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GO SEE: DANCE! AMERICAN ART 1830-1960 EXHIBITION AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS & #JOINTHEDANCE

Dance! American Art 1830-1960 includes 19th-century paintings that portray dances from America’s diverse communities, from the sacred dances of indigenous North Americans to Irish jigs and Spanish flamencos; paintings that show class distinctions, from the refined quadrille to a sidewalk tarantella; pastoral fantasies of expressive dances performed outdoors; paintings from the turn of the 20th […]

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GO SEE: 30 AMERICANS EXHIBITION ON VIEW AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS

30 Americans opened this weekend at The Detroit Institute of Arts, “an exhibition bound by one nation and divided by 30 experiences. A dynamic showcase of contemporary art by African American artists, this exhibition explores issues of racial, political, historical and gender identity in contemporary culture.” The exhibition is on view through January 18, 2016. […]

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DIEGO RIVERA & FRIDA KAHLO EXHIBITION OPENS IN DETROIT AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS

Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit exhibition opens March 15th at the Detroit Institute of Arts. The exhibit “brings together nearly 70 works of art that depict the evolution of these two extraordinary artists’ careers, including eight of Rivera’s epic preparatory drawings for the Detroit Industry murals and 23 pieces by Kahlo, whose work has […]

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NEWS: $330 MILLION IN FUNDING DONATED TO ALLEVIATE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS PRESSURE TO SELL OFF ART

U.S. Chief District Judge Gerald Rosen announced today that several foundations have pledged a total of $330 million to help Detroit’s unpaid pensions and to further prevent the de-accessioning of the Detroit Institute of Arts. The Detroit Free Presscautions that “the pledges do not by themselves mean that pensions and DIA art are now beyond the reach […]

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