ArtPrize in the news
Since the Thursday’s announcement, ArtPrize news has been making the rounds and we can hear the press cycle moving on to other life threatening topics. (Damn those swine!)
Here’s a self-indulgent scrap book for the blog. (tear)
NY Times
Call It Art Idol?
We knew the comparison was inevitable.
Detroit Free Press
ArtPrize: An art contest for the digital age
I like the headline, but 100 words into it, “Think of it as an American Idol search for the next Picasso.”
LA Times
Quick Takes
Neatly tucked into an entertainment column, but it caught my Bel Air uncle’s attention as he sipped his Sunday morning coffee in a bath robe.
Associated Press
Mich. art contest to offer $250K 1st prize
In straight forward AP style, but includes a nice pullquote from the Mayor.
Grand Rapids Press
Rick DeVos unveiling $500,000 ArtPrize contest to turn Grand Rapids into a gallery
Our home town paper definitely wins “most comprehensive,” including the video announcement, our promo, a google interactive map and audio of reporter, Chris Knape, on a morning radio show. Thanks, guys.
ArtsJournal
This New ArtPrize: Good for Artists, Good for the Public
Judith Dobrzynski did this thoughtful piece that I really like. You’ve got a place to stay if you come to ArtPrize, Judith. (My daughter’s room.)
ARTINFO
Wealthy Michigander Launches $250,000 Art Contest
A little dry but, hey, the site’s called “Art Info.”
GOOD
American Idol for Artists
Although the I -word is losing its originality, I did like this,
Certainly, for Andrew Keen and other critics who say the mob rule of new media is destroying culture, this must just represent another crumbling piliar of our civilization. But it will be fascinating to see how the public’s tastes differ from those of the aesthetes, and it’ll probably inspire more public interest in art.