Mary Beach: Paris Working

In France, Mary Beach has a place in the pantheon of major living Surrealists, and frequently collaborated with the likes of Allen Ginsberg and Robert Mapplethorpe. However, she’s not so well known here, in the land of her birth; in fact, Speedboat’s putting on her first-ever Twin Cities show. Her fascinating life includes a stint in a Nazi prison camp, a glass-ceiling breakthrough in the 1950s art world, and later still, prime spots in the beatnik scenes surrounding City Lights and the Chelsea Hotel. Paris Working collects sixty-four of her latest collages—at eighty-five, she’s still producing vibrant work. 566 N. Snelling Ave., St. Paul; (651) 641-0538; www.thespeedboatgallery.com