On my walk through a University of Minnesota campus: three steel lattice beams set in concrete. I recall these were removed during a remodel, and the contractor got permission to create this installation. For some reason, it’s not included in the university’s list of public art.
Category: Arts
Fresh Snow on I-Beams
Looked out at the Molecule sculpture in Gold Medal Park: bright red I-beams, detailed with a layer of fresh snow, lit by the rising morning sun.
Live Orchestra
Tonight we have front row seats for a live Minnesota Orchestra performance. In different times, we’d be at Orchestra Hall.
Molecule
Cycled through a sculpture called “Molecule” near the Molecular and Cellular Biology Building on the University of Minnesota’s East Bank Campus. Learned via Google it doesn’t depict a specific molecule.
Poem on a Bridge
Read a poem while pushing my bicycle across a pedestrian bridge spanning sixteen lanes of traffic. Took one line literally, applied it to this week’s weather.
Confronting History
Cycled around southeast Minneapolis looking for public art. This mask of Little Crow, chief of the Mdewakanton Dakota, is on sacred ground in Minnehaha Park. He was murdered by a settler in 1863 while picking raspberries. The Legislature awarded the settler $500.
Meeting Lucille van Pelt
Lucille van Pelt ambushed me with a “newspaper” outside the building where the Star Tribune is printed. On our “No-News Wednesdays” we carefully avoid all news, including the Star Tribune. Mercifully, Lucy’s news was a little out-of-date.
Remembrance of Earth’s Past
It’s “No-News Wednesday,” a day without any news media. Made a dent in the second book in the “Remembrance of Earth’s Past” trilogy by Cixin Liu. I normally don’t go for science fiction, but this is a fine summer read. I get to see through Chinese eyes, dimmed by translation.
Casket Arts
It’s Tuesday, so cycled with a friend in search of things we’ve never seen before. The grounds of the Casket Arts Community are always a good bet. This is a base for over 140 artists and art businesses. In 1882 the Northwestern Casket Company made caskets.
Eye-popping Art
Most Tuesdays I cycle with a friend, often looking for things we’ve not seen before. Our ride, today, included sidewalk art on Downtown’s Nicollet Mall