Starting April 14, the Fred Torres Collaborations on West 29th Street in Manhattan will showcase "Live from Detroit," a collection of works from a hodge-podge of local creators (including Model D's roving photog
Marvin Shaouni). It's curated by Monica Bowman of Ferndale's Butcher's Daughter Gallery. The gist? Seen together, the works of these hometown talents will help initiate discourse on "the state of one city, on the soil of another."
Excerpt:
Detroit has a thriving cultural scene separate to the emptiness. Curator
Monica Bowman says it best: "Artists working in Detroit have access to
almost unlimited resources: raw materials, land, vast enclosed spaces,
low rent, a viable community committed to cultural renewal. Choices
beyond blind circumstance. Through economy we have reclaimed and
rediscovered abundant options and fleeting luxuries: time, space and the
notion of closeness. Our work: symbiosis for the sake of sustainability
(i.e., what I need you may have: what can I offer you?)"
Find out more about the exhibition
here.
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