That little art project I told you about a few days ago is coming along nicely. I could have probably done a better job with the construction of the box, but I imagine that it’ll support the weight of people walking over it once it’s in the ground, which is all that really matters. I’d purchased […]
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The underground micro-gallery is almost done
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Special Projects, Ypsilanti Also tagged art in unlikely places, art installations, Cincinnati lathe, Dale Grover, Maker Works, subterranean gallery 6 Comments
Dischord’s Ian MacKaye on touring as a family, building community, making the world a better place, and what he’s got in mind for Ypsilanti this Friday evening
I had the occasion this evening to speak with Ian MacKaye, the former frontman of Minor Threat and Fugazi, who will be visiting Ypsilanti this Friday evening to play an all-ages show at the Dreamland Theater alongside Amy Farina, in their heavy yet minimalist two-piece band
Posted in Art and Culture, Civil Liberties, Crimewave USA, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 1968, Amy Farina, churches, D.C. riots, DC, Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, Dreamland Theater, Fugazi, great interviews, Ian MacKaye, interviews, liberation theology, Minor Threat, music, music for kids, music industry, music venues, Pancake Mountain, performance venues, punk rock, religion, Saint Stephen and the Incarnation, Shelley Salant, The Evens, Voting Rights Act, Vowel Movement, WCBN 18 Comments
Mary Ayling, on immigrating to Ypsilanti from Chicago, and opening an art gallery in her home
Late last year, I received a cryptic note from the wife of an old friend in Seattle, alerting me to the fact that a woman was moving from Chicago to Ypsilanti with the intention of opening an art gallery in her apartment. As Linette was just about to give birth, I didn’t do anything with […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Detroit, Shadow Art Fair, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged art galleries, Bridgeport, Cabinet, Chelsea Cossu, Chicago, clutch, Clutch Gallery, Cranbrook, Fill in the Blank Gallery, forensics, glass, glass blowing, Krampus Ball, Kristen Althoff, Laura Bernstein, Leon Bernstein, Mark's art ideas, Mark's big ideas, Mary Ayling, medicine cabinet, Midas Eyes, Ohio, Parlour Room Gallery, Pilsen, pop-up galleries, purses, Spur Studios, Sylvania, The Gallery Project, Toledo, University of Michigan, Ypsi immigration interview 12 Comments