MÜNSTER MINUTE
by Abraham Orden



The once-a-decade Skulptur Projekte Münster, June 17-Sept. 30, 2007, has come round for its fourth installment this summer, and it’s sure to make for many a fantastic date, if not for a great Ph.D. dissertation. A sleepy village, bucolic environs, fine weather, plentiful ice cream and a noticeable dearth of schlocky art-world tinsel form the background for a goodly number of high quality, publicly placed art works new and old. The pace here is on a different register from the rest of the European art-circuit circus, and altogether an unquestionably pleasant visit is ensured for the pious art pilgrims one spots loping about with their picnic baskets.

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