Re: The Interchange (At Target Field)
Posted: February 13th, 2013, 11:47 am
I quite like that idea!
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Anything they can do to camouflage that beast is welcome in my book. Of course, now that I have uttered those words I'm sure the county will pick something that is hideous and the garbage burner itself would look better...just a guess.
But HOW? I have the same impression as he does, and don't know where the $80 million is going for what essentially looks like a glorified train station. Obviously it's more than that, but it doesn't look like the 2nd coming (or Minneapolis' answer to) the Depot in St. Paul.Because it's large and complex - not nearly as small or simple as you're implying.
I share your cynicism, especially considering what passes for art lately. I can imagine a giant, terrible graffiti mural...whoopie.Anything they can do to camouflage that beast is welcome in my book. Of course, now that I have uttered those words I'm sure the county will pick something that is hideous and the garbage burner itself would look better...just a guess.
Giant terrible graffiti mural... jeez... you sound like every critic of every new art form since the beginning of time... Photography!? Terrible... Color Photography EVEN WORSE... Consider the fact that historically most people's art isn't considered art until after they are dead.I share your cynicism, especially considering what passes for art lately. I can imagine a giant, terrible graffiti mural...whoopie.Anything they can do to camouflage that beast is welcome in my book. Of course, now that I have uttered those words I'm sure the county will pick something that is hideous and the garbage burner itself would look better...just a guess.
I'm a Cynical Sally! Do whatever you want in the confines of the Walker, of course, but I feel like public, visible (taxpayer-supported?) art ought to be held to a higher standard than it often is. I won't beat my dead Guthrie horse.Giant terrible graffiti mural... jeez... you sound like every critic of every new art form since the beginning of time... Photography!? Terrible... Color Photography EVEN WORSE... Consider the fact that historically most people's art isn't considered art until after they are dead.I share your cynicism, especially considering what passes for art lately. I can imagine a giant, terrible graffiti mural...whoopie.Anything they can do to camouflage that beast is welcome in my book. Of course, now that I have uttered those words I'm sure the county will pick something that is hideous and the garbage burner itself would look better...just a guess.
Imagine trying to do your best to provide relevant art for the public with the amount of money the public is able to put into it before you're too critical. If you want to bash a private entity for public art go for it, but this is a little different. Graffiti artists happen to put just as much time and effort into their work as others. Also, a lot of the public can really relate to it being it's often community based subject matter, meaning it does a great job of creating civic pride in certain cultural groups in the city that might not already appreciate the city as much as other groups do. It's the HERC is a perfect canvass for such art. I would love to see the HERC covered in Graffiti art which I imagine isn't far from being the newest version of 'action painting' (once not considered 'relevant art') which could also look good up there.I'm a Cynical Sally! Do whatever you want in the confines of the Walker, of course, but I feel like public, visible (taxpayer-supported?) art ought to be held to a higher standard than it often is. I won't beat my dead Guthrie horse.Giant terrible graffiti mural... jeez... you sound like every critic of every new art form since the beginning of time... Photography!? Terrible... Color Photography EVEN WORSE... Consider the fact that historically most people's art isn't considered art until after they are dead.I share your cynicism, especially considering what passes for art lately. I can imagine a giant, terrible graffiti mural...whoopie.
graffiti art would be appropriate for a garbage burner. i recommend we commission a Banksy similar to this:
or this: