When constructed, Michigan Central Station was the tallest rail station in the world. By the middle of the 20th century, more than 200 trains would come and go each day carrying a diverse array of passengers, including American presidents, soldiers, teachers, nurses and artists, like Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Writer and Kresge Artist Fellow […]

With its first international juried exhibition, The Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography gives Detroiters an unprecedented view of the enigmatic world of modern photography. Guest Juror Nancy Barr commented, “In viewing such an amazing range of work, submitted without any prescribed theme or definable territory, I found that subjects, styles and interpretations relevant to contemporary photographic […]

With the show “Scenes From Something Overlooked” at Center Galleries, part of the College for Creative Studies, featured artists Andrew Krieger, Michael McGillis and Clinton Snider revel secrets moments found in life, nature and the city of Detroit. The three artists, though exploring different mediums, have an overall aesthetic that references the sometimes-gritty realities of […]

The TAP Gallery, aka The Alley Project, consists of a garage that serves as a studio and gallery, as well as two lots fitted as common space for artists and neighbors and an alley that has been transformed into a walking gallery. TAP presents graffiti as art and gives producers safe and legal places to practice, […]

Last Saturday night at the opening of Russell Young’s “American Envy III,” the premiere exhibition to take place at the brand new Long-Sharp | Curis Gallery for Modern + Contemporary Fine Art, was a very exciting night in the city of Detroit. The world-renowned British artist’s work is included in the collections of President Barack Obama, […]

The model for Detroit Soup, an experiment in shared experience and micro funding, is simple; guests pay $5 at the door and over a meal of Avalon International Bread, locally made vegan soup and salad, they listen to proposals from creative projects. At the end of the evening, the audience casts a vote and the […]

The autumn chill is not the only thing September is bringing to Detroit this year. Along with it comes the excitement and buzz associated with the first-ever Detroit Design Festival. The Detroit Design Festival (DDF), brought to you in part by the Detroit Creative Corridor Center, is a citywide celebration of art, design and ideas. […]

I’ve always been friends with people who are in bands. Eventually, these people return from touring, full of inside jokes I do not understand. While listening to their “hilarious” stories, sometimes I try to laugh along just because, but usually I have no idea and can only imagine whatever they are talking about. The works […]

We live in a world that is over-saturated with marketing images and materials. In a lecture that I cannot forget, Tom Wujec, a fellow at Autodesk and a leader of businesses visualization, explained that although the brain’s ability to process information doubles only every 160,000 years, the amount of information we are exposed to doubles […]