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Sarah Rose Sharp
Sarah Rose Sharp is a Detroit-based writer, activist, and multimedia artist. She has shown work in New York, Seattle, Columbus and Toledo, OH, and Detroit — including at the Detroit Institute of Arts. She is primarily concerned with artist and viewer experiences of making and engaging with art, and conducts ongoing research in the state of contemporary art in postindustrial and redeveloping cities.
The Glamour of 1950s Senegal in Photographs
The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation and Le Korsa helped restore the extensive archive of Roger DaSilva, whose black-and-white images joyfully document Senegal’s nightclubs, upscale weddings, and cultural events.
Thousands of Gemstones and Beads Went Into These Moldy Fruit Sculptures
Like classical still life paintings, these viral works from artist Kathleen Ryan remind us of the transience of life.
This Performance Invites You to Send Postcards to Older New Yorkers
Artist Laura Nova’s “Spiels on Wheels” project replicates home-delivered meals to encourage you to send a story to the city’s seniors.
Largest Private Collection of African American Quilts Donated to a Berkeley Museum
The estate of art scholar and collector Eli Leon donated nearly 3,000 quilts to the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
Greta Thunberg’s Handwriting Sprouts as a New Typeface
The young climate change activist has galvanized support around the world. The latest example is this typeface by the designers at Uno.
A Design Firm Created Sex Toys Poking Fun at New York’s Hudson Yards
“Masturbation is a great metaphor for the latest wave of development in New York City,” the studio, Wolfgang & Hite, remarked in a statement.
This Artist’s Deli, Where Everything Is Made of Felt and Too Adorable to Resist
Lucy Sparrow is selling 30,000 hand-crafted pieces in the world’s cutest deli, fully stocked with felt produce.
KAWS Artwork of Chairman Mao Triggers Massive Outcry in China
After former KAWS fans burned their merch, the artwork, which was slated to go to auction at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on October 7, was taken down from the auction house’s website.
Anti-Oil Protesters Will Storm the British Museum with a Trojan Horse
BP or not BP? launched a crowdfunding campaign to build a giant Trojan Horse for its largest protest yet, which will coincide with the museum’s Troy: Myth and Reality exhibition.
Remembering an Artist Who Fought to Have It All
An artist, mother, and source of inspiration for Detroit artists, the legacy Rose Brown Dalessandro leaves behind is not simply one of form, but one of the struggles attendant to its creation.
An Outdoor Art Project in Detroit Burns in Arson Attack, Again
Firefighters were delayed from doing more than monitoring the blaze at the Heidelberg Project site due to a succession of five non-working fire hydrants — possibly the result of ongoing water main repairs.