“Hey,” you are thinking, “Sarah Rose Sharp, I love to hear your thoughts connected to very cool art by other people, and also some of their words, too!” Well, well, have I got a fun day for you! Tomorrow – that’s Thursday, March 1st. First, I will be over at […]
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Artist: Sophie Eisner Location: Rose’s Fine Foods Breakfast: SE – Staff Favorite 2.0, coffee (w/ cream) SRS – Staff Favorite 2.0 (w/ hot sauce), coffee (black) Have I ever told you about a game I like to play, called ‘Who Is the Most Like Me?’ The way it works is, […]
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — If I learned anything from Transformers, the 2007 movie reboot that pits robots against robots, it’s that I’ll pretty much watch anything that involves a giant robot. This includes a recent test run of a 40-foot art robot commanded by artist Chico MacMurtie, and created under his direction […]
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It was a huge honor to be asked to guest-jury this year’s exhibition, especially in the first year it has been renamed to honor Gilda Snowden. We received so many wonderful submissions, and I am crazy in love with how the show turned out. I hope you will be, too! […]
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DETROIT — Traveling is important for many people, but perhaps especially for artists, as it offers a world of opportunity to be exposed to new information and ideas, as well as to view one’s own existence from a distance. Printmaker Tyanna Buie reinforces this idea by introducing her exhibition at […]
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Artist: Feather Chiaverini Location: Detroit One Coney Island Breakfast: FC – Scrambled eggs, toast, grits, and sausage, coffee (very sweet & blonde) SRS – Raisin bread French toast, side of bacon, coffee (black) At the tender age of 22, Feather Chiaverini has mastered several crucial ingredients for success: quotability and […]
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DETROIT — If we require a poster image for 2017–18 female experiences, I recommend one by illustrator Lucy Cahill, spotted adorning a T-shirt for sale at her solo exhibition, NOW I WANNA… at Grey Area — an almost unbearably hip mixed-use art and retail space in the Southwest neighborhood. The shirt […]
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Perhaps you’ve been thinking that I’ve been writing a little less frequently than usual, and wondering what I’ve been up to, besides going to innumerable fun breakfasts with artists. First of all, that feels a little judgy, so you might want to look at that. But also, I’ve been guest […]
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Artist: Sadie Trichler Location: Trinosophes Breakfast: ST – Museli, yogurt, and mango with Michigan honey, cappuccino SRS – Breakfast sandwich with sausage, jam, coffee (black) “I write, but I don’t feel knowledgeable enough to arts write, I guess,” said Sadie Trichler, when I asked if she’d done any arts writing since […]
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Artist: Sidney Mullis Location: Kondu (State College, PA) Breakfast (jk, totally dinner): SM – Vegetable Teppanyaki (?), water SRS – Create-Your-Own rice bowl (spicy tuna & salmon), water I have to say, Sidney Mullis is jarringly normal. As I was deplaning in State College, PA, I wondered how I was going […]
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