The painting went on display this morning at the Grand Rapids Art Museum, where it will remain through the end of January.
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The painting went on display this morning at the Grand Rapids Art Museum, where it will remain through the end of January.
Kim’s installation, which began with photographs that were realized as images in granular salt and powder earth, was widely admired among the local arts community.
The Brooklyn, New York artist had the only painting among the top 10 finalists.
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At 6 p.m., some 10,400 votes had been cast for works by the Top 10 finalists in the competition worth $449,000 in prize money.
Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. today. In the meanwhile, artists are meeting, greeting and hoping to win.