I was invited to a Media Preview of Detroit Collects: Selections of African American Art from Private Collections is an exhibition at the Detroit Institute of the Arts. It examines Detroit’s history as a center for African-American creativity in the visual arts. The exhibit will be open from November 12, 2019 through March 1, 2020.
The exhibit celebrates the work of black artists from the personal collections of nineteen local patrons. The pieces selected captured the interest of local collectors, whose tastes span a diverse range of media-- with varying styles, genres, influences and subject matter.
The exhibit celebrates the work of black artists from the personal collections of nineteen local patrons. The pieces selected captured the interest of local collectors, whose tastes span a diverse range of media-- with varying styles, genres, influences and subject matter.
Detroit Collects is the first of its kind at the DIA to feature African American art from several local collectors, showcasing 60 works of art in a variety of media: paintings, sculptures and photography by internationally renowned artists. Highlights include works by Romare Bearden, Nick Cave, Aaron Douglas, Alison Saar, Rashid Johnson and Carrie Mae Weems.
The exhibit includes artists with Detroit roots-- including Charles McGee, Mario Moore, Tylonn Sawyer, Allie McGhee and others. Their works will be displayed alongside profiles of the collectors who describe in their own words what these pieces mean to them. Each collector weaves a story about their passion that drives them to acquire African American art, and the ways the art can reflect and affect social change.
The exhibit includes artists with Detroit roots-- including Charles McGee, Mario Moore, Tylonn Sawyer, Allie McGhee and others. Their works will be displayed alongside profiles of the collectors who describe in their own words what these pieces mean to them. Each collector weaves a story about their passion that drives them to acquire African American art, and the ways the art can reflect and affect social change.
Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit Collects: Selections of African American Art from Private Collections
November 12, 2019 - March 1, 2020
Detroit Collects: Selections of African American Art from Private Collections
November 12, 2019 - March 1, 2020
