Just got back from the mnartists.org relaunch party. The site is a project I've been on for the last couple months at the Walker. A lot has gone into it, and while it's not perfect, I think it's great since it showcases any Minnesota artists who want to show off their work.

The party itself had some performances from local artists, the weirdest being some dude who was full on naked who wanted people to paint all over his body (using his body as the canvas sorta thing). I suppose it was interesting, but I can't say I'm a huge fan of old naked dudes w/ paint up their ass crack.

Before the party, Annette and I went to the bookstore and through the galleries (she's always a good sport when it comes to this stuff, which I am thankful for). I found a ton of good books at the bookstore, which I will have to buy next week when employees get 35% off. Perhaps I should have hid that Grid Systems book...

I had never been in the galleries before, dispite living here for 4 years and working at the Walker for a few months now. I really like the perminent collection, since it had a lot of work I had heard about or had seen in books before. It's interesting to see them in real life. A lot of the other stuff however was just downright weird. Art can be fun, but sometimes a contemporary art museum can be pretty fucked up.

Annette really dug this one piece though, a video piece that showed kids, by themselves, dancing to techno beats. At first I thought it seemed kinda lame and repetative, but after a while, there was something interesting about it. Maybe it was because it reminded me of a Fatboy Slim video. Or perhaps, as Annette said, watching people dance is pretty damn funny. ;)