Artist: Mary Fortuna (image above courtesy of the artist) Location: Detroit Institute of Bagels Breakfast: MF – Coffee, ham/egg/cheese on a sesame bagel (toasted), orange juice SRS – Coffee (black), toasted salt bagel with plain cream cheese It’s 2016, have you had a bagel with Mary Fortuna yet? Well, sorry, […]
Just wanted to give a shout out to the MOCAD for a super-fun time at the Monster Drawing Rally. Thanks for having me! I got to sit next to Mary Fortuna, which is always an honor. I made, like, 8 drawings, trying out this eidetic memory mapping project, and I […]
Artist: Kirsten Lund Location: Honest ? John’s Breakfast: KL – The Special? (something like eggs, bacon, hash browns, no toast), tea with lemon (maybe honey) SRS – Coffee (cream, little bit of sugar), frosted flakes french toast, sausage I had business reasons for meeting Kirsten for breakfast this weekend – […]
Last month in Hamtramck, Mich., women gathered for an old-fashioned sewing circle activity under the tutelage of Mary Fortuna, an artist known throughout the region for her handmade sculptures and figurines. (Read more about Fortuna in this Knight Blog artist profile from last year.) The sewing circle was hosted by […]
Never am I more impressed with the curatorial efforts of Steve Panton, then when I see an installment of the ongoing Essay’d series at his gallery, 9338 Campau, in Hamtramck. Panton already has established his reputation as one of the most innovative and intuitive curators around the Detroit art scene, […]
Artist: Mary Fortuna Location: Toast (Ferndale) Breakfast: MF – Coffee (lots of cream, Sugar in the Raw), Mushroom omelet with cheese, homefries, cherry walnut toast (she ate about 1/3 of this) SRS – Coffee (little bit of cream), Berry French Toast I am pretty sure that our server at Toast […]
Hamtramck was a hub of fun and fundraising last weekend, as two of the city’s venerated art institutions held head-to-head group shows in support of their innovative arts programming. Popps Packing was the scene of the 3rd Annual Pinewood Derby—a chic update to the car race that was traditionally the […]
Tonight was the awards ceremony for the 2015 Kresge Fellowships. A lot of things were amazing. First of all, and I cannot overstate the importance of this: I think my hair looked pretty okay. Secondly, I met my two main goals, of not tripping or crying onstage. Pretty much all […]
Artist: Mary Fortuna Location: My place Breakfast: Vegetarian chili & salad Well, I knew that I had dinner plans with Mary Fortuna, but I wanted to include our conversation in Breakfast with the Artist, because she is such a great artist, like, one of the artists where I stalk her […]