Class is in at the CCS Sculpture Room B102. Rajewski seated left. On Thursday, February 12th, artist and activist Jonathan Rajewski was the featured speaker at the weekly Fine Art Talk—an ongoing series facilitated by College of Creative Studies professor Chido Johnson. Exhibiting his trademark reluctance to highlight his own studio practice, Rajewski chose instead […]
Article · February 20, 2015 by Rosie Sharp
For some, February is a cold, dead time of year, where all the charm of winter has given way to Seasonal Affective Disorder and an increasingly whiny yearning for signs of spring. But others, bowing to the inevitabilities of Michigan’s most severe season, embrace this atmospheric lockdown as an opportunity for creative indoor pastimes. Public […]
Article · February 17, 2015 by Rosie Sharp
A trio of works by Shaina Kasztelan. Saturday, February 14th marks the closing of “It’s Like Toys in Here” at the Detroit Artists Market, giving you just one last chance to fall in love with this playful show curated by Andrew Thompson, featuring three generations of Detroit artists working in the show’s eponymous medium. Mary […]
Article · February 13, 2015 by Rosie Sharp
Three members of the Mobile Homestead’s Teen Painting workshop, with hair as bright as canvases. This past weekend was a whirlwind of activity for MOCAD’s Mobile Homestead, with a 1-2-3 punch of activities to supplement the opening of a new round of exhibits at the museum. Friday, February 6th saw the continuation of the Radical […]
Article · February 11, 2015 by Rosie Sharp
The Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights, on the WSU Law School campus. Picture courtesy of the SHW Group February is Black History Month, and there’s an exciting range of free programming being supported by the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights to celebrate the rich cultural traditions and history of black and […]
Article · February 6, 2015 by Rosie Sharp
The first-ever comprehensive retrospective of the work of cartoonist and 2014 MacArthur Fellow Alison Bechdel, “Dykes, Dads, and Moms to Watch Out For,” opened as the inaugural show in a year of “Life Writing” presented by University of Michigan’s Institute for the Humanities, coinciding with Bechdel’s January 22nd appearance in the Penny Stamps Speaker Series […]
Article · February 3, 2015 by Rosie Sharp
Guest artist Theadra Fleming talks about one of her signature log cabin quilts. Everyone’s going to pieces over at the MOCAD’s Mobile Homestead, where Radical Scavengers: the MOCAD Quilting Bee Project kicked off on Sunday, January 25th, with a meet-and-greet that commences a community collaboration of quilt-makers, fiber artists and rank novices—and everyone in between. […]
Article · January 30, 2015 by Rosie Sharp
“El Poblado, night (II)” (2010), one half of a panoramic duo of Medellin by night. Friday, January 24th was the opening for “Obscura Primavera” by photographer Corine Vermeulen, at the Susanne Hilberry Gallery in Ferndale. The collection of images, produced from 2009-2014, center around Medellin, Colombia, where Vermeulen spent multiple visits to the city documenting […]
Article · January 27, 2015 by Rosie Sharp
I had the privilege of joining a member of the DIA’s educational department for the Detroit Film Theatre’s first screening of the documentary National Gallery by filmmaker Frederick Wiseman. Wiseman was in attendance for a discussion following the three-hour film, which details the inner workings of London’s National Gallery. As a gesture to the relevance […]
Article · January 23, 2015 by Rosie Sharp
Bridget Riley, “Ch’i-Yün,” 1974; “Leopardus pardalis (Ocelot),” mid-twentieth century; Wharton Esherick, “Spiral Three-Step Ladder,” 1966; “Coracias garrulus (European Roller),” early twentieth century; “Fluorite crystal”; “Confronted Najas (Cobras),” early 20th century. Photo by PD Rearick, courtesy of Cranbrook Art Museum Cranbrook Art Museum has a stellar lineup this winter, including a new exhibit co-curated by Shelley […]
Article · January 20, 2015 by Rosie Sharp
A new work in Susan Goethel Campbell’s “Old Stand” series. The opening night crowd gathers. Saturday, January 10th was the opening reception for Field Guide, a solo show by Susan Goethel Campbell at the Oakland University Art Gallery, which will run through February 22nd, with an artist talk on Wednesday, February 4th at 12 p.m. […]
Article · January 16, 2015 by Rosie Sharp