Taking Art to the Streets
ART PARADE, DEITCH PROJECTS
Don’t be surprised if you find a ukulele orchestra, street performers, homemade costumes, floats, balloons, portable sculptures, and people dressed as giant cockroaches and ice cream cones cavorting down the streets of New York City every September—it’s just the Art Parade. Organized by Deitch Projects, longtime gallerist Jeffrey Deitch’s alternative art space devoted to promoting contemporary art, the Art Parade has been invading the streets of Manhattan since 2005 with its eclectic combination of art, performance, and equal parts kitsch and comedy. ...
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