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Artworks About Place Struggle Within the Confines of a Museum

by Sarah Rose Sharp August 26, 2019August 27, 2019

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.

Posted inNews

Detroit Street Artist Arrested While Painting Mural Commissioned by City

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber June 25, 2019November 22, 2022

“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.”

Posted inArt

How Do You Build an Anti-Capitalist Streaming Site?

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel June 17, 2019June 24, 2019

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.

Posted inIn Brief

Mercedes-Benz Is Suing Artists Who Accused the Car Company of Copyright Infringement

by Hakim Bishara April 4, 2019

“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

by Sarah Rose Sharp March 19, 2019March 21, 2019

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.

Posted inArt

Six Local Artists Grapple with the Specter of Detroit’s Manufacturing Heritage

Avatar photo by Amy Luo March 18, 2019March 25, 2019

An ambiguity between adaptation and transformation hangs over this large exhibition.

Posted inArt

The Power of Art Lies in Self-Expression

by Sarah Rose Sharp March 14, 2019

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

by Sarah Rose Sharp January 9, 2019January 9, 2019

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.

Posted inArt

Leaving Cynicism Aside to Take a Fresh Look at Detroit

by Sarah Rose Sharp December 6, 2018December 6, 2018

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.

Posted inBooks

Gripping Nocturnal Views of Detroit Devoid of Life

by Sarah Rose Sharp June 11, 2018June 8, 2018

Dave Jordano’s new book collects more than 100 of his startling, brilliant nighttime photographs of his hometown.

Posted inArt

An Abandoned Detroit Church Poetically and Subtly Divided in Two

by Sarah Rose Sharp June 1, 2018June 3, 2018

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

by Sarah Rose Sharp May 24, 2018May 24, 2018

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.

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