Monday, August 21, 2023

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

 

The E family gathered in Minneapolis earlier this month to spend some time together and to add some culture to our lives. Our first cultural adventure was at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, part of the Walker Art Center. It had been years since any of us had been to the sculpture park, so it was like seeing it for the first time.


Basilica of Saint Mary as seen from the park


Hahn/Cock
25 foot blue rooster by Katherine Fritsch


Black Vessel for a Saint
tower with a statue of Saint laurence
 Theaster Gates, 2017


Spoonbridge and Cherry
50' in length; the first art work in the sculpture garden
Claes Oldenburg & wife, Coos van Bruggen 1985-1988
the fountain is the iconic symbol for the Twin Cities


Hare on Bell on Portland Stone Piers
Barry Flanagan, 1983


Arlene Grossman Memorial Arbor and Flower Garden
1992


grands on the wooden swing of
Arikidea, Mark di Suvero, 1977-82


flowers seen along the arbor


more arbor flowers, allium


X with Columns
Sol LeWitt, 1996


September Room
Mark Manders, 2017


Two Way Mirrors on the left
Cowles Pavilion on the right


McBe standing in the Empire
Eva Rothschild, 2011
originally placed in Central Park in New York City
moved to Minneapolis in 2015


Love
Robert Indiana, 1966-1998
one of many Love sculptures by Indiana in many cities around the world


some of us used the opportunity to geocache

The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is 11 acres containing more than 60 sculptures and numerous gardens. It opened in 1988. Admission is free, but there is a parking fee.





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