Government Center Fountain

Discussion at the end of the day on the Public Service Level. 

The art of the skyline in the skyway

Turtle Bread Co. in the One Financial Plaza skyway is hosting an excellent set of photos from Local Boy Photography studio. The large panoramas capture the color and character of the Minneapolis skyline in different moods. My favorite piece is a 58" long panorama of the skyline under a storm-laden sky. Scalloped low clouds barely clear the antennae on the roofs of the tallest buildings.  Nearby, in a black and white photo of sublime tones, charcoal washes of rain brood behind the crisp, mirror-planed image of a downtown that is part hyperreal, part dream.
Of course, that isn' t in the picture above. You have to go see them to know which one I mean.

Frames within the frame

Alyssa serenely holds court in the Main Street Gallery and Gift Shop, in the skyway arcade of the Investors Building. There is a photo earlier in this blog of the owner, David Yorks with a sign in the window which reads "It is what it is." My wife sent me back to buy the sign, and I had a chance to chat with Alyssa about business on the skyways, the shifting tastes of downtown art purchasers. (They don't buy posters like they used to -- they are going for nice frames and original art) Go to their website and tell them you support art on the skyways. Or stop by and see the real, live art.