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Nick Cave ♥ Detroit | The Art Newspaper

The Art Newspaper featured Nick Cave in their July/August 2015 edition.


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Cranbrook Art Museum in the News
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A Mesmerizing ‘Soundsuit’ Memorializes Trayvon Martin’s Death | Huffington Post

Behind what appears to be a beaded net stained the color of Skittles stands a hollow figure, made distinct by the hint of a sneaker sticking out from under the obscurity. Pan up from the shoe and there’s a glimpse of a hooded sweatshirt topping off the towering statue, an …


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Cranbrook Art Museum in the News
Nick Cave
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Nick Cave ‘Here Hear’ @ Cranbrook & on DPTV Ch. 56 | Detroit Performs

Colorful, inventive and captivating are but a few of the words to describe Nick Cave’s bold new exhibit, “Here Hear” at the Cranbrook Art Museum June 20 through October 11. Join Detroit Public Television Ch. 56 as we bring this incredible exhibit and various related events, including Cave’s visit with students …


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Cranbrook Art Museum in the News
Nick Cave
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Summer Shows: 25 Noteworthy Exhibitions Feature Black Artists | Culture Type

THIS SUMMER, MAJOR CITIES are presenting major exhibitions featuring the work of important African American artists. In greater Detroit, Nick Cave (shown above) is staging pop-up performances showcasing his mesmerizing Soundsuits in conjunction with a museum exhibition at the Cranbrook Art Museum, his first in Michigan. In New York, the …


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Cranbrook Art Museum in the News
Nick Cave
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Nick Cave X Detroit | Cultured Magazine

Nick Cave has taken performance art to another level with his seven-month experiential “Performance Series” in Detroit, and the museum exhibition “Here Hear” at Cranbrook Art Museum, which in addition to presenting his famous Soundsuit sculptures, also serves as a living document of this ambitious project. In effect, Cave, with …


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No Object is an Island: New Dialogues with the Cranbrook Collection

No Object is an Island: New Dialogues with the Cranbrook Collection

No Object is an Island: New Dialogues with the Cranbrook Collection is the provocative exhibition that will reopen the expanded and renovated Cranbrook Art Museum at Cranbrook Academy of Art on November 11, 2011. Inside and around the landmark building, designed by renowned Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen, the exhibition will …


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2012 Graduate Degree Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy of Art

2012 Graduate Degree Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy of Art

Cranbrook Academy of Art is delighted to present its annual exhibition of work by the 2012 class of Masters of Fine Arts and Masters of Architecture students in the newly renovated galleries of Cranbrook Art Museum. The Academy’s program is interdisciplinary in orientation, representing the crossing and merging of mediums …


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George Nelson

George Nelson: Architect | Writer | Designer | Teacher

George Nelson: Architect | Writer | Designer | Teacher

George Nelson is considered one of the most influential figures in American design during the second half of the twentieth century. Operating from the western side of Michigan as Design Director at the Zeeland-based furniture manufacturer Herman Miller for more than twenty years, Nelson had his sights firmly focused on …


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Vision and Interpretation: Building Cranbrook, 1904–2012

Vision and Interpretation: Building Cranbrook, 1904–2012

“Vision and Interpretation: Building Cranbrook, 1904-2012” presents the architectural legacy of Cranbrook as an artistic narrative emerging from the visionary ideas of George Gough Booth. During the early 1900s, Booth’s vision was realized through collaborations with renowned architects and craftsmen, including Albert Kahn and Eliel Saarinen. More recently, the campus …


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Soo Sunny Park: Vapor Slide

Soo Sunny Park: Vapor Slide

Also opening on November 17, 2012 and running through Sunday, March 17, 2013 is sculptor Soo Sunny Park’s large-scale installation SSVT (South Stafford, Vermont) Vapor Slide (2007). The exhibit combines quotidian materials – chain link fence, plastic cups, paper clips, river rocks – in imaginative ways, crafting a dazzling environment …


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