Sonic Resistance in the Motor City: "Call & Response" at U-M's Penny W. Stamps Gallery

Wed, 07/10/2019 - 1:45pm by christopherporter

In keeping with recent exhibition themes at the Penny W. Stamps Gallery, its most recent show asks audiences to imagine a better future through the works of innovative and iconic contemporary artists. 

Unmasking Herstory: Nastassja E. Swift's "she was here, once" at U-M's Lane Hall

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 3:45pm by christopherporter

Nastassja E. Swift wants to know what's behind the mask. 

The Virginia-based artist's exhibit at Lane Hall, the home of the LSA Women’s Studies program at the University of Michigan, is part of a larger performance piece, titled she was here, once. Swift, in her artist statement, expands upon the intent behind her work:

Painting the Everyday: Sarah Innes' "Around the Table" at Ann Arbor Art Center focuses on the small moments in life

Mon, 07/08/2019 - 11:00am by christopherporter

Ann Arbor artist Sarah Innes is a radical.

Pulp Bits: A Roundup of Washtenaw County Arts & Culture Stories, Songs & Videos

Wed, 07/03/2019 - 3:15pm by christopherporter

A round-up of arts and culture stories featuring people, places, and things in Washtenaw County, whether they're just passing through or Townies for life. Coverage includes music, visual art, film & video, theater & dance, written word, and Pulp life (food, fairs, and more). If you're reading this in the future and a story link is dead, look up the URL on web.archive.org; we've cached every post there.

The abstract paintings of late Detroit artist Gilda Snowden are "Bold & Beautiful" at U-M's Connections Gallery

Mon, 06/24/2019 - 1:00pm by christopherporter

I will never meet Gilda Snowden.

Jason DeMarte's "Garden of Artificial Delights" examines modern excess via fake still-lifes

Fri, 06/21/2019 - 5:15pm by christopherporter

Jason DeMarte's intimate solo show Garden of Artificial Delights mixes the domestic, the “natural,” and the artificial to create a room-sized simulacrum of a still-life at the University of Michigan Museum of Art.

Ann Arbor Art Center's "Peripheral Technologies" juxtaposes modern techniques with classic craft

Wed, 06/19/2019 - 3:15pm by christopherporter

With Peripheral Technologies, curated by Thea Augustina Eck, the Ann Arbor Art Center continues its trend of bringing together a diverse group of voices who ask us, through their works, to reconsider the limits of fine art in an era when we are constantly being asked to do so.

Pulp Bits: A Roundup of Washtenaw County Arts & Culture Stories, Songs & Videos

Wed, 06/19/2019 - 1:45pm by christopherporter

A round-up of arts and culture stories featuring people, places, and things in Washtenaw County, whether they're just passing through or Townies for life. Coverage includes music, visual art, film & video, theater & dance, written word, and Pulp life (food, fairs, and more). If you're reading this in the future and a story link is dead, look up the URL on web.archive.org; we've cached every post there.

Pulp Bits: A Roundup of Washtenaw County Arts & Culture Stories, Songs & Videos

Fri, 05/31/2019 - 2:30pm by christopherporter

A round-up of arts and culture stories featuring people, places, and things in Washtenaw County, whether they're just passing through or Townies for life. Coverage includes music, visual art, film & video, theater & dance, written word, and Pulp life (food, fairs, and more). If you're reading this in the future and a story link is dead, look up the URL on web.archive.org; we've cached every post there.

Featuring a new mix of Ghostly music by Shigeto and Charles Trees to celebrate the Ann Arbor-launched label's 20th year, the NSFW debut video by Ypsi rap duo Guttatown, the EMU-graduates-made fantasy film "Pandora's Wish," and much more.

The Music of Life: “Fractured History: A Solo Exhibit by Aaron Dworkin” at Ann Arbor Art Center

Wed, 05/29/2019 - 7:15am by christopherporter

Aaron Dworkin's Fractured History exhibition is art in the key of life. His 11 artworks in the Ann Arbor Art Center’s entry-level gallery gives us a revealing glimpse of this authentic Michigan institution as well as his view of the world around us.