Today is the first day of Artprize! I've already been out and about on break looking at all the fabulous art, hearing the street musicians and concerts in the park. This year there is a different feel to it. The magic, whatever it is that Artprize brings to Grand Rapids, is back. Last year seemed a little ho-hum, but this year promises to bring awesome surprises.
My favorite part of Artprize is seeing new ways people choose to display art. For instance, this year there is a life size T-Rex, and penguins in the falls by the Ford Museum. Just throwing penguins in there makes the fountain transform to Antarctica, when the year before with bears, it had become small rapids containing the bear's next meal, and from the year before that where the movement of water created a moving picture on a water wheel.
It leaves us wondering...what's to come this year?!
We have a high wire act strung across Monroe Center, 36 pieces in West Coast Coffee, an 8ft tall motorcycle and a 13ft tall chopper!
The artists this year have stepped it up once again. There is art to be found everywhere downtown. "True art critics" have been very stand-offish with Artprize, saying things like, "..." well, who actually cares what they say have to say?! Beauty is still in the eye of the beholder and if Artprize is a hit, its because the stuffy New York Critics had NOTHING to do with it.
So if you are anywhere near Grand Rapids in the next 2 and a half weeks, come see what Artprize has to offer. And if not, visit Artprize online
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