The Detroit Metro Times is a progressive alternative weekly located in Detroit , Michigan . It is the largest circulating weekly newspaper in the metro Detroit area.
52-585: The Metro Times was an official sponsor of the now-defunct Detroit Festival of the Arts , where one of the stages is named after it. Founded in 1980, the Metro Times since its inception has been supported entirely by advertising and distributed free of charge every Wednesday in newsstands, businesses, and libraries around the city of Detroit and its suburbs. Compared to the two dailies, the Detroit Free Press and
104-450: A backdrop for the original white marble building. The south wing was later named in honor of museum benefactors Edsel and Eleanor Ford and the north wing for Jerome Cavanaugh who was Detroit Mayor during the expansion. The building also incorporates a 16th-century French Gothic chapel, donated by Ralph H. Booth . William Edward Kapp , architect for the firm of Smith, Hinchman & Grylls has been credited with interior design work on
156-582: A conservation services laboratory. In 2023, readers of USA Today voted the Detroit Institute of Arts the No. 1 art museum in the United States. The museum contains 100 galleries of art from around the world. Diego Rivera 's Detroit Industry cycle of frescoes span the upper and lower levels to surround the central grand marble court of the museum. The armor collection of William Randolph Hearst lines
208-670: A five-week residency at Chadsey High School includes large-format, color photographic portraits along with a video of students from Chadsey High School is displayed in this exhibit. Selected artwork of students from writing and art workshops that are conducted by Bey and the art faculty at Chadsey and conduct discussion will also be displayed. Pursuits and Pleasures: Baroque Paintings from the Detroit Institute of Arts (April 10, 2004 – July 4, 2004) Pieces of work by Aelbert Cuyp, Giovanni Paolo Panini, Jacob van Ruisdael, Mathieu le Nain, Claude Lorrain, Gerard Ter Borch, Frans Snyders, and Thomas Gainsborough are displayed in this exhibit, organized by
260-518: A journal of his family's five-month tour of art and culture in Italy, France, Germany, and the Netherlands, portions of which were published in his newspaper The Detroit News . The series proved so popular that it was republished in book form called Five Months Abroad . The popularity inspired William H. Brearley, the manager of the newspaper's advertising department to organize an art exhibit in 1883, which
312-672: A section of railroad track displayed outdoors. Art in Focus: Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Lacquer (Through October 13, 2003) This exhibit contains lacquer wares made from sap of lacquer trees. Style of the Century: Selected Works from the DIA's Collection (Through October 27, 2003) Some Fluxus: From the Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Foundation (Through October 28, 2008) The exhibit contains works from
364-612: A self-portrait. The self-portrait of Vincent van Gogh and The Window by Henri Matisse were purchased in 1922 and were the first paintings by these two artists to enter an American public collection. Later important acquisitions include Hans Holbein the Younger 's Portrait of a Woman , James Abbott McNeill Whistler 's Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket , and works by Paul Cézanne , Eugène Delacroix , Auguste Rodin , Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux and François Rude . German Expressionism
416-430: A unique feature of the museum. Architect Henry Sheply, a close friend of Cret's would write: "These [murals] are harsh in color, scale and composition. They were designed without the slightest thought given to the delicate architecture and ornament. They are quite simply a travesty in the name of art." Their politically charged themes of proletariat struggle caused lasting friction between admirers and detractors. During
468-545: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Detroit Institute of Arts The Detroit Institute of Arts ( DIA ) is a museum institution located in Midtown Detroit , Michigan. It has one of the largest and most significant art collections in the United States. With over 100 galleries, it covers 658,000 square feet (61,100 m ) with a major renovation and expansion project completed in 2007 that added 58,000 square feet (5,400 m ). The DIA collection
