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MetroTimes // Bakpak Durden, BLKOUT Walls, and Black figurative art in Detroit

By Steven Panton Published on November 17, 2021. It is common knowledge that body language can say a lot about our day-to-day emotional state. But the body is also an archive; it stores scars and trauma and talks about the life we have lived to this point. In I Feel Like I’ve Been Here Before, a solo […]

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Metro Times // Detroit artist Sydney James is set to debut her first solo show

By Lee DeVito  For her first solo exhibition, Detroit-based fine artist Sydney James has been trying her best to keep things under wraps — no easy task in the age of social media. “That’s what Tylonn did last year for his solo show,” she says of her friend, the fellow Detroit fine artist Tylonn Sawyer. “We […]

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BLOWOUT MUSIC FESTIVAL CELEBRATES ITS 15TH YEAR: LINE-UP RELEASED

  Metro Times BLOWOUT Festival is celebrating its 15th year featuring top local musical talent in Detroit. The festival is spread throughout twelve venues in the city.  Check out the complete list of artists performing below. PLAYGROUND favorites include K.I.D.S, Child Bite, Phantasmagoria,  Lord Scrummage, and Danny Brown. BUY TICKETS HERE.

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