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Mike R. Curran




Curatorial Projects



A Melody of Kinship

12/2023
An exploration of friendship, love, and grief, from multidisciplinary artist Markele Cullins.

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Area of Concern

09 - 10/2022

Public program with a site-specific installation, workshops, performances, and a publication centered around the emerald ash borer.

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Muckout

07 - 08/2022
Group exhibition guest curated at Waiting Room, presenting works of resiliency and remediation.

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Additional Projects

2017 - 2022
Earlier exhibitions and performance series.

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Arts Writing



Xavier Tavera’s Borderlands
at Somerset Public Library

04/2024

A review of Xavier Tavera’s temporary installation at Borderlands, written for TEMP/reviews.

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Cameron Downey: Lord Split Me Open

06/2023
Published in Art Papers, a review of Lord Split Me Open, Cameron Downey’s solo exhibition at HAIR + NAILS.

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What Can’t Be Buried: Unearthing Revival Field

09/2021
At the former site of Mel Chin's landmark project in St. Paul: ecological grief, cycles of remediation, and what happens when we try to put waste out of sight.

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Additional Writing

2020 - 2023
Essays and reviews published with Mn Artists, Public Parking, MPLSART.COM and TEMP/reviews.

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