Let's hear a mighty round of applause for Linda Mack and her cheeky critique of the proposed Graves monstrocity! (I hope "monstrocity" is not on the short list of words that will get me banned for inflamatory language.)
I speak from experience: my four children, now grown, loved attending Children's Theatre, actually got dressed up to attend most times, and - as far as I can tell - never felt the least put off by the beautiful, sleek facade of CTC/MIA. In fact they actually clambored to prowl the galleries of the MIA, had their own favorite pieces (Hammering Man, The Denial of Peter, the bronze nymphs). Hey, just because we want children to enjoy the place doesn't mean it has to look like it was built with Legos. Young people can learn to appreciate beauty, restraint, elegance...if only we take the time to teach them rather than pandering to them Graves' design promises us yet another desecration of an unusually elegant and beautiful landmark. Folks, what is it about our city that is breeding such a proliferation of really UGLY stuff? Ann Berget Kingfield - Noveau Eighth Warder _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
