A Graves Disappointment

Much has been made of the cultural building boom going on in Minneapolis, but Blair Kamin says that not all the new stuff is worthy of attention. In particular, architect Michael Graves’ new addition to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts is a major disappointment. “Some neighbors of the museum liken his addition to a mausoleum or a big-box store, a not-so-veiled shot at the wing’s chief sponsor, Minneapolis-based Target Corp.”