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FPLO // Kenny Karpov’s New Book ‘Despite It All We Never Learn’ + Exhibition at M Contemporary

Kenny Karpov will be the featured exhibiting artist at M Contemporary Art Gallery, right across the street from the Ferndale Library, starting November 22 -thru – December 15. This is his first solo exhibition, but Karpov is not an artist. Even if it is an exhibition in a gallery, with 21 works of photography, Karpov is not an artist, just as he’s not your typical photographer. At least he doesn’t talk like one; doesn’t live like one, and doesn’t, frankly, think like one.

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DETROIT FREE PRESS // Why it's a breakout fall for the Detroit creators known as Vanguard Artist Collective

The Vanguard Artist Collective is a semi-formal nod to pioneering Chicago-based black art collectives like the Organization of Black American Culture and AfriCOBRA, which were founded during the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

“We push each other to be better artists and better people — even when it’s critical,” says Rucker.

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ARTNEWS // RASHAUN RUCKER NAMED 2019 KRESGE ARTS VISUAL ARTS FELLOW

Kresge Arts in Detroit has named the 20 recipients of its 2019 fellowships and awards in literary and visual arts, which are given annually to Detroit-based writers and artists working in different mediums. Each of the 18 artist fellows gets an unrestricted grant of $25,000, and the two winners of the organization’s Gilda Awards, which recognize artists early in their careers, receive $5,000 to support their practice.

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BRIAN DAY ON MAKE IT

Brian Day talks to Make It about his passion for capturing Detroit, and how he uses long exposure drone photography to present perspectives of the city most people never see.

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