MnIndy video: Taking the Red Bull by the horns on Stone Arch Bridge

I KNEW a little kid was going to get run over! Hopefully, no injuries.

I KNEW a little kid was going to get run over! Hopefully, no injuries.

Brenda Colvin said she knows first aid and had determined that her daughter Safyah was okay, with no cuts or bruises. The little stuffed horse got seriously scuffed.

These have no place on that bridge. Red Bull's throw-up-advertisements they are calling art, should be reserved for a parking lot somewhere. Or why not just put it in the middle of the street and see if cars enjoy dodging pedestrians and are only allowed to go 5 mph.

I certainly hope the MPLS Park Board got paid thousands of dollars for this whoring out of public space.

Brenda Colvin said she knows first aid and had determined that her daughter Safyah was okay, with no cuts or bruises. The little stuffed horse got seriously scuffed.

These have no place on that bridge. Red Bull’s throw-up-advertisements they are calling art, should be reserved for a parking lot somewhere. Or why not just put it in the middle of the street and see if cars enjoy dodging pedestrians and are only allowed to go 5 mph.

I certainly hope the MPLS Park Board got paid thousands of dollars for this whoring out of public space.

sveden,

Did you actually go and see the exhibit? I did, and even the most callous skeptic would have to admit that these photographs are hardly just “throw up advertisments” and actually one of the most amazing compilations of photographs I've ever seen, and I'm a gallery curator. Most exhibits and exhibit spaces (museums, galleries, etc) rely on corporate sponsorship to even survive. According to another article I read, apparently Red Bull's donation to the Park Board is actually helping keep Matthews Ice Rink in Seward open for another year. Seems like a tangible benefit to me, especially when the issue at hand is over 600 feet that will have been affected for only 2 weeks…

John

sveden,

Did you actually go and see the exhibit? I did, and even the most callous skeptic would have to admit that these photographs are hardly just “throw up advertisments” and actually one of the most amazing compilations of photographs I’ve ever seen, and I’m a gallery curator. Most exhibits and exhibit spaces (museums, galleries, etc) rely on corporate sponsorship to even survive. According to another article I read, apparently Red Bull’s donation to the Park Board is actually helping keep Matthews Ice Rink in Seward open for another year. Seems like a tangible benefit to me, especially when the issue at hand is over 600 feet that will have been affected for only 2 weeks…

John