520-455: Is regarded as among the top six museums in the United States with an encyclopedic collection which spans the globe from ancient Egyptian and European works to contemporary art. Its art collection is valued in billions of dollars, up to $ 8.1 billion USD according to a 2014 appraisal. The DIA campus is located in Detroit 's Cultural Center Historic District , about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of
572-514: The Detroit News , the Metro Times has a liberal orientation, like its later competitor Real Detroit Weekly . As of 2014, average circulation for the Metro Times was 50,000 weekly and it was available at more than 1,200 locations. Average readership is just over 700,000 weekly. Its annual "Best of Detroit" survey awards local businesses. The categories include "Public Square" (city life); "Spend
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#1732852667668624-461: The Detroit Institute of Art . Edsel Ford commissioned murals by Diego Rivera for DIA in 1932. Composed in fresco style, the five sets of massive murals are known collectively as Detroit Industry, or Man and Machine . The murals were added to a large central courtyard; it was roofed over when the work was executed. The Diego Rivera murals are widely regarded as great works of art and
676-1121: The Kresge Art Museum , the Dennos Museum Center, the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts , and the Muskegon Museum of Art, along with the Detroit Institute of Arts. The Etching Revival in Europe: Late Nineteenth- and Early- Twentieth Century French and British Prints (May 26, 2004 – September 19, 2004) Examples of etching work of James McNeill Whistler, Francis Seymour Haden, Charles Meryon, Édouard Manet, Jean-François Millet, and Frank Brangwyn are displayed in this exhibit. The Photography of Charles Sheeler: American Modernist (September 8, 2004 – December 5, 2004) Prints from Charles Sheeler's major series are displayed in this exhibit, including images of his house and barns in Doylestown, Pennsylvania captured in 1916 and 1917; stills from
728-559: The McCarthy era , the murals survived only by means of a prominent sign which identified them as legitimate art; the sign further asserted unambiguously that the political motivations of the artist were "detestable". Today the murals are celebrated as one of the DIA's finest assets, and even "one of America's most significant monuments". The building also contains intricate iron work by Samuel Yellin , tile from Pewabic Pottery , and architectural sculpture by Leon Hermant . In November 2007,
780-517: The National Register of Historic Places . The museum's first painting was donated in 1883 and its collection consists of over 65,000 works. With about 677,500 visitors annually for 2015, the DIA is among the most visited art museums in the world . The Detroit Institute of Arts hosts major art exhibitions; it contains a 1,150-seat theatre designed by architect C. Howard Crane , a 380-seat hall for recitals and lectures, an art reference library, and
832-463: The downtown area, across from the Detroit Public Library near Wayne State University . The museum building is highly regarded by architects. The original building, designed by Paul Philippe Cret , is flanked by north and south wings with the white marble as the main exterior material for the entire structure. The campus is part of the city's Cultural Center Historic District listed in
884-1107: The 18th century, 19th century, and 20th century, with contemporary American art in all media also being collected. The breadth of the collection includes American artists including John James Audubon , George Bellows , George Caleb Bingham , Alexander Calder , Mary Cassatt , Dale Chihuly , Frederic Edwin Church , Thomas Cole , John Singleton Copley , Robert Colescott , Leon Dabo , Thomas Wilmer Dewing , Thomas Eakins , Childe Hassam , Robert Henri , Winslow Homer , George Inness , Martin Lewis , Georgia O'Keeffe , Charles Willson Peale , Rembrandt Peale , Tom Phardel , Duncan Phyfe , Hiram Powers , Sharon Que , Frederic Remington , Paul Revere , Augustus Saint-Gaudens , John Singer Sargent , John French Sloan , Tony Smith , Marylyn Dintenfass , Merton Simpson , Gilbert Stuart , Yves Tanguy , Henry Ossawa Tanner , Louis Comfort Tiffany , Andy Warhol , William T. Williams , Anne Wilson , Andrew Wyeth , and James McNeill Whistler . The early 20th century
936-555: The 1920 film Manhatta; photographs of Chartres Cathedral taken in 1929; and images of American industry created in the 1930s for Fortune magazine. Also displayed are Sheeler's views from the Ford Motor Company's River Rouge complex commissioned by Edsel Ford in 1927. Murano: Glass From the Olnick Spanu Collection (December 12, 2004 – February 27, 2005) The exhibit displays about 300 Venetian blown glass pieces made in
