The Plaza Art Fair starts today @ 5 in the PM so the good middle-class people of JoCo have something to do this weekend.
There are 240 Artists, 3 stages with mostly horrible music and of course the food is the main attraction that will OUT SELL THE ART ON DISPLAY BY FAR!!!
But, as always, The Plaza Art Fair is mostly about seeing and being seen.
To wit . . .
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS TKC TOP FIVE GUIDE TO THE KANSAS CITY COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA ART FAIR!!!
1. Basically, this is what a Plaza Flash Mob of white women age 40-64 looks like - There will be lots of wine and cackling and comfortable dresses with neutral patterns.
2. DO NOT ASK THE GUY IN THE OBAMA/BIDEN 2012 T-SHIRT FOR HIS OPINION ON ANYTHING!!! Let's just call him the roving MSNBC exhibit but his volume and (self)righteous indignation are intended to attract debate in an election that will mostly be determined by low voter turnout.
3. Avoid eye contact with artists who are continually surprised that they don't sell much to such a huge crowd. Again, this event has very little to do with art and even bothering to gawk at a few booths really sends the wrong message to artists that would be better off selling BBQ.
4. Beware Of Double-Wide Strollers - A common complaint among Plaza Art Fair denizens who don't like the creatively timed temper tantrums of rugrats lucky enough to be born in the middle.
5. The Plaza Art Fair Is No Longer As Classy As People Have Led Us To Believe - By around Sat. at around 4 there's a definite garbage smell in the air and the place is packed mostly with miserable people looking to either hook up or impress a few neighbors. This festival of mid-rage art was once a playground of local elite but nowadays looks more like a busy afternoon at Nebraska Furniture Mart . . . Blame the economy or Prez Obama or maybe even good promotion. This Kansas City Tradition is yet another reminder of this town's long gone glory days.
Well stated.
ReplyDeleteAsk the guy in the Obama shirt if Osama is better off than he was 4 years ago? You cynical asswipe.
DeleteActually the Shanks are pretty good, especially if you're a child of the 80's. If not too bad, you missed a great decade. Hair bands, cassete tapes, cars with real motors, Ronnie Reagan, end of the cold war, Top Gun, mall hair, valley girls, and no Internet or dumbass blogs, tweets, or Facebook. We actually talked to other people, face to face, can you believe it? Good times.
ReplyDeleteI always thought a lot of the art was overpriced.
ReplyDeleteAnd a lot of it not very good. You could get your kindergardner to fingerpaint on canvas, call it "Man and His Dog", and put a $250 price tag on it. Voila... you're a Plaza Fair artist!
Anon: 3:09
ReplyDelete" A great decade "??? You forgot about that wonderful time that all of those people who died from AIDS had during the 80's. Sheesh! Talk about living in a bubble.
the art fair is nice but the crowds suck. I think that's a more concise way of putting it.
ReplyDeleteI just wait for the Westside Art Truck Fair.
ReplyDeleteI love the Plaza Art Fair - over the course of Fair I typically pick up 2 or 3 under-appreicated housewives and bring them back to my Plaza condo for some wine and adult fun. Once inside they totally let loose and do things that would make even Botello blush.
ReplyDeleteYeah - I love the Plaza Art Fair. Maybe I'll see you out there, look for the milf with a younger man and a smile on her face!
I like the fine tight asses in the yoga pants that show up on Saturday days.
ReplyDeleteI like reason #3. LOL!
ReplyDeleteU WOULD.
ReplyDeleteWell it's an event that no longer is about the artists
ReplyDeleteI remember when you didn't go to impress someone you went because you had a real desire to see art.
As always the idiots ruin it and trash it for the ones who really care.
I'd buy that for a DOLLAR!
ReplyDeleteFunniest post you've wrote in awhile. Stick with the KC parodies. Love it.
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