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The Big Red Ball Project Old City Hall Public Art Contemporary Art Redball is a temporary public art piece by american artist kurt perschke. considered “the world's longest running street art work” the piece has been to over 39 cities globally and moves through a city with a new site each day of the performance. Redball project is a public travelling street art piece by us born artist kurt perschke. [1] [2] [3] considered “the world's longest running street art work" [4] [5] [6] the project consists of a 15 ft inflated red ball wedged in different city spaces in various cities around the world.

Red Ball Project Public Art Outdoor Art Lovers Art Kurt perschke is an artist who works in sculpture, video, collage and public space. his most acclaimed work, redball project, is a traveling public art project that has taken place in over 40 cities including abu dhabi, taipei, perth, england, barcelona, st. louis, korea, portland, sydney, arizona, chicago and toronto, and received a national award from americans for the arts public art network. With antwerp, kurt perschke installed his 250 pounds and 15 foot high inflated giant red ball across the city’s famous landmarks and monuments. the installations ran until august 28th and was the 25th city around the world to receive the giant ball. take a look at some of the surreal shots below and then make sure to drop your two cents down. Generally the project is invited by a local cultural partner that supports the work. the redball project has been underwritten or sponsored by various partners including festivals, city public art programs, national grants, art institutions, and even private individuals. if you are an institution that is interested, i would be happy to speak. The estimated value of the art by the likes of alexander calder, joan miró and roy lichtenstein is a mind blowing $100 million of art from private collections and $10 million of public art. noguchi’s sculpture managed to survive these attacks and, well over 50 years later, looks the same as in 1968.