MCBA Prize Awarded, then Fireworks
What a serendipitous evening Saturday night!
A live band played in Grumpy's back parking lot, the sidewalks were full of people hustling to dinner events at Spill the Wine and other eateries and large crowds gathered for the Minneapolis Aquatennial fireworks along the Mississippi River.
In the midst of this the gallery space inside the Minnesota Center for Book Arts began to welcome invited guests to the culmination of the Book Arts Biennial, the live awarding of The MCBA Prize. I must say, the food was excellent. And I believe everything goes better with a pomegranate martini in hand.
The crowd moved upstairs to the Target Performance Hall to see the finalists work first-hand and to hear the announcing of the award. You can hear the words, "Book Art" but you truly "get it" when you see the work.
Each finalist piece was stellar. I wondered if selecting a single winner was even possible. Julie Chen's piece was a constant marvel--a personal favorite of mine. Simon Redington's piece was a great bringing together of a poem text and graphics--stunning. Jan Owen's piece had a constant crowd attending to it. Clifton Meador's work was superb as well--I wanted to find a quiet spot to read and view the composition of the images and text.
The winner, Veronika Schäpers, was able to bring a translucence to her work that won many fans, and ultimately won over the judges as well. Each work deserves our attention and I hope to see their work and other entrants in the MCBA gallery soon!
Veronika Schäpers
Winner, The MCBA Prize
Durs Grünbein: 26°57,3’N, 142º16,8’E
A live band played in Grumpy's back parking lot, the sidewalks were full of people hustling to dinner events at Spill the Wine and other eateries and large crowds gathered for the Minneapolis Aquatennial fireworks along the Mississippi River.
In the midst of this the gallery space inside the Minnesota Center for Book Arts began to welcome invited guests to the culmination of the Book Arts Biennial, the live awarding of The MCBA Prize. I must say, the food was excellent. And I believe everything goes better with a pomegranate martini in hand.
The crowd moved upstairs to the Target Performance Hall to see the finalists work first-hand and to hear the announcing of the award. You can hear the words, "Book Art" but you truly "get it" when you see the work.
Each finalist piece was stellar. I wondered if selecting a single winner was even possible. Julie Chen's piece was a constant marvel--a personal favorite of mine. Simon Redington's piece was a great bringing together of a poem text and graphics--stunning. Jan Owen's piece had a constant crowd attending to it. Clifton Meador's work was superb as well--I wanted to find a quiet spot to read and view the composition of the images and text.
The winner, Veronika Schäpers, was able to bring a translucence to her work that won many fans, and ultimately won over the judges as well. Each work deserves our attention and I hope to see their work and other entrants in the MCBA gallery soon!
Veronika SchäpersWinner, The MCBA Prize
Durs Grünbein: 26°57,3’N, 142º16,8’E
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