“Artist Nick Cave Embraced Detroit, And We Hugged Him Back” |Detroit Free Press

The Detroit Free Press recently featured the editorial “Artist Nick Cave Embraced Detroit, And We Hugged Him Back,” detailing the incredible impact this project has had on Detroit and the surrounding region.

Mark Stryker’s Top Ten in the Detroit Free Press

Mark Stryker of the Detroit Free Press recently compiled his top ten list of metro Detroit exhibitions of 2015, saying, ” Contemporary art is rarely as much fun as Nick Cave’s Soundsuits.”

“Nick Cave: Here Hear” Named Second-Best Exhibition in Country

“Nick Cave: Here Hear” was recently named the second-best exhibition in the country by Hyperallergic, the online arts magazine. The news was also covered by the Detroit Metro Times and the Knight Foundation.

“Nick Cave: Here Hear” Review | Art Forum

The Nick Cave: Here Hear exhibition at Cranbrook Museum of Art is reviewed by Matthew Biro in the December 2015 issue of Art Forum. “[…]the Cranbrook Art Museum presented a powerful demonstration of Cave’s incisive take on the current sociopolitical climate, while simultaneously evidencing his efforts to assemble alternative communities.”

Treasure: Cranbrook exhibit spotlights Pewabic’s legacy | The Detroit News

Santa came a little early last week when I had the opportunity to preview the encyclopedic exhibition of Pewabic Pottery opening Saturday at Cranbrook. One of the largest private collections in the nation, “Simple Forms, Stunning Glazes” features the 117-piece collection of Gerald W. McNeely, recently donated to Cranbrook by …

Joan Mitchell, Preface for Chris

Eliel Saarinen (Designer), Tea Urn and Tray

Mary Chase Stratton for Pewabic Pottery (Maker) Jar, 1932

Cranbrook exhibit gets noisy with Lou Reed album | Detroit Free Press

Back in 1975, rock musician Lou Reed nearly drove his now revered career into the ground with the release of his fifth solo album, “Metal Machine Music.” As one of pop culture’s earliest examples of experimental noise (meaning no songs and no structure), the controversial “Metal Machine Music” was largely …

Designs of the Times: 100 Years of Posters at Cranbrook

Designs of the Times is the third exhibition in the Cranbrook Archives ephemera series. The exhibition, which represents Cranbrook’s diverse audiences by exploring both design and history, illustrates the impact of new technologies and the information age on the poster medium as visual communication. Organized chronologically, the exhibition documents the …