988-756: The 20th-century, organized in chronological order. Gerard ter Borch (February 27, 2005 – May 22, 2005) The exhibit contains paintings of the 17th-century Dutch life created by Gerard ter Borch. Beyond Big: Oversized Prints, Drawings and Photographs (March 16, 2005 – July 31, 2005) The exhibit displays large prints, drawings, and photographs by Abelardo Morrell, Anna Gaskell, Jenny Gage, Justin Kurland, Gregory Crewdson, Richard Diebenkorn, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenber, Judy Pfaff, Charles Burchfield, and others. Sixty-Eighth Annual Detroit Public Schools Student Exhibitions (April 9, 2005 – May 14, 2005) Kindergarten through 12th grade students will have their work displayed at
1040-811: The Asian galleries. Over the Line: The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence (February 24, 2002 – May 19, 2002) The exhibit contains work of the African American artist Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000) and includes never before seen pieces from the Migration and the John Brown series. Degas and the Dance (October 20, 2002 – January 12, 2003) This exhibit includes more than 100 pieces of work created by Edgar Degas. These pieces include model stage sets, costume designs, and photographs of
1092-705: The Cornice and Slate building, forcing the Metro Times to move to a leased space in Ferndale . According to editor-in-chief Lee DeVito, the newspaper intended to eventually return to Detroit. In 2018, the Metro Times returned to Detroit, moving into the Arnold E. Frank Building in Midtown. Detroit Festival of the Arts The Detroit Festival of the Arts was a three-day arts festival in Detroit , Michigan , held on
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#17328526676681144-508: The DIA (June 2003 – August 2003) This exhibit only contains pieces from the DIA's collection from the late 19th-century and early 20th-century and displays the different choices artists expressed themselves after 1900. Then and Now: A selection of 19th- and 20th-Century Art by African American Artists (July 2003 – August 2003) Roughly 40 objects in this exhibit, organized by the General Motors Center for African American Art, display
1196-626: The Detroit Institute of Arts building completed a renovation and expansion at a total cost of $ 158 million. Architects for the renovation included the Driehaus Prize winner Michael Graves and associates along with the SmithGroup . The project, labeled the Master Plan Project , included expansion and renovation of the north and south wings as well as restoration of the original Paul Cret building, and added 58,000 additional square feet, bringing
1248-1008: The Detroit Public Library because of renovations at the DIA. This exhibit contains ceramics, drawings, collages, jewelry, and more. Recent Acquisitions: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs (May 17, 2006 – July 31, 2006) The exhibit contains works from the 1500s through the 2000s including prints by artists such as Giorgio Ghisi, Judy Pfaff, Terry Winters, and drawings by Adolph Menzel, and Stephen Talasnik. Work by early 20th-century photographers by Edwin Hale Lincoln, Alvin Langdon Coburn, and Tina Modotti are displayed. Work by contemporary artists Larry Fink, Candida Hofer, and Kiraki Sawi are also displayed. The Big Three in Printmaking: Dürer, Rembrandt and Picasso (September 13, 2006 – December 31, 2006) The exhibit features work of Dürer in
1300-652: The Detroit Public Library because of renovations at the DIA. This exhibit contains ceramics, drawings, collages, jewelry, and more. The Best of the Best: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs from the DIA Collection (November 23, 2007 – March 2, 2008) The DIA has chosen over 100 of the "best" prints, drawings, and photographs out of the museums 35,000 pieces of work to be displayed in the exhibit. Some pieces that will be displayed are Michelangelo's double-sided chalk and pen and ink drawing of 1508 showing decoration schemes for
1352-430: The Detroit Public Library because of renovations at the DIA. This exhibit contains hundreds of ceramics, paintings, drawings, sculptures, and videos. Camille Claudel and Rodin: Fateful Encounter (October 9, 2005 – February 5, 2006) The exhibit contains work by Auguste Rodin and Camille Claude. Sixty-two sculptures by Claudel and fifty-eight by Rodin created before the two artists met along with sculptures created during
