Archive of: Artbeat
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Here Comes the SunThere’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 |
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“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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artbeatForget about basketball. |
March 2013 |
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Art beat: ManetI 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 |
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History preserved in oilThe Battle of Quebec on September 13, 1759 was a decisive engagement in the Seven Years War. |
October 2012 |
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George Nelson: Inventor of ModernAs readers and fans well know, less than an hour from downtown Ann Arbor, even without breaking the speed limit, is Cranbrook. |
September 2012 |
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Embarrassment of richesThe 53rd Ann Arbor Street Art Fair runs this month from July 18 through the 21 |
July 2012 |
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Summer starts earlyAmerica’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 |
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Performance art prodigy in our midstMy 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 |
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In your cups at the claySad 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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