Bob CollinsI’ve made “Art or Eyesore?” a NewsCut category now because we’re getting more candidates for your voting pleasure, and it appears you get some pleasure out of your voting pleasure on this topic. In the last week, you’ve voted the Duluth children’s mural “art,” and the statue of Marilyn Monroe in Chicago “eyesore.”
So, here is today’s Art or Eyesore: In Seattle, the gum wall has become a must-see destination . It’s in an alley outside the Market Theater at Pike Place Market. Starting in the ’90s, people stuck their gum on the wall while they waited to buy tickets.
What say you? Art or eyesore?
Tonight on MPR, American Public Media’s The Story will provide the history of the Gum Wall. Or you can hear it here now.
If you have Minnesota-based “art” or “eyesore” you’d like to submit for the category, take an image, send me an email, and tell me about it.
Update An update on the Duluth mural: The Duluth Arts Commission will determine the fate of the “Unity in Community” mural that’s divided Duluth. That was decided at a meeting last evening about the mural, painted by kids and ridiculed by neighbors.
