Six winters ago, Minneapolis artist and art activist Peter Haakon Thompson teamed with David Pitman and other artist friends to construct ice houses and place them for a few freaky, frigid weeks on Medicine Lake, west of Minneapolis. The Art Shanty Projects has since become a January tradition — 20 teams of artists, designers and architects to turn their whimsy into three weeks of reality on the tundra. 3-Minute Egg poked around Saturday’s opening festivities, braving gthe Arctic winds so you don’t have to. Of course, if you care to, the Shanties remain up through February 14.
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What a great piece. I have heard about the shanty project and seen photos but now plan to go and see it. 3-Minute Egg…a real service to get these gems out to the world.
Matt,
Thanks for writing this. It is awesome.
David Pitman
Director
Art Shanty Projects
612.669.0847
P.S. your other email is not going through…..
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