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Archive of: Artbeat

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Here Comes the Sun

Here Comes the Sun

There’s some really cool stuff going on this month and I don’t know where to start, so let’s start at the University of Michigan Museum of Art.

May 2013
“MFA Thesis Exhibitions”

“MFA Thesis Exhibitions”

The University of Michigan School of Art and Design is now presenting its annual Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibitions

April 2013
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Forget about basketball.

March 2013
Art beat: Manet

Art beat: Manet

I told you to mark your calendars months ago and now it’s here: The world’s first in-depth examination of Édouard Manet’s work as a portraitist.

November 2012
History preserved in oil

History preserved in oil

The Battle of Quebec on September 13, 1759 was a decisive engagement in the Seven Years War.

October 2012
George Nelson:  Inventor of Modern

George Nelson: Inventor of Modern

As readers and fans well know, less than an hour from downtown Ann Arbor, even without breaking the speed limit, is Cranbrook.

September 2012
Embarrassment of riches

Embarrassment of riches

The 53rd Ann Arbor Street Art Fair runs this month from July 18 through the 21

July 2012
Summer starts early

Summer starts early

America’s greatest summer celebration of art and entertainment, the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, opens early this year, with Bonnie Raitt at Hill Auditorium on Friday, May 25. This is the 31st incarnation of the Fest and somehow it keeps getting better, thanks to Festival Director extraordinaire, maestro-with-the-magic-touch, Robb Wolfe.

May 2012
Performance art prodigy in our midst

Performance art prodigy in our midst

My readers and fans know that I’m a sucker for performance art. For me it’s the combination of live performance and the ephemeral, no-two-shows-the-same aesthetic, the closest we come now to what used to be called a “happening.” It’s my favorite part of our annual Ann Arbor Summerfest.

April 2012
In your cups at the clay

In your cups at the clay

Sad news: University of Michigan art school grad Mike Kelley was found dead in Pasadena, California the other day, an apparent suicide.

March 2012
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