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Vol 1 | The (Re)Shape of Things: Michael E. Smith | Dominic Molon

The (Re)Shape of Things: Michael E. Smith Dominic MolonMichael E. Smith installation view, Susan Hilberry Gallery 25 April – 7 June 2014 Michael E. Smith, Trouble Stand, 2011. Photo credit: …

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Vol 1 | DETROIT – BERLIN: Imaginary Siblings | Ellen Blumenstein

DETROIT –BERLIN: Imaginary Siblings Ellen BlumensteinThe idea of Detroit that I probably share with many Europeans is a kind of imaginary paralleling of “Detroit” and “Berlin,” thought about in fairly …

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Vol 1 | Art of the Commons… | Vince Carducci

Art of the Commons: Envisioning Real Utopias in Postindustrial Detroit Vince CarducciImages courtesy of the artist For the better part of four decades, the city of Detroit has been an …

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Vol 1 | SCOTT HOCKING (The Public Pool) | Lynn Crawford

SCOTT HOCKING THE PUBLIC POOL, HAMTRAMCK, MICHIGAN MARCH 19 – APRIL 30, 2011 Lynn CrawfordOriginally published in The Brooklyn Rail, May 2011. Images courtesy of Scott Hocking. When Diego Rivera …

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Vol 1 | Scott Hocking’s Long Look at the End of the World | Glen Mannisto

Scott Hocking’s Long Look at the End of the World Glen MannistoImage courtesy of William Henry Jackson The camera, more than the windscreen of the car or any other revolutionizing …

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Vol 1 | SEEING BEAUTY IN ALL STAGES: AN INTERVIEW WITH SCOTT HOCKING | Sarah Margolis-Pineo

SEEING BEAUTY IN ALL STAGES: AN INTERVIEW WITH SCOTT HOCKING Sarah Margolis-PineoOriginally published in Bad at Sports, August 4th, 2011. Reprinted courtesy of Sarah Margolis-Pineo. All images courtesy of Scott …

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Vol 1 | Retreating / Retracing Space: Scott Hocking and the Politics of Visibility | Michael Stone-Richards

Retreating / Retracing Space: Scott Hocking and the Politics of Visibility Michael Stone-Richards‘Archeology’ was the only path still open to any possible ‘physiology.’ Seth Benardete Mixing the documentary mode with …

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Vol 1 | … The Final Frontier … | Michael Stone-Richards

… The Final Frontier … Michael Stone-RichardsI had the new sensation that the air was touching things; that the space between things touched them, belonged in common; that space itself …

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Vol 1 | COLLECTING TEXTURES: A VISIT WITH TIM AND MARILYN MAST | Addie Langford

COLLECTING TEXTURES: A VISIT WITH TIM AND MARILYN MAST Addie LangfordOne of the finest collections of ceramics in Michigan began with a velvet couch. Tim and Marilyn Mast sit by …

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Vol 1 | The idea was to create a dialog… | Mary Fortuna

“The idea was to create a dialog…” Mary FortunaPaul Schwarz – Originally published in Ground Up 2. Image courtesy of Ground Up, Mary Fortuna My role in Ground Up? Well, …