Be a Local Tourist: Sculpture Milwaukee 2017

Joe

7 years ago

Our main downtown thoroughfare, Wisconsin Avenue, has a respectable amount of permanently installed public art, all anchored at the lake by Santiago Calatrava’s Quadracci Pavilion and the orange Sunburst. Starting this month and going through October, Sculpture Milwaukee has brought another 22(!) impressive works of art to the streetscape.

All photos by Joe Powell for The Squeaky Curd unless otherwise noted.

Walk east with us down Wisconsin Ave and take in the sights. It’s an easy 1 mile stroll through the center of our city. And make sure to take a look at the pieces of art from different sides; each new angle with a different city building as a backdrop turns the piece into something completely different.

Legend of the White Snake by Jason S. Yi

Location: Northeast corner of 6th St and W. Wisconsin Ave

Zach’s Tower by John Henry

Location: Southwest corner of 5th St and W. Wisconsin Ave

Summer by Alison Saar

Location: 400 W. Wisconsin Ave

Angled Tangle by Jessica Stockholder

Location: Southwest corner of 4th St and W. Wisconsin Ave

Unfortunately, some vandals destroyed this work of art shortly after it was installed. Luckily, our friends at OnMilwaukee snapped a pic before the destruction: