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:
Photo by Matt Mueller for OnMilwaukee.
Vortex by Saint Clair Cemin
Location: Northwest corner of 4th St and W. Wisconsin Ave
Now we have our own temporary selfie-Bean! Take that Chicago.
Tower (Gubbio) by Sol LeWitt
Location: Northwest corner of Old World 3rd St and W. Wisconsin Ave
Plant by Donald Baechler
Location: 161 W. Wisconsin Ave
Arrow Sculpture by Tony Tasset
Location: 176 W. Wisconsin Ave
Safety Cones by Dennis Oppenheim
Location: Southwest corner of the Riverwalk and W. Wisconsin Ave
Untitled by Joel Shapiro
Location: Southeast corner of the Riverwalk and E. Wisconsin Ave
S2 by Santiago Calatrava
Location: Southwest corner of Water St and E. Wisconsin Ave
Untitled by Michelle Grabner
Location: 301 E. Wisconsin Ave
Holla by Chakaia Booker
Location: 333 E. Wisconsin Ave
Mood Sculpture by Tony Tasset
Location: 411 E. Wisconsin Ave
Pink Lady (for Asha) by Lynda Benglis
Location: 312 E. Wisconsin Ave (not installed as of 6/13)
Big Piney by Deborah Butterfield
Location: 500 E. Wisconsin Ave
Mixed Feelings by Tony Cragg
Location: 517 E. Wisconsin Ave
Rose #2 (Icon Red) by Will Ryman
Location: Southeast corner of Van Buren St and E. Wisconsin Ave
The Heart Called After the Flood by Jim Dine
Location: 777 E. Wisconsin Ave
Immigrant Family by Tom Otterness
Location: 875 E. Wisconsin Ave
Reina Mariana by Manolo Valdes
Location: 875 E. Wisconsin Ave
Shoreline Repast by Paul Druecke
Location: O’Donnell Park
These special pieces by internationally-renowned artists are on public display all summer. Just don’t climb on them.