Ep. 2.9 The Skyway System
We wrap up Season 2 by taking a look at Minneapolis’ most distinctive architectural feature, the network of bridges connecting the buildings of downto...
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Talking about art in the Twin Cities with your pal Keith Pille. Season One is a guerrilla audioguide to some works on display at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Ep. 2.8 Everything That Needs to Be Said About US Bank Stadium
We’ve talked about good buildings. Why not check in on a bad one?
Ep. 2.7: Peavey Plaza, Parks, and Brutalism
Architecture isn’t just about buildings- it’s also about parks, places that are notably building-free. Peavey Plaza is a great park, and also a great ...
Ep. 2.6: More Semiotics- Postmodern Buildings in Gothic Drag
More gamboling in the lush fields of semiotics as we look at why the University of St. Thomas worked hard to make its downtown Minneapolis buildings, ...
Ep. 2.5 Semiotics and the Hidden Meanings of the Guthrie Theater
Jean Nouvel’s Guthrie Theater plays a complicated double game with its appearance, lying to you and then telling the truth about what’s really going o...
Ep. 2.4 Wells Fargo Center and Postmodernism
Wells Fargo Center looks like another Art Deco building (in more ways then one- it looks like another specific Art Deco building), but that’s not quit...
Ep. 2.3: IDS Center and Modernism
Some geometric glass buildings are really boring. Phillip Johnson’s IDS Center isn’t one of them, though! It’s a great example of modernism done well....
Ep. 2.2: The Foshay Tower, Art Deco, and Gozer the Destroyer
The Foshay Tower is a building everyone in Minneapolis seems to love. But why? And if it’s an Art Deco masterpiece, what does that mean? EPISODE TRANS...
Ep 2.1: Architecture in General and of the Minneapolis Institute of Art in Particular
Welcome back to Artpal! Season 2, using buildings around downtown Minneapolis to talk about architecture, kicks off with a look at the Minneapolis Ins...
Ep. 1.9: Art Is All Around
Keith wraps up the first season by pointing out that even though the Minneapolis Institute of Art is full of great works, one of its best artistic exp...