1404-718: The Fluxus group, named by artist and provocateur George Maciunas. Dance of the Forest Spirits: A Set of Native American Masks at the DIA (Through October 6, 2003) Wooden masks made in the 1940s to represent the spirit world made by the Kwakwaka’wakw (Native Americans of the Northwest coast) are displayed in the exhibit, along with interactive videos, listening stations, and computer activities. Dawoud Bey: Detroit Portraits (April 4, 2004 – August 1, 2004) Dawoud Bey's work created during
1456-562: The January 19–25 issue, the Metro Times had its own exclusive crossword, crafted by Brooklyn-based cruciverbalist Ben Tausig, who appears in the documentary Wordplay . Editors cut the crossword in May 2008 to save space. The paper was founded in 1980 by co-publishers Ron Williams and Laura Markham, with Williams as editor and Markham as business manager. In December 2012, Metro Times Editor W. Kim Heron announced his departure. Heron had previously been
1508-590: The Night" (nightlife and bars); "Nutritional Value" (restaurants and food); and "Real Deal" (retail and other stores). Syndicated alternative comics run by the Metro Times have in the past included Perry Bible Fellowship , This Modern World , Eric Monster Millikin and Red Meat . The Metro Times also prints Dan Savage's Savage Love sex advice column (which replaced Isadora Alman's Ask Isadora sex advice column) and Cal Garrison's Horoscopes (which replaced Rob Brezsny's Free Will Astrology ). Starting with
1560-458: The Sistine Chapel ceiling; Russet Landscape by Edgar Degas from the 1890s; and Wheels by Charles Sheeler in 1939. Before 1920, a commission was established to choose an architect to design a new building to house the DIA's expanding collections. The commission included DIA President Ralph H. Booth , William J. Gray, architect Albert Kahn and industrialist Edsel Ford . W.R. Valentiner ,
1612-1033: The Tricentennial (October 19, 2001 – December 28, 2001) This exhibit celebrates Detroit's 300th anniversary by creating 10 projects that represent the city. The installations created by 15 artists include video and still photography, text and sound, and sculptures. This exhibit includes the following: Altar Mary by Petah Coyne, Strange Früt: Rock Apocrypha by Destroy All Monsters Collective, Traces of Then and Now by Lorella Di Cintio and Jonsara Ruth, Fast Forward, Play Back by Ronit Eisenbach and Peter Sparling, Riches of Detroit: Faces of Detroit by Deborah Grotfeldt and Tricia Ward , Open House by Tyree Guyton, A Persistence of Memory by Michael Hall, Relics by Scott Hocking and Clinton Snider, Blackout by Mike Kelley, Voyageurs by Joseph Wesner. Art in Focus: Celadons (January 16 – April 14) Green-glazed ceramics, also known as celadon ware, created by Suzuki Sansei are on display in each of
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1664-600: The Walter O. Evans Collection (April 9, 2006 – July 2, 2006) Selected pieces in various media from Walter O. Evan's private collection will be displayed in the exhibit. Work by African American artists during the 19th and 20th centuries including Henry Ossawa Tanner, Edmonia Lewis, Elizabeth Catlett, Aaron Douglas, Romare Bearden, and Jacob Lawrence will be displayed as well. Sixty-Ninth Annual Detroit Public Schools Student Exhibit (April 20, 2006 – May 14, 2006) Kindergarten through 12th grade students will have their work displayed at
1716-462: The artistic styles of African American artists during the past two hundred years. This exhibit includes work from Joshua Johnson, Robert Scott Duncanson, Henry Ossawa Tanner , Augusta Savage, Benny Andrews, Betye Saar , Richard Hunt , Sam Gilliam , and Lorna Simpson . Allie McGhee, Naomi Dickerson, Lester Johnson, Shirley Woodson , and Charles McGee are some of the Detroit artists that were included in
1768-498: The dancers from the 19th-century Parisian ballet. Magnificenza! The Medici, Michelangelo and The Art of Late Renaissance Florence (March 16, 2003 – June 8, 2003) The exhibit displays art of the cultural successes of the first four Medici grand dukes of Tuscany during 1537–1631, along with their connection with Michelangelo and his art in the Late Renaissance Florence. When Tradition Changed: Modernist Masterpieces at
1820-447: The early 16th century, Rembrandt in the mid-17th century, and Picasso in the 20th century made of various media including wood and linoleum cuts, engraving, etching, aquatint, drypoint and lithography. Annie Leibovitz: American Music (September 24, 2006 – January 7, 2007) Annie Leibovitz's photographs of legends of roots music and younger artists influenced by them are displayed in the exhibit. Seventy portraits of hers are displayed in
