We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with our servers. We hope to have this resolved soon. This issue doesn't affect premium users.
Get Premium
Watch on MixDrop/MyStream
More Art Upstairs
Description
A revolution is taking place in the art world and it isn’t happening in Paris, Berlin or Hong Kong—but in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ArtPrize is the most highly attended art show in the world, and it awards cash prizes larger than all other competitions combined. International critics and enormous crowds pack bars, galleries and abandoned buildings all over town, taking in over 1,500 works from cerebral conceptualists and weekend hobbyists. An acclaimed jury awards a winner $200,000 and the ballot-carrying public does the same. Nimble cameras follow four artists, each vying not only for critical recognition but for every public vote they can drum up. Part classy game show, part engaging art exploration, More Art Upstairs captures the debates ArtPrize has intentionally (or inadvertently?) triggered: Can culture be democratized? Do artists need or want to connect with audiences? And is the canonical art establishment on its way out?
A revolution is taking place in the art world and it isn’t happening in Paris, Berlin or Hong Kong—but in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ArtPrize is the most highly attended art show in the world, and it awards cash prizes larger than all other competitions combined. International critics and enormous crowds pack bars, galleries and abandoned buildings all over town, taking in over 1,500 works from cerebral conceptualists and weekend hobbyists. An acclaimed jury awards a winner $200,000 and the ballot-carrying public does the same. Nimble cameras follow four artists, each vying not only for critical recognition but for every public vote they can drum up. Part classy game show, part engaging art exploration, More Art Upstairs captures the debates ArtPrize has intentionally (or inadvertently?) triggered: Can culture be democratized? Do artists need or want to connect with audiences? And is the canonical art establishment on its way out?
Actors:
Lynn Cazabon,
Marissa Voytenko,
Judith Braun,
Nick Kline,
Michael Townsend,
Leah Smith
Lynn Cazabon
Marissa Voytenko
Judith Braun
Nick Kline
Michael Townsend
Leah Smith
Genre:
Documentary
Director:
Jody Hassett Sanchez, Jody Hassett Sanchez
Country:
United States
Keywords:
#Jody Hassett Sanchez #Jody Hassett Sanchez #Judith Braun #Leah Smith #Lynn Cazabon #Marissa Voytenko #Michael Townsend #More Art Upstairs #More Art Upstairs (2017) #Nick Kline
COMMENTS (0)
Sort by
Newest
Newest
Oldest
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
