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supersonicart · 7 years ago

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1xRUN’s Murals in the Market 2017.

If, as an artist, you asked me “Zach, where should I move to?” I would immediately say Detroit, Michigan. You’d probably ask, “What, why?,” and I would explain, with a great deal of passion, many of my phenomenal experiences there within the incredible and burgeoning art community. One which is largely bolstered by 1xRUN and their yearly “Murals in the Market” art festival that takes place in Detroit’s Eastern Market.

The festival, which this year brought 40-plus new murals to the city from a local and international roster of artists, encompasses not only artistic reinvention but historical remembrance to enliven the storied city within it’s one week series of events which included print shows, exhibitions at Inner State Gallery, barbecues, historical tours, concerts, roof-top fine dining and of course the miraculous experience of seeing creation take place in the form of murals - many of them devoted to Detroit itself.

It was one hell of a wonderful adventure.

This years roster included: Amy Fisher Price (Detroit), Anthony Lee (Detroit), Antonio “Shades” Agee (Detroit), Arlin (Brazil), Askew One (New Zealand), Bask (St. Petersburg), Beau Stanton (Brooklyn), Brandon "BMike" Odums (New Orleans), Camilo Pardo (Detroit), Case Maclaim (Germany), Dan Witz (New York), Denial (Canada), Drew Leshko (Philadelphia), Eddie Colla (Oakland), Ellen Rutt (Detroit), FEL3000ft (Detroit), Heidi Barlow (Detroit), HOXXOH (Miami), James Bullough (Germany), Jeff Gress (Hawaii), Jeremiah Britton (Detroit), Jonny Alexander (San Diego), Jose Felix Perez (Miami), Julian Spradlin (Detroit), Kevin Lyons (New York), Jonathan Mannion (New York), Laura Finlay (Detroit), Lauren Napolitano (Oakland), Lunch Money (New York), Malt (Detroit), Mary Iverson (Seattle), Meggs (Australia), Michael Vasquez (Miami), Michelle Tanguay (Detroit), Ouizi (Detroit), Pat Perry (Detroit), Paul Johnson (Detroit), Rashaun Rucker (Detroit), Rick Williams (Detroit), Shaina Kasztelan (Detroit), Skewville (New York), Sydney G. James (Detroit), Tatiana Suarez (Miami), Tavar Zawacki (Berlin), Tiff Massey (Detroit), Tylonn Sawyer (Detroit), WC Bevan (Detroit) and Zak Meers (Detroit).

You can continue below to see 100 plus photographs of all the completed murals and behind the scenes photographs by Daniel Weintraub, Nicole St. John and myself (My photos are the ones above and marked in progress below - I had to leave before the event was over *sad face*):