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What Pipeline Nolan Simon Portrait Fundraiser
What Pipeline presents live portrait painting by Nolan Simon, a fundraiser for our Detroit Artists Publication series. Saturday, August 29, 12-8pm; Sunday, August 30, 12-8pm. Skype portraits through end of Sept, email info@what pipeline.com for appointments. All proceeds will be matched by the Knight Foundation and donations may be tax deductible. Visit whatpipeline.com for more info.
Saturday August 29 and Sunday August 30, 12-8pm. [Southwest, Detroit]
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Lank Limp Lemons Suck
There's a tendency to think about this work-Is it pillows? Is it goiters? Are they extremely large drug mule balloons?-as painting, even though it was born as sculpture. But it's surface and paint on canvas, so it's like painting? But if it's painting, then is the stretcher air rather than wood? Is it the ultimate in provisionality? Is it like a constantly inhaling lung, trying to take a deeper hit, ever so slightly deflating like that shitty air mattress in your sister-in-law's extra bedroom? It's more air mattress, more hot air balloon, more lung than sculpture. More like a ceramic vessel. If we define the major difference between painting and sculpture as flat and two-dimensional versus unflat and three-dimensional, then the difference between all of that and this work is that it's never static. It's constantly breathing in and deflating-a trompe-l'œil of plane and scale.
Opening Reception Saturday, August 29, 5-7pm. [Hamtramck]
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Dabl's African Bead Gallery
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12 Annual MBAD/ABA African Bead Museum Festival 2015
On August 29th come join our celebration at Dabls African Bead Museum. Dive into the depths of Animist. We are fundraising to keep, maintain, improve and expand the awareness we have of our ancestors information and material culture. Let's activate the story our children's, children tell their children of what we were, what we are and what we are to become, on this day. Lets guarantee our lineage. There are donation based festivities for the whole family to enjoy and experience. Saturday August 29, 11am. [Grand River, Detroit]
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Little Library Originals
To be held at 4731 Gallery in the Grand River Creative Corridor, the exhibit will include contributions from 17 artists including Andy Krieger, Mary Fortuna, John Sauve, Eno Laget, Debora Grace, Mitchell Schorr, Rashaun Rucker, Fatima Sow, Loretta Bradfield, Jesse Kassel, Ndubisi Okoye, Barbara Barefield, Kelly O'Hara, Pam Shapiro, Michael Conger, Donna Conger and Adam Genei.
Opening Reception Thursday August 27, 5:30-8pm. [Grand River, Detroit]
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Library Street Collective
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Poison
Detroit-based contemporary art gallery, Library Street Collective, is pleased to announce "POISON" a solo exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist, Cleon Peterson. The Cranbrook Academy of Art alumnus, globally recognized for his graphic monochromatic works depicting merciless violence, will, for the first time, bring his mayhem-filled narratives to Detroit. The show features a collection of over twenty acrylic-on-canvas pieces as well as porcelain sculptures.
Opening Reception Saturday, August 29, 6-9pm. [Downtown, Detroit]
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Mesnoss Episode
The photography of Elise Mesner. The paintings of the photography of Elise Mesner by Mike Ross.
Opening Reception Saturday, August 29, 6-10pm. [Ferndale]
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