You know what I often wonder? How it is that men get literally anything done without carrying a bag. Where do you put all your stuff, dudes? I know, I know, we live in a society ravaged by toxic masculinity, which prevents you from adopting the useful habit of regularly […]
In one of my regular autumn rituals, I dropped in on one of Michigan’s many excellent cider mills last weekend. While stuffing my face with donuts, I caught a kid, probably 5 or 6 years old, staring at me in the way children are wont to do when you are […]
Artist: Oren Goldenberg Location: The Clique Breakfast: OG – Coffee (milk, not 1/2 & 1/2), vegetarian omelet, grits, side of pancakes (did not have to look at menu) SRS – Coffee (black), traditional hash, eggs over medium, side of pancakes (some of Oren’s grits–probably about 10%) This BWTA was a fortuitous […]
Excited to be a part of Culture Lab Detroit which today debuted limited edition objects made in Detroit and inspired by green spaces. The collection will be available for sale at a pop-up shop within Nora, which is conceptualized and created by celebrity event designer and lifestyle expert, David Stark. […]
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. — “I want to know what love is,” artist Scott Northrup confides in me via email, and his reference to the Foreigner song of same name is neither ironic nor unintentional. Underscoring the whole of his solo show I WAS RIGHT HERE THE WHOLE TIME, at Hatch Art […]
“30 Americans” opened its three-month, special exhibition run at the Detroit Institute of Arts last week with fanfare and a diverse set of attendees to its community celebration night. Some among the crowd were gathered to get the first glimpse of the show, which originated in 2008 as a survey […]
Nancy Mitchnick is a Detroit legacy that spans generations. After witnessing and creating work within the Cass Corridor scene, she moved on to find success in New York City, before eventually falling into a series of teaching positions, including working at CalArts in Valencia, California—“the conceptual art school when painting […]
DETROIT — It is always interesting to watch an art process that began instinctively and organically take on new strategic and conceptual dimensions. For decades, Detroit’s now-famous Heidelberg Project was a solo effort on the part of Tyree Guyton, reclaiming the street he grew up on by creating installations with […]
From Oct. 17-18, independent bookseller and Knight Arts Challenge winner DittoDitto hosted the third annual Detroit Art Book Fair. The event was held at Trinosophes, a fellow Knight Arts Challenge winner, where dialogue was certainly flowing as art enthusiasts and bibliophiles gathered in droves for creative and fiscal exchanges with […]
Artist: Jeremy Noonan Location: Chartreuse Kitchen & Cocktails Breakfast: JN – “Black” lemonade, smoked salmon sandwich with kettle chips SRS – “Black” lemonade, fried egg sandwich with fingerling potatoes First off, shout out to Chartreuse. It came highly recommended, and it did not disappoint. Here’s hoping it can hold its […]