Monday, March 23, 2009

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

I had the good fortune to spend three days last summer in Minneapolis with my wife, Jane. The number #1 thing on the "to do" list was to visit the Walker Art Center and adjacent Minneapolis Sculpture Garden that I have never seen and have wanted to for years. We were far from being disappointed. The Walker was exhibiting a major retrospective of Richard Prince's work that I had only seen a few of his pieces before. It was a stunner. Loved the canceled check pieces with text. The Sol Lewitt wall painting in the cafe was fantastic along with the Oldenburg eraser sculpture on the patio.
The video starts with the Roy Lichtenstein brushstroke sculpture at one end the Walker directly across from the entrance to the sculpture garden. The artwork in the garden was astounding and presented with the sensitivity that sculpture of this importance deserves. I highly recommend a visit to it, also the Minneapolis Art Institute and Frank Gehry designed museum on the University of Minnesota's campus.

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