Detroit Institute of Arts features a selection of contemporary works in special installation, Experience & Expression
Felrath Hines (American, 191393). Alarm, 1985. Oil on linen; 52 × 64 in. (132.1 × 162.6 cm). Gift of the artist's wife, 2009.47.
DETROIT, MICH
.-The Detroit Institute of Arts presents a selection of contemporary works in the permanent collection installation Experience & Expression, on view Saturday, January 30 through Sunday, October 3, 2021. Free with museum admission, the works on view draw from the museums permanent collection of contemporary art, whose galleries are currently being utilized for the exhibition Detroit Style: Car Design in the Motor City, 1950-2020.
This installation includes approximately 25 works, including recently acquired objects that have never, or rarely been seen by the public, by artists such as McArthur Binion, Rashid Johnson, Elias Sime, and Avery Singer. Other artists in the installation include Marina Abramovic, Ghada Amer, Jennifer Bartlett, Hernan Bas, Nicholas Hlobo, Allie McGhee, Yoko Ono, Sean Scully, and more. The works are grouped into three themes: abstraction, art meant to evoke emotion or an experience to the viewer by experimenting with color, form, and texture); materiality, understanding and exploring the meaning of the materials used; and meditations on identity, works that express the artists personal experiences and emotions. The installation provides novice art-lovers with an introduction to contemporary art and invite visitors to look closely, to ask questions, and to connect with their own experiences.