Year
2009
7 entries
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Thursday, January 1, 2009 · Don Krumpos
The Design City
2008–2013 --- Minneapolis hummed with craft. I noticed it the first week and never stopped noticing. Everywhere I turned there were posters letterpress'd by hand. Shop windows designed like installations. Café menus typeset with more care than most corporate campaigns.…
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Thursday, January 15, 2009 · Don Krumpos
Jesse
2007–2013 --- What I remember most is how it didn't feel like a clean beginning. It felt like I stepped into something already in motion. I had known Jesse before Minneapolis, back at UW–Green Bay, when I re-entered school and…
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009 · Don Krumpos
The Other City
Spring 2009 --- Artcrank wasn't important because it was Artcrank. It was important because it was the first time I saw the other city. Up until then, I thought of "art" as something you entered carefully. Galleries. Openings. Work hung…
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Monday, June 1, 2009 · Don Krumpos
Highpoint
2009–2013 --- My heart was at Highpoint Center for Printmaking. I found them the way I found most good things in Minneapolis — by showing up. They were a small nonprofit, a printmaking center with studio space and a gallery…
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Saturday, June 20, 2009 · Don Krumpos
Gertie and the Bus
April 5- 10, 2009 — go to Norway April 11- 13, 2009 — go to London 2009 Ever since working at Patterson, I realized how lucky I was to get this job without knowing much. I am under-qualified so I’m…
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009 · Don Krumpos
The Physical City
Summer 2009 --- I began to inhabit the city more physically. Running became part of it — loops around Lake Calhoun, Lake of the Isles, sometimes alone, sometimes with Eric when he was in town. We'd fall into that quiet…
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Saturday, November 7, 2009 · Don Krumpos
Biking to the Open House
I toured the UofM Design graduate program today. I rode my bike over on a nice fall day and was part of an open house. I am considering getting my masters in design from here, but I wish it was…