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Axios // Detroit artist’s “The Eye of Horus” exhibition debuts at Cranbrook

Original Article: words by Annalise Frank, on Nov 18, 2022 Detroit-based Bakpak Durden, an artist whose work can be seen on murals across the city, debuted their first solo museum exhibition. Driving the news: “The Eye of Horus” runs now through March 19 at Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills. Details: Durden’s show is titled after an ancient Egyptian […]

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Bakpak Durden’s ‘The Eye of Horus’ steals the show at Cranbrook Art Museum

Work by Scott Hocking and James Benjamin Franklin is also featured in the museum’s fall season Original Article A human skull explodes into pieces on a wall at Cranbrook Art Museum. In the center of the room sits a strange apparatus reminiscent of a 22-legged steel spider. Each limb reaches out to visitors with a […]

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“The Eye of Horus” Bakpak Durden Exhibition at Cranbrook Art Museum Opens on November 5th

Bakpak Durden: The Eye of Horus November 5, 2022 – March 19, 2023 Upper Galleries, Cranbrook Art Museum Bakpak Durden is a self-taught artist born and raised in Detroit. Durden’s hyperrealistic work draws upon diverse inspirations, including dramatic cinema and Dutch Baroque painting. The Eye of Horus is Durden’s first solo museum exhibition and the inaugural […]

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Detroit Month of Design Is Back in Its 12th Edition

From Gucci’s Changemakers exhibition to the Cranbrook Chair Show, there is plenty to see in the Motor City. Text by: Shawn Ghassemitari Original Article From the automotive industry to the birth of Techno, Detroit has long been a center for innovation and culture. Although New York and Los Angeles are usually thought of first, Detroit […]

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IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH (THE TRUTH BOOTH) TRAVELS TO DETROIT & FLINT DEBUTING AT CRANBROOK ART MUSEUM

On July 31, Cranbrook Art Museum will kick-off the local tour of the public artwork In Search of the Truth (The Truth Booth). The Truth Booth is a portable, inflatable video recording studio in the shape of a giant speech bubble. A Cause Collective project by artists Ryan Alexiev, Jim Ricks, Will Sylvester and Hank […]

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GO SEE: CRANBROOK ART MUSEUM & THE DETROIT BLUESTOCKINGS CREW SALON HOSTED BY SAMANTHA BANKS SCHEFMAN & AUGUSTA MORRISON AT THE PLAYGROUND

The Detroit Bluestockings Crew along with Cranbrook Art Museum will be hosted by Samantha Banks Schefman, Co-Founder & Co-Director of Playground Detroit with guest Augusta Rose Morrison, Education Associate (MOCAD), musician, and member of the Seraphine Collective on February 18th. This unique evening of conversation and performance will focus on Feminism’s place in the art world; and […]

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