Landlord Colors at Cranbrook Art Museum tries to “elevate” art borne of economic hardship and upheavals, but such art needs no elevation; the viewer must seek and find its level.
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Detroit Street Artist Arrested While Painting Mural Commissioned by City
“They treated me like a felon even though I was commissioned by the city to do this,” said Sheefy McFly, adding that he felt “racially profiled and bullied.”
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How Do You Build an Anti-Capitalist Streaming Site?
Nick Hayes and Naomi Burton, founders of the Detroit-based leftist media company Means Media, talk about their ambitions for Means TV, a worker-owned, completely viewer-supported streaming platform.
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Mercedes-Benz Is Suing Artists Who Accused the Car Company of Copyright Infringement
“An advertisement for a Mercedes Benz car that costs $200,000, without any compensation to me, or without even asking my permission first, is totally unacceptable,” one of the artists said.
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Elderly Models Camouflage With Nature in These Folklore-Inspired Photographs
In Norwegian-Finnish artist duo Karoline Hjorth and Riitta Ikonen’s Norse mythology-inspired photographs there’s a beauty in old stories, old places, and old people.
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Six Local Artists Grapple with the Specter of Detroit’s Manufacturing Heritage
An ambiguity between adaptation and transformation hangs over this large exhibition.
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The Power of Art Lies in Self-Expression
Mirror, Mirror presents art as something fundamental that unites human beings in the capacity for reflection and self-expression.
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An Artist Guards Detroit’s Identity and Who Can Claim It
Tiff Massey’s hyper-territorialism regarding who can claim Detroit as their home comes into philosophical conflict with some of the culture blending she utilizes in a new body of fiber-based work.
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Leaving Cynicism Aside to Take a Fresh Look at Detroit
For Ryan Standfest to give off a defeatist vibe in the face of adversity is nothing new, but for him to use humor as a coping mechanism rather than a distancing device is refreshing.
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Gripping Nocturnal Views of Detroit Devoid of Life
Dave Jordano’s new book collects more than 100 of his startling, brilliant nighttime photographs of his hometown.
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An Abandoned Detroit Church Poetically and Subtly Divided in Two
Manal Shoukair’s installation at Shylo Arts, a transparent scrim stretched across the entire space at about chest level, is an understated but powerful intervention.
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A Golden Critique of Colonialism
Carlos Rolón’s latest body of work transforms the iconography of Spanish colonialism in the Americas while elevating memories and images from his childhood in Chicago’s Puerto Rican community.