On Sunday, April 17, Spotlight will interview Jim Kiertzner, Channel 7 Action News Investigative Reporter; Jova Lynne, Senior Curator, MOCAD, and Dan Saleh, Co-Curator, MOCAD “Ground Up” Exhibition.
Stateside interview with former DIA and MOCAD curators
As the nation grapples with how its institutions treat people of color, the surge in conversations about how systemic racism exists in our social structures isn’t confined to the criminal justice or health systems. It’s also affecting the arts community, including in Detroit, where current and former staff and volunteers at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) and the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) have formed public campaigns asking for change at these institutions.
‘Black Art Library’ exhibit at MOCAD celebrates work of artists through books
‘This is really a project that’s not just for me, but for the community,’
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DETROIT – A new exhibit at Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit is celebrating the work of Black artists through books.
The first rule when you go to a museum is don’t touch the art, but when books themselves become art it’s a unique hands on experience.
“I love Black art. I love art books and my background is in art education,” said Asmaa Walton. “It really meshes really well.”
Walton spent the last year scouring the internet and buying hundreds of books on Black visual artists, including painters, sculptors and photographers.