1872-723: The exhibit, including B.B. King, Johnny Cash and June Carter, Willie Nelson, Pete Seeger, Etta James, Dolly Parton, Beck and Bruce Springsteen, Eminem, Aretha Franklin, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, and The White Stripes. Ansel Adams (March 4, 2007 – May 27, 2007) The exhibit contains over 100 black and white photographs taken by Ansel Adams ranging from the early 1900s to the 1960s. This exhibit contains photographs of landscapes, Pueblo Indians, mountain views, along with portraits of his friends Georgia O'Keeffe, John Marin, and Edward Weston. Seventieth Annual Detroit Public Schools Student Exhibition (March 31, 2007 – May 5, 2007) Kindergarten through 12th grade students will have their work displayed at
1924-468: The good and bad years of their relationship are displayed. Some works created by Claudel that will be displayed include Sakuntala , The Waltz , La Petite Châtelain , The Age of Maturity , The Wave , and Vertumnus and Pomona . Works of Rodin that will be displayed include Bust of Camille Claudel , Saint John the Baptist Preaching , Balzac , and The Gates of Hell . African American Art from
1976-473: The installation. Art in Focus: Buddhist Sculpture (Through July 14, 2003) This exhibit contains one Buddhist sculpture in each of the Asian galleries. These sculptures symbolize enlightenment, selflessness, wisdom and tranquility. Yoko Ono's Freight Train (September 17, 2003 – July 19, 2005) Freight Train , constructed by Yoko Ono in 1999, is a German boxcar with bullet holes and is set on
2028-534: The main hall entry way to the grand court. The collection of American art at the DIA is one of the most impressive, and officials at the DIA have ranked the American paintings collection third among museums in the United States. Works by American artists began to be collected immediately following the museum's founding in 1883. Today the collection is a strong survey of American history, with acknowledged masterpieces of painting, sculpture, furniture and decorative arts from
2080-686: The most popular painting in the collection. In addition to the American and European works listed above, the collections of the Detroit Institute of Arts are generally encyclopedic and extensive, including ancient Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Mesopotamian, and Egyptian material, as well as a wide range of Islamic, African and Asian art of all media. In December 2010, the museum debuted a new permanent gallery with special collections of hand, shadow, and string puppets along with programmable lighting and original backgrounds. The museum plans to feature puppet related events and rotation of exhibits drawn from its puppet collections. Artists' Take on Detroit: Projects for
2132-433: The museum director, acted as art director and Clyde H. Burroughs was the secretary. The group chose Philadelphia architect Paul Philippe Cret as the lead architect and the firm of Zantzinger, Borie and Medary as associated architects, with Detroit architectural firms of Albert Kahn and C. Howard Crane contributing "advice and suggestions". The cornerstone for a new Beaux-Arts , Italian Renaissance –styled building
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2184-570: The newspaper was sold to Chris Keating, operating under the name Big Lou Holdings LLC. The headquarters are located in Midtown Detroit . It was previously headquartered in the Detroit Cornice and Slate Company Building in Downtown Detroit . The Metro Times moved to the Cornice and Slate building in the 1990s and building owners constructed a wraparound expansion to give the newspaper additional room. In 2013 Blue Cross Blue Shield purchased
2236-487: The paper's managing editor. In March 2013, after three months during which Michael Jackman was interim editor, the publisher named Bryan Gottlieb as Editor-in-Chief. In 2013, Times-Shamrock Communications sold the newspaper to Euclid Media Group . The company dissolved in August 2023 and the sold to Chris Keating, operating under the name Big Lou Holdings LLC. In April 2014, Valerie Vande Panne, former editor of High Times ,
2288-591: The sand sculpture was selected by the sponsors and not by the artists. Official sponsors for the 2007 Festival included DaimlerChrysler , Macy's and the Metro Times . In 2009, the University Cultural Center Association and Wayne State University produced a new event called "Midsummer Nights in Midtown," which took place every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in the month of June that year. This article related to an American festival
