Anyone who's lived in Ann Arbor is familiar with the detestable annual art fair. For a week each summer, the fair closes down large sections of downtown, further disturbing our city's already clogged traffic. Down the block from my house, hundreds of stands sell a wide range of useless goods, from kitschy tie-dyed urns, to blue Icees, to windchimes. The "political alley" section of art fair features Christian missionaries of diverse denominations, gay rights organizations, and that guy distributing educational pamphlets about the injustices of male circumcision. Here is a pictoral sampling of the best worst "art" of art fair 2009.
Copper fish with large red eye and beehive haircut. $450.
Hologram flowers. $100.
Bird feeder urn featuring cartoonish turtles and dragonflies. $59.
Lopsided triangle purse.
Kaleidescopic tie-dye urn. Perfect for grandma or kitty's ashes. $850.
