The Meaning Behind Minneapolis' Spoon and Cherry Sculpture

Why did we get a Spoon and Cherry sculpture at the Walker Art Center? In this 1992 clip, designer Claes Oldenburg explains why there is more connection to Minnesota than you might have realized.
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[@sebastian_goat]

I think its funny to hear Claes talk about having associations with viking ships and lakes and ducks and “Indians” … and then applying those shapes to a spoon and a cherry XD the very definition of “abstract art”

[@MKnight1121]

The sculpture garden is ruined now.