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DETROIT METRO TIMES // Detroit photographer Kenny Karpov captures the despair and hope of Europe's refugee crisis
For his latest solo exhibition, Detroit photographer Kenny Karpov took to the Mediterranean Sea for a closer look at Europe's refugee crisis.
Many of the photos show Black bodies packed onto ship decks, calling to mind a modern-day slave ship. What gets lost in the mainstream media narrative of the refugees, Karpov believes, is that any of the African and Middle Eastern refugees are in fact fleeing the horrors of modern-day slavery, human trafficking, famine, and war.
DETROIT PERFORMS // Matthew Eaton
Artist Matt Eaton explores themes of nostalgia and space.
Episode 908/Segment 2
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.
M CONTEMPORARY ART PARTICIPATES IN DETROIT ART WEEK 2019
M Contemporary Art was a part of Detroit Art Week from July 16 - July 21, 2019 with a lineup of events including the opening of Brian Day’s “A Moment Away,” a collection visit at the Burris Law offices, and studio tours with Senghor Reid, Scott Vincent Campbell and Robert Mirek.
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.
DONALD KILPATRICK III COLLABORATES WITH RENOWNED SHOE DESIGNER NORIYUKI MISAWA
Noriyuki Misawa designed and created a shoe inspired by a violin, and Donald Kilpatrick carved the soles in keeping with the musical theme.