2013 A&O Prize Inductee Makoto Fujimura at Artprize 2014
THE ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By TAHLIB
MICHIGAN---"Walking on Water" by A&O Prize 2013 winner, Makoto Fujimura of New York City is on display this year at the Artprize competition in Grand Rapids---the world's largest fine arts competition. Artprize, launched in 2009 is intentially unlike any other art festival. It is 19 days of imagination when three square miles of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan become an open playing field where anyone can find a voice in the conversation about what is art and why it matters. Visitors to the city can also then vote to see who wins the $200,000 top prize. It's this radically inclusive idea about contemporary art that led to the top prize in 2011 going to "Crucifixion" by Mia Tovanatti.
By TAHLIB
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| "Walking on Water - Azurite" (2012) by Makoto Fujimura. Mineral pigments on polished gesso; Width: 132 in, Height: 82 in |