726 Vineland Place, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Loring Park 55403 United StatesPrint this page   •   Share this page   •   Map This

More famous and enduring than the Mary Tyler Moore Show, the Spoonbridge and Cherry sculpture is the new symbol of Minneapolis. In some ways, it can be thought of as an echo of the city, itself. Positioned in the center of a stark field reminiscent of the bleakness of a Minnesota winter, the sculpture is a colorful and whimsical contrast to the world around it, much like its host city.



In structure, the spoonbridge is, indeed, a bridge -- though its angle and slick surface make crossing it impractical. The angled neck of Claes Oldenburg's spoon rests on a tuffet of sod in the center of a small pond. The cherry is actually a separate sculpture by Coosje van Bruggen. It seems to defy gravity and slowly slide up the concave side of dipper. Like the husband-and-wife artist team, the two items work well together.

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