Julie Mehretu at the Detroit Institute of Arts
23 Nov 2007
Julie Mehretu: City Sitings inaugurates the central special exhibition galleries, located just to the south of Rivera Court. Mehretu, born in Ethiopia and raised and educated in Michigan and Rhode Island, has been described as a truly global artist, whose large, abstract paintings explore the often unwieldy issues of mobility, social organization, political entanglement, and global competition. Five of the paintings in City Sitings were completed specifically for the exhibition. These new works demonstrate her fervent preoccupation with multiple, often conflicting, viewpoints.
Julie Mehretu: City Sitings
23 November 07 - 30 March 08
The Detroit Institute of the Arts
These images aren't in the DIA exhibition but I wanted to show examples of her work. If you have the opportunity to see the show please take advantage. Her work is striking to see up close.
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