Even though Art in Bloom was the main attraction during our last visit to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, it’s impossible not to notice the other incredible art that is on display. Here’s what I found when I wasn’t looking at the flowers. Pretty Pretty 3 and details by Gio Swaby
World-class art and exquisite flower arrangements – what could be better? The 2022 edition of Art in Bloom at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) did not disappoint. See what I mean. Florist Pamela Marie’s interpretation of First Century BCE Japanese ritual bell. Sheets of clay cover two figures like blankets warming sleeping bodies. Artist Georges Jeanclos’…
A world-class art institution like the Minneapolis Institute of Art is always adding to its extensive collection of art. Here are some of the pieces we found at the MIA on a recent visit. They are either new to the MIA or we just had never seen them before. Don’t we all feel like we’re…
Many museums pretty much always stay the same. One visit is all that is necessary unless you are really into the subject to which the museum is dedicated. That is never the case with MIA, aka, the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Yes, it is filled many favorite pieces that are “can’t miss” whenever I go…
“Rite – a religious or other solemn ceremony or act.” (Dictionary.com) Art in Bloom is a four-day festival of floral arrangements and fine art at the Minneapolis Institute of Art that features 165 floral designs that interpret works of art from the MIA’s collection. My selected samples below show why Art in Bloom has become…
We know what happened to his body; he was buried in a borrowed tomb provided by a secret admirer, Joseph of Arimathea. We know what happened to his clothes; they were divided up by the soldiers who crucified him. But what happened to the crown of thorns that was cruelly, mockingly placed on Jesus’ head?…
Myron Kunin, founder of the Regis Corporation, was known for his substantial collection of 20th-century American paintings. Here is a sampling of the paintings he has donated to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
Mirror Neurons 