In 1993 Belgian artist Mark Luyten made his first visit to Minnesota to begin On a Balcony, a long-term commission linking the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden with the Walker's indoor spaces. Over the next two years he visited the Twin Cities four times annually, at the beginning of each season, to create new elements for the project, which appeared in various locations throughout the museum and the Garden. (It was never clear in advance where Luyten's work might appear, which made the seasonal change something of a treasure hunt for regular viewers.) Working in media ranging from film, video, and photography to drawing, printmaking, and sculpture, Luyten investigated the ways in which language, desire, and memory color our relationship with nature. The commission, the first story, ended in March 1996. The exhibition On a Balcony: A Cinema is a new story composed from the objects, experiences, and conversations that happened during the commission period. More a sequel than a summary, it presents new works and reorients existing ones to offer a view of the project from another vantage point. On a Balcony is part of the Walker Art Center's "New Definitions/New Audiences" initiative. This museum-wide project to engage visitors in a reexamination of 20th-century art is made possible by the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund. Support for the exhibition catalogue is provided by the Ministry of Flanders.