To Oct. 18: Into the Weeds exhibition at the North Dakota Museum of Art

Into the Weeds, a new exhibition at the North Dakota Museum of Art, will be on display from Aug. 13-Oct. 18.

Weeds are plants that grow in places other than where humans determine they should be. Weeds are the bane of existence across North Dakota, now an intensively planted, agricultural paradise. An adjacent industry has arisen just to kill weeds. Legal wars ensue between environmentalists and  agribusinesses. Weeds, these undesirable or troublesome plants, adapt and continue to flourish. They quickly occupy empty spaces, abandoned spaces, condemned spaces. Vacant lots fill with weeds.

Artists, however, relish weeds. They represent exuberance, vigor, abundance, a cornucopia bursting with life. Weeds project the power to take over the world. Even farmers, growers, and gardeners will chuckle at their nemesis, those unwanted and abhorred weeds.

Artists include Francisco Alvarado, Paterson Clark, Matt Collishaw, Joan Linder, Vivienne Morgan, Judy Onofrio, Eggert Pétursson, and Margaret Wall-Romana.

Museum hours are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

An opening reception will be held Sunday, Aug. 13, at 3 p.m.

For more information, please visit www.ndmoa.com.