A2: Art Fairs

EMU prof Steve Krause blogs about the Ann Arbor Art Fairs and the Shadow Art Fair in Ypsilanti, in a compare/constrast approach. “But the biggest difference between the two events was that the Shadow Art Fair was both very cool and actually affordable. The Ann Arbor Art Fair is about art as a product, a commodity. That means simple things on a stick, on paintings or prints to put above a couch, or “conversation pieces” that go in wealthy peoples’ homes. The Shadow Art Fair is about the process of art, about the making and experience, about DIY. And, I don’t know, the Shadow Art Fair just had a lot more coolness to it.” [Source]