Are Minnesotans Starting to Buy Art?

Breaking a long-standing tradition of Midwestern frugality

Even as far back as the 1980’s, when I moved to New York City to attend graduate school, the scuttle-butt was that Minnesota has a large and active arts community, but Minnesotans do not buy art, bring it home, and put it on their walls. As Minnesotans, we love art events. We have many theaters that people attend with regularity, whether that is the Gu…