Grand Rapids is full of tons of really impressive art, but there’s one mural in the city that very few know about or have ever seen.
It’s not their fault, though; you can only view this mural from above the city.
Alexander Calder’s Mark on the City of Grand Rapids
One of the most iconic symbols of the City of Grand Rapids is the Calder Statue, formally known as La Grande Vitesse, informally known as “that big red thing”. But did you know that there’s another piece of art from Calder pretty much right next to it that goes largely unseen?
High atop the Kent County Building (next to Grand Rapids City Hall), you’ll find a red, white, and black mural painted on the roof. That mural was also a piece done by Alexander Calder. (Seems Mr. Calder was a big fan of the color red.)
The piece is named “Calder on the Roof”, and, according to Roofing Magazine, it was the largest Calder painting in the world at the time (1974)…