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“Detroit Art City”

“Detroit Art City”

Here’s a documentary produced by Genevieve Savage on the tension between the Detroit Institute of Art and Detroit’s financial difficulty. A really nice examination I think, with interviews with actual Detroiters.

Author Derek FinchamPosted on December 19, 2013November 7, 2014Categories DeaccessionTags Detroit, Detroit InstitutLeave a comment on “Detroit Art City”

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