2340-531: The second weekend of June. First held in 1986, the Festival featured free musical performances, art showings, activities for children, and local food. It was located in Detroit's cultural center, spanning the Detroit Institute of Arts , the main branch of the Detroit Public Library , and the main Wayne State University campus. A giant sand sculpture had been a fixture of the event since 2004. The theme of
2392-478: The total to 658,000 square feet. The renovated exterior of the north and south wings was refaced with white marble acquired from the same quarry as the marble on the main building designed by Paul Cret. The major renovation of the Detroit Institute of Arts has provided a significant example of study for museum planning, function, direction, and design. The Museum had its genesis in an 1881 tour of Europe made by local newspaper magnate James E. Scripps . Scripps kept
2444-798: Was a period of prolific collecting for the museum, which acquired such works as a dragon tile relief from the Ishtar Gate of Babylon , an Egyptian relief of Mourning Women and a statuette of a Seated Scribe, Pieter Bruegel the Elder 's The Wedding Dance , Saint Jerome in His Study by Jan van Eyck and Giovanni Bellini 's Madonna and Child . Early purchases included French paintings by Claude Monet , Odilon Redon , Eugène Boudin , and Edgar Degas , as well as Old Masters including Gerard ter Borch , Peter Paul Rubens , Albrecht Dürer and Rembrandt van Rijn . The museum includes works by Vincent van Gogh including
2496-877: Was also extremely well received. Brearly convinced many leading Detroit citizens to contribute to establish a permanent museum. It was originally named the Detroit Museum of Art. Among the donors were James E. Scripps , his brother George H. Scripps, Dexter M. Ferry , Christian H. Buhl , Gen. Russell A. Alger , Moses W. Field , James McMillan and Hugh McMillan, George H. Hammond, James F. Joy, Francis Palms, Christopher R. Mabley , Simon J. Murphy, John S. Newberry , Cyrenius A. Newcomb, Sr. , Thomas W. Palmer , Philo Parsons, George B. Remick, Allan Shelden, William C. Weber, David Whitney Jr., George V. N. Lothrop , and Hiram Walker . With much success from their first exhibit, Brearley then challenged 40 of Detroit's leading and prominent businessmen to contribute $ 1,000 each to help fund
2548-652: Was embraced and collected early on by the DIA, with works by Heinrich Campendonk , Franz Marc , Karl Schmidt-Rottluff , Max Beckmann , Karl Hofer , Emil Nolde , Lovis Corinth , Ernst Barlach , Georg Kolbe , Wilhelm Lehmbruck , Erich Heckel , Ernst Ludwig Kirchner , Paula Modersohn-Becker , and Max Pechstein in the collection. Non-German artists in the Expressionist movement include Oskar Kokoschka , Wassily Kandinsky , Chaïm Soutine , Amedeo Modigliani , Giorgio de Chirico , and Edvard Munch . The Nut Gatherers by William-Adolphe Bouguereau is, by some accounts,
2600-454: Was laid June 26, 1923, and the finished museum was dedicated October 7, 1927. In 1922, Horace Rackham donated a casting of Auguste Rodin 's sculpture, The Thinker , acquired from a German collection, to the museum where it was exhibited while the new building was under construction. The work was placed in the Great Hall of the new museum building. Sometime in the subsequent years the work
2652-464: Was moved out of the building and placed on a pedestal in front of the building, facing Woodward Avenue and the Detroit Public Library across the street which was also constructed of white marble in the Beaux-Arts, Italian Renaissance style . The south and north wings were added in 1966 and 1971 respectively. Both were designed by Gunnar Birkerts and were originally faced in black granite to serve as
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#17328526676682704-637: Was named editor-in-chief. In May 2014, the Metro Times merged with Real Detroit Weekly , which had been a Detroit-area alternative weekly paper since 1999. Dustin Blitchok took over as editor-in-chief in February 2016, before resigning from the position in November of the same year. Former Metro Times staff writer and associate editor for Hour Detroit Lee DeVito was named editor-in-chief following Blitchok's departure. Euclid Media Group dissolved in August 2023 and
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