Having lived through and worked through the era, I appreciated Cathy Madison’s “We went crazy for a decade” and would have liked to have seen specific reference made to Butler Square. As a designer I officed there during the late 1970s into the early 1980s and the place uniquely reflected an aesthetic hybrid bridging the creative/artistic and “yuppie” sensibilities that Madison writes about as separate sensibilities.
Although not typically considered a “fine art,” I would have also appreciated more elaboration about or reference to the then-emerging Twin Cities graphic design scene. Also of note: As a writer and editor (Format, the Advertising Federation of Minnesota’s magazine) Cathy Madison’s role in shaping this era and communicating about it is also memorable and significant.
Thanks for publishing her piece. It brought back, even if for a few pages, a unique era in the Twin Cities creative community for those familiar with—as well as for those unaware of—this history.
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