#Detroit African Bead Museum

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Projects | Dabls' MBAD African Bead Museum: Townhouse Renovation | Patronicity

Dabls' MBAD African Bead Museum : Townhouse Renovation

Detroit-based artist and community activist Olayami Dabls is partnering with Los Angeles/Detroit-based design firm Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects [LOHA] and Allied Media Projects, on the renovation of townhouses at the African Bead Museum project on Detroit’s West Side.

This renovation will allow for free rotating exhibitions of African material culture from Dabls' extensive collection of beads and artifacts, as well as immersive public spaces for gathering and events.This space will further foster African-based arts education for local children through partnerships with schools and museums.

HISTORY OF THE BEAD MUSEUM

Here, ancient cultural artifacts are found in a mirrored townhouse next to a freeway. 

Here, beads are for sale that serve as a connection point to another culture.

Here, stories are told in sculptures outside using everyday objects, where any person can walk up and experience them. 

These elements create an environment of approachability - an essential asset to a culturally diverse city. 

A Place for Local Community

MBAD African Bead Museum began in 1994 as the culmination of the ideas of one man known as Olayami Dabls. Occupying almost an entire city block, the MBAD African Bead Museum houses 18 outdoor installations as well as the African Bead Gallery, N'kisi House and African Language Wall. 

Born of his own visual cosmology, Dabls' MBAD African Bead Museum is a quiet revolution that sparks a vital conversation with global and local audiences. Recently designated as a "jewel" of Michigan, the bead gallery, mirrored buildings and massive outdoor sculptural installations bring 35,000 visitors a year of astounding diversity, from all over the world. It's uniqueness is its strength!

Set in a neighborhood in Detroit's West Side, Dabls' MBAD African Bead Museum encourages local community access to cultural artifacts. The museum exists within three townhouses, and includes large outdoor sculptural installations and the N'Kisi House, which holds the African Languages Wall on its exterior. One townhouse holds the active Bead Gallery, while the other two are currently storage space for the collection of African Material Culture. The three townhouses were donated in 2001 by Detroiter Ardie Riddick who believed in Dabls’ vision to educate the public about the vast numbers of artifacts and ornamentation reflecting African life and our story. 

LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING!This Campaign

Thanks to a generous grant from the Knight Foundation and the support of Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA], a Los Angeles/Detroit based architectural design firm, we were able to put a new roof on the houses and make repairs to structural damage incurred over the years.

Now, LOHA is engaged in revitalizing the museum and in securing Dabls' artwork as well as his significant collection of African artifacts. Through this Patronicity campaign, we will complete the renovation to the interiors of the three townhouses, making way for an exhibition space, multi-use community space, an artist-in-residence, and a remodeled bead store.

Through partnership with Allied Media Projects, the museum will also become a primary site for the local and national audiences that convene in Detroit each June as part of the Allied Media Conference, or AMC. Approaching its 20th year, the AMC brings together a vibrant community of people using media to incite change and celebrate diverse and inclusive identities. The renovation of the iconic Dabls' MBAD African Bead Museum and the 20th anniversary of the AMC offer an opportunity to solidify and connect Detroit’s unique spaces for creative exchange and cultivating our understanding of one another.

Together, the museum, Allied Media Projects, and LOHA will continue to uplift local culture and artistry, and reinforce national and local exchanges of creativity.

The Renovation of the Townhouses

The funding raised in this campaign will complete the renovation process that will include:

Repair and refinish interiors (including bead store, bathroom, and kitchen)

Build out new gallery spaces

Install ADA access ramp

Create accessible shelves in basement for collection storage

Create gathering spaces and flex spaces for community engagement and programming

This campaign will allow the museum to complete the renovations of the townhouse interiors and make possible the first Museum exhibit, Kuba textiles from the Democratic Republic of Congo, by Spring 2018.

COMMUNITY IMPACT: 

Access to Culture is the Mission

The Museum weaves together the immense power and complexity of African heritage into a vital contemporary context that has engaged and attracted local and global audiences for years. A large portion of that audience are local students of all ages who enjoy learning about the arts in an accessible and dynamic manner. This campaign will provide much needed space to continue and broaden these arts educational programs for the local community.

