University of St. Thomas
Back in Minneapolis, we had a day off to catch up on computer work and also to visit the Walker Modern Art Museum. The Walker currently is free admission on Thursday evenings (sponsored by Target, which is headquartered out of Minneapolis). Modern art museums are amazing and frustrating at the same time: some of the exhibits are so cool you want to jump up and down with excitement, and some are literally just a nail in a stick. One of my favorite things was a video installation of a shed that had been loaded with explosives and filmed in high speed slow motion (does that make sense?), and then looped just before it blows itself to bits. You see the shed just expanding and contracting as though it's breathing. I couldn't take pictures here, so you'll to have to go see it for yourself.
Our show at the University of St. Thomas was packed beyond the point of standing room only, and that always feels good to our egos. St. Thomas is the patron saint of Catholic schools, which is pretty specific if you ask me. During our Questions From The Audience segment of the show, we had someone ask if we know the stanky leg dance, which we didn't, so he came up to demonstrate. Here is a link to the dumbest dance on earth.
Labels: Minneapolis, museum, shows

