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Technique is not enough: Where Jerry Saltz and I agree on how to experience art

Submitted 10-02-2013 under OPINION

Walking into Critical Discourse, I didn't think I would agree with art critics but after listening, I found some common ground.

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Can art actually save cities?

Submitted 09-30-2013 under OPINION

Inspired by the ArtPrize speaker series talk, I ask questions about how art can save cities- and how cities can save artists.

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ArtPrize Venue Cathedral Square: Worth the Trip

Submitted 09-27-2013 under OPINION

Cathedral Square ArtPrize 2013

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Festival circuit mainstays Papadosio to perform at Intersection

Submitted 09-26-2013 under OPINION

Playing for the for the first time in Grand Rapids, electronica jamband Papadosio graces the stage of the Intersection with special guest Earthcry.

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What is good art?

Submitted 09-26-2013 under OPINION

Successful art is a mix of technique and vision.

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Children gone via judicial signatures

Submitted 09-26-2013 under OPINION

Families are losing children without good cause.

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There is more than one trick at One Trick Pony

Submitted 09-24-2013 under LOCAL LIFE

ArtPrize at One Trick Pony

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Art, ArtPrize, and the Artworld

Submitted 09-24-2013 under OPINION

Who says what is Art? Should we be dismissive about what we consider non-art?

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Architectural Digest re-imagines Detroit with multimedia dreamscape

Submitted 09-23-2013 under OPINION

Featured at SiTE:LAB, Architectural Digest combines experimental art, architecture, lighting, design and storytelling into an imaginative and immersive look into a young girl's daydream.

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Grand Rapids, it's time to send the circus packing

Submitted 09-20-2013 under OPINION

Elephants, lions and tigers are calling the Van Andel Arena parking lot home this week. But circuses are wrong, and it's time for the City of Grand Rapids and its leaders to look at model ordinances, and enact a ban on this horrific practice.

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