The Spoonbridge and Cherry: Is Good Art?
By Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. Photo: Walker Art Center
The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota is celebrating its 20th anniversary of its Sculpture Garden (with the iconic Spoonbridge and Cherry sculpture). Most Twin Cities residents are so familiar with the Spoonbridge that they rarely discuss it as art - but is it art?
City Pages blog invited Peter Eleey, a curator at the Walker Art Center, to talk about the giant spoon and cherry: Link
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I see that and think food fight. Question is what is the cherry aimed at? hehe
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Of course it's art. It's also stupid. Compared to all the other nifty things at the Walker, I don't understand the appeal.
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"is it art?" is the most boring question anyone can ever ask about an object. The answer is invariably yes.
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Don't forget that water sprays out of the end of the cherry stem!
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Well, the spoon isn't practical for dining, and I'm betting that cherry doesn't taste so good, so I'd have to guess that it's art. It certainly isn't a functional object.
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