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Reviews in this Quarter’s New Art Examiner: Justin Marshall, Rachel Pontious, Carole Harris

Flowers for Breonna by Carole Harris, 2020, mulberry paper, threads, fabrics, 19″ x 21.5 photo courtesy Hill Gallery

The next issue of New Art Examiner has just gone to press. This time around, I wrote three reviews of Detroit artists. Justin Marshall and Rachel Pontious, both painters, are fairly young and their work, to me, showed signs of the trauma they have endured during the pandemic. Carole Harris, a more established artist, seems to have sailed through the past year, producing a body of work that shows that, at this point, she can really do no wrong. You can read my review of her solo show at Hill Gallery here.

You can read my review of Rachel Pontious’s solo show Mise en Abyme at Playground Detroit here.

You can read my review of Justin Marshall’s solo show The End at Public Pool here.

Chicago’s New Art Examiner Covers Detroit

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Murals in the Market  painting by W.C. Bevan, sponsored by 1XRun

I recently wrote an article about the Detroit art scene for Chicago’s New Art Examiner,  focusing on three organizations/projects that seemed to me to exemplify important features of Detroit and its artists right now. 1XRun, Playground Detroit and the North End neighborhood’s American Riad project demonstrate the  entrepreneurial creativity, DIY energy, and artistic/social inclusiveness that I see in the city.  I’m sorry I couldn’t write about more of the Detroit’s great galleries and projects, but that would take a book, not a magazine article.  To read what I wrote, go here