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Michael H. Hodges Detroit News Fine Arts Writer Published 12:09 PM EDT Oct 18, 2018 Singer, songwriter and performance artist Migguel Anggelo brings his one-man show, "So Close: Love & Hate," to the Detroit Institute of Arts Friday evening. The writer plays regularly at Joe's Pub at New York's Public Theater, and with "So Close" has compiled a "journey" of 13 songs -- mostly his own, but with American and Latin classics as well.  The Detroit News caught up with the 44-year-old after a rehearsal to talk songwriting, what he loves about Detroit, and the chaos that's overtaken Venezuela, the country of his birth:  Tell me about "So Close: Love & Hate."  Anggelo: "So I wrote all these songs about love and hate, and we put them together in a journey to take audiences on. For me, love and hate are like two sisters – they walk together. They are very close. But you have a choice which one you embrace." Is it all just singing? … [Read more...] about ‘Love & Hate’: Performance artist, singer Migguel Anggelo at the DIA

Detroit Free Press staff Published 7:05 AM EDT Sep 21, 2018 The Detroit Institute of Arts will become an outdoor art canvas this Friday as works from local photographers are projected 100 feet wide on the museum’s southeast wall at John R and Farnsworth. — The photos are the work of photography fellows for Facing Change: Documenting Detroit, a mentoring program for emerging photographers. Friday's free 30-minute event begins at 8 p.m. and will feature the work of the 16 Detroit-area photographers. The photo essays from the program will include stories on medical clinics, Latin dance, Eliza Howell Park and the Brightmoor neighborhood, Vernor Avenue, highway infrastructure, refugee resettlement, church life, the celebration of Aretha Franklin and many more. Documenting Detroit is a program affiliated with Facing Change: Documenting America, a nonprofit organization started by a group of photographers dedicated to using photo storytelling to … [Read more...] about Documenting Detroit will project massive photos on DIA’s wall

Greg Crawford Detroit Free Press Published 11:01 p.m. UTC Aug 22, 2018 Everyday life in Detroit from the 1860s through the 1970s is revealed in “LOST & FOUND: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE DIA’S COLLECTION,” a fascinating collection of images rescued from attics, resale shops, online sources and the archives of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Family pictures and photos of automobiles figure prominently in the exhibit, which includes images captured by everything from carnival photo booths to commercial portrait studios. A special section of the exhibit is devoted to recently rediscovered color images attributed to Allen Stross, who photographed Detroit haunts and landmarks in the 1960s and ’70s. Also of interest are the black-and-white images of James Pearson Duffy, whose scenes of junkyards, storefronts and mom-and-pop shops reveal the gritty side of the city during the mid-’70s. The exhibit, which runs through next March, also features a soundtrack of … [Read more...] about Plan your weekend: Vintage photos at the DIA, Hazel Park Art Fair, Detroit Rep arts fest