Vast and stark, repetitive and meditative, this pair of video installations lulls viewers into transcending their own boredom. In The Desert Sweepers, a crew of street sweepers in orange vests gently rake sand into small piles in an endless, digitally enhanced desert. Tse herself appears in Echo, playing cello in a stunning alpine valley, accompanied by her own echo bouncing off the mountains. Tse came out of nowhere (by international art scene standards) when these works were exhibited in the pavilion for her native Luxembourg at the 2003 Venice Biennale and won the Golden Lion award. Also on view: an installation by Minneapolitan Margaret Pezalla-Granlund. We last enjoyed her wry cardboard models of parking ramps at the Soap Factory; here she offers icebergs that float from the ceiling, accompanied by lighthouses anchored to the walls. 1021 E. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis; 612-872-7494; www.franklinartworks.org
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