please head on over, ASAP! Thanks!






Au Yea!

Oh Oh Au Naturel

I guess we cannot guarantee any birthday suits, but the title of the show opening at AOT this weekend featuring new work by St. Paul cat Bruce Tapola (ta-Poh-la), is Au Naturel. There are even some fun-loving nudists on the front of the show's postcards. And Bruce is presently constructing a wall in the gallery that will obscure the view from the street, obviously to conceal all the naked people involved in his exhibition of sculpture and painting.
So, if you are into all things nudist, you should probably come on down Saturday night for the opening of what should be a very revealing evening.

AU NATUREL - New Work by Bruce Tapola
Oh Oh Opening Reception 11/7 7-11pm

Andy DuCett and Ruben Nusz Infest AOT!

Andy DuCett - A.O.T. Has Been Here Forever, Except When it Wasn't
Ruben Nusz - Among the Ash Heaps and Millionaires

OPENING RECEPTION - 10/10/09, 7-11pm

For most artists presenting at AOT, we are happy to serve as host for them, their work and their adoring fans. However, AOT is being used as a different kind of host this weekend by artists Andy DuCett and Ruben Nusz - a host for their parasitic work.
Is that too harsh? It is not meant to be pejorative. But their new works that will debut in the gallery this weekend are a couple of bloodsuckers.














Andy DuCett's mixed-media installation will permeate the entire main gallery space, nourishing itself with the histories of AOT, its building and the neighborhood. This piece, entitled AOT Has Been Here Forever, Except When it Wasn't, uses AOT as a source of cartographic fact and fiction by mapping these histories like a landscape of nostalgia. Building upon much of his past installation work employing all things thrift store kitsch, as well as his architectural and illustrative drawings, DuCett seeks to investigate the ways we subjectively interpret and connect with the world around us all.
For the inaugural exhibition in the AOT Project Space, Ruben Nusz infests it with his latest work, Among the Ash Heaps and Millionaires. Determined to create the mis-en-scene of a bathroom, this work takes a shot across the bow of contemporary art, its practitioners and supporters. Nusz challenges viewers to engage in a dialogue of class, taste, and wealth and the dynamic each fosters and/or subverts with art.
Sheesh, talk about a couple of vampires. We are not sure how we will survive this month, so you better come check it out while we still have some life left in us.

Pennant Race!

I know it's last minute but AOT has a very exciting tribute to the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. Aptly entitled, HHH, this is the final One-Nighter of the year. You don't want to miss it!
xoxo aot

MadKingThomas Brings the Pain with SLEDGEHAMMER #2

Just because you were not @ AOT the first time Mad King Thomas performed in and pummeled the gallery space doesn't mean you have to be left out of the fun. Even though you missed out on swigging from the gallon jug of Lord Calvert Canadian Whiskey we won't hold it against you. So what you weren't the guy who joined the award-winning trio to uproot the metal post from the sculptural stage, tearing apart the floorboards. And who really cares if you weren't one of the half dozen people who witnessed what has become one of the most legendary 3-hour performances in recent Minneapolis history.
Sometimes life hands you a second chance. This is one of those times.
Saturday night @ AOT, Mad King Thomas return to the scene of their transgressions to continue their investigation into their own control and power - or lack thereof. This new 3-hour performance, entitled Sledgehammer #2, delves further into themes of spectacle, identity and power with their unique brand of satire, subversion and smashing. So come on out and have a hork from the jug. Maybe bring some safety glasses too.

September Sounds from a Silver Shape - Saturday Night

Did you know that when Dan Graham got going in the art world it was a gallery owner? His space was just like Art of This, so they tell me. How about that? Well, supposedly Dan Graham is gonna be in town early next month, maybe even earlier than that. If only I was in the know. So it goes. However, to get the ball rolling, this weekend's One-Nighter event at AOT is somewhat inspired by the aforementioned artist, as well as 1970's pop stars. Check it out!
Saturday Night! AOT presents September Sounds from a Silver Shape, organized by local artist Isa Gagarin. This event features the sounds of Isa and Rachel Blomgren's band 'Tête à Tête,' plus other musicians like Jackie Becky, Jonathon Kaiser, Tynan Kerr, Aby Wolf and Emily Atchinson, all performing inside the shimmering silver shape. Far out!
Saturday 9/19 from 7-11pm. Come on out and experience the sounds of silver!