Dabls creates artwork with traditional African imagery and storytelling, telling the stories of our present through a lens of cultural awareness. Synthesizing the past into the present, the Bead Museum creates a stirring and harmonious space of self-discovery and healing, empowering us to use our imagination, and teaching us about African culture through the language of beads. Exposure to the Museum via this new exhibition space for the African Material Collection will afford visitors an opportunity to see, talk, reflect upon and feel the past.

HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT! If you help us reach our goal , the Michigan Economic Development Corporation will match that funding essentially DOUBLING YOUR DONATION.Your gift of $10, $100 or $1,000 will become $20, $200, or $2,000. 

Support us by donating here or simply sharing the campaign with friends and family on social media,in person, or via email (our share buttons at the top of the page make this easy).

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Video of dancer Bree Gant shot at the DABLS African Bead Gallery & MBAD Museum ― Detroit, Michigan. This outdoor mural, sculpture garden, mystical urban ruins and indoor bead museum are, without hyperbole, exemplar of an essence of cultural spirituality. A meaningful, magical place. My daughter and I were lucky to have visited this wonderful yard and house of beads, and honored to have spent time with the man Mr. Olayami Dabls himself: a gracious, visionary of a titan, "storyteller for the community and for myself" as he’s said.

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Hilariously, Detroit actually has some of the most authentic Southern cooking you can get up North because of all the migrants from the South during WWII. Detroit, "the Arsenal of Democracy," had converted its automotive factories to make bombs, guns, planes, etc. for the war effort--something you can see the context of in the Diego Rivera mural at the Detroit Institute of Art. Needing employment, lots of folks from the South moved up North and brought their food with them. Detroit-spicy Southern cooking is all over Detroit, from tony brunch spots like Kuzzo's Chicken and Waffles to the side-of-the-road barbecue grilles popular during the summer to places called stuff like "Brenda's Beans&Greens".

I wonder if @raine-the-ravioli went to Fuji Buffet, which is in the suburb of Madison Heights, and is one of the most authentic Asian buffets in the Midwest, and sometimes a little weird to people who are used to more Americanized fare. They have crab legs, hot pot, chicken feet and duck feet, and occasionally delicacies like snails or fried intestines, along with more standard dishes like Detroit favorite Almond Boneless Chicken and those little sticky honey spare ribs. They also have a huge sushi buffet. Their stuff is usually labeled, though, so maybe not. I used to know where there were more buffets in the Metro area because my grandpa really liked a good buffet -- we ran into Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick once at that place before he was, you know, jailed.

Actually, Madison Heights as well as Farmington Hills have amazing Asian food -- there are a lot of tech companies around there, which brings Asian immigrants these days, so there are places where you can't throw a rock without hitting a pho place, an import store that sells banh mis at the counter, a vegetarian Indian buffet that's so good you don't miss the meat, one with meat that's even better, a ramen place, a boba place, a satay hut... Also, the corned beef egg roll was invented here in 1973. It's possibly the most perfect drunk food in the world.

If you want African Diaspora food there's Ethiopian, Nigerian, Somalian, and Caribbean. But if you want Middle Eastern food it's mostly going to be Lebanese, which is actually fine because Lebanese food is amazing. And there's a ton of it. Any place with "Cedar" in the name is going to have garlic sauce (Toum) that can cure cancer.

Also, if you want Greek food there's Greektown. Yeah. We got a whole town for it.

There are more pride flags than you might think. Downtown, Metropolitan Community Church keeps a queer-friendly religious presence. Bars like Gigi's, Menjo's, and the Escape have been serving the local queer community for a long time. But for the true gayborhood you want Ferndale, home of Affirmations, the largest LGBTQAI+ community center in the Midwest, and nearby Royal Oak, which features kink store Noir Leather and queer coffeeshop 515.

The architecture in the city is old and a lot of it hasn't been updated or kept up well, unfortunately. But there are some Art Deco treasures like the Fisher Building and Penobscot Building, and of course the huge Renaissance Center that dominates the skyline from the Riverwalk.

There's more street art in Detroit for real beauty. The Heidelberg Project is pretty famous, but for my money the best exhibition is Dabl's African Bead Museum, which is not just a truly unique bead store but an outdoor art exhibition that includes a wall of African alphabets. And there are many murals along the Grand River Creative Corridor.

The Detroit Institute of Arts is definitely one of the best things Detroit has going for it, so I'm glad this homie got to see it.

I spent the day in America... @professional-termite @hyperfixated-maybe how do you guys live here?

My mom said we were gonna go to a buffet and I expected it to be like the nice local buffet run by an old Chinese lady that I usually go to but instead the food was so gross that I didn't eat anything and nothing was labeled

I also found Eddie Munson at the Detroit Institute of arts

All the street signs are different

I didn't see a single pride flag

The whole vibe was just... Gross?

A lot of homeless people

0/10 do not recommend

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Y'all I'm in Detroit helping with flood relief efforts for the next 3 weeks so let me know of any places I should go to if you know, or try out.

All I have so far is find out where the Detroit Red Wings play and I saw this cool African Glass bead museum with some cool art installations.

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Dabl's African Bead Museum Detroit, Mi

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still not over this

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Thrilled to visit DABL'S  AFRICAN BEAD MUSEUM, Detroit.

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📰🗞— #NewStoryAlert Featuring: @mbadafricanbeadmuseum “When I created the museum, I wanted to do something that would reflect upon the African culture in this country,” Dabls said. “Beads are very important. They go back thousands of years. Every culture uses beads to tell a story.”  Read the full story: DetroitNews.com • • #detroit #mbadafricanbeadmuseum #michigan #artmuseum #africanart (at Detroit, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLbrNEuFr8_/?igshid=7izianxt2d19

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Founded by Olayami Dabls, Detroit’s one-of-a-kind Dabls Mbad African Bead Museum (@olayamidabls) houses a bevy of outdoor installations, including an ongoing expansion meant to host his vast collection of African materials, which will help “his community to understand the immense power of their African heritage.” Inside (pictured here), hand-crafted beads from across Africa expand upon his stories and offer much more than just adornment 📸 @chooskie — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2XKYCGO

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Dabls MBAD African Bead Museum New Gallery and Community Space Opening

By AJ Williams

MBAD African Bead Museum and Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects [LOHA] are proud to announce the completion of the phase one renovation of Dabls MBAD African Bead Museum.

A celebratory event to launch the space, will take place at its new Gallery and Community Space at 6559 Grand River Ave, Detroit, on Saturday, June 22nd from 3-6pm. The debut will also feature an exhibition by Detroit-based artist Elizabeth Youngblood entitled, “matter,” that will be shown in conjunction with “Material Detroit,” a series of performances and events around the city co-curated by Cranbrook Art Museum ARTS.BLACK, and Sidewalk Detroit.

The event will also coincide with the 2nd Annual African Children’s Day that will take place from 12pm-5pm on the Museum grounds. For more info CLICK HERE

This article originally appeared in the Michigan Chronicle. 

Source: https://www.blackpressusa.com/dabls-mbad-african-bead-museum-new-gallery-and-community-space-opening/

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28 Days of Black Fashion: Arthur McGee

Considered the grandfather of fashion designers of color, Arthur McGee got his start in fashion after entering a contest for a scholarship to Traphagen School of Design in New York. He won the scholarship, left his home in Detroit, Michigan and headed to the Big Apple.

A pearl and bead encrusted pinstripe jacket made for the Oscars.

He went on to study millinery and apparel design at FIT, and while there, began working for couturier, Charles James. You might ask, “Why millinery?” Arthur would make hats for his mother, his source of inspiration and a hat lover. So when he got to FIT, he was already able to make them and was placed in the millinery department. According to McGee, he stayed for about 6 months, but then left because they told him “there’s no jobs for a Black designer.” So he left, went to the village, and the next week several actresses bought multiple items from him. From there he began making clothes for broadway actors as well as working for other seventh avenue companies.

Hand sketches from Arthur McGee.

“When I started, I was working in backrooms designing whole collections with no credit.” –Arthur McGee

A short film about Arthur McGee shown during the honorary luncheon given by the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In it, he speaks about his experiences being the first Black designer on Seventh Avenue, his inspiration, and his design process.

In 1957, he was hired to run the design room of the apparel company, Bobby Brooks, becoming the first African American to hold such a position for an established Seventh Avenue apparel company. His design aesthetic was classic silhouettes “with a twist”, and he would often work with African fabrics and create looser Asian inspired silhouettes. However, his designs appealed to a broad audience, transcending ethnic barriers. McGee’s designs were sold in stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale’s, Henri Bendel and Bergdorf Goodman. He would eventually