Metrodome district: It’s utterly charmless, but it sports some distinctive art
Notice the metal silhouettes in Metrodome Plaza. Along with the depicted athletes, there is a figure of a guitarist — with a seven-string guitar.
The Stroll
The Stroll, penned and drawn by Andy Sturdevant, is a weekly look at the art, architecture, history, and visual culture of the Twin Cities — with each article focused on one geographic area, shown in a hand-drawn map. The Stroll draws readers’ attention not only to traditional works of visual art but also to architecture, street art, historic sites, public art, advertising, artists’ projects, and events on the streets and sidewalks around town.
Back to Uptown and its theaters
Check out the Lagoon’s animated shorts and the Uptown’s exterior sculptures.
Powderhorn, Part 2: Artistic enigmas — on a detour, at an artist’s home, and at the Shoebox
It’s one of the best things that can happen to you in a city, coming across this type of indefinite evidence of artistic production.
Powderhorn, Part 1: ‘This looks like New Jersey’
Walking through the south side is a reminder of just how new Minneapolis really is.
Yes, Uptown suffers from a personality crisis, but it’s also vibrant and undeniably walkable
Miriam Rudolph’s etchings, Dave Eggers’ drawings and two side-by-side windows beckon.
