stlouiswalkoffame.orgErnest TrovaSt. Louis artist Ernest Trova died this week at the age of 82. During his lifetime Trova was lauded as an artistic innovator and assailed by some as a commercial producer of kitsch. His popular Falling Man series made him something of a household name in art circles in the 1960s, with institutions such as New York's Museum of Modern Art and London's Tate Modern displaying Trova works. By the 1990s, though, some of his sculptures and prints could appear a bit -- w
Aerial rendering of Citygarden.
The much anticipated Citygarden, which hopes to further propel downtown St. Louis' revitalization efforts, opens to the public at 6 a.m. on July 1. Situated on a two-block stretch between 8th and 10th streets -- bounded by Chestnut Street on the north and Market Street on the south - Citygarden is an urban sculpture garden featuring 24 pieces of modern and contemporary art.
The sculptures included range in style and form - from whimsical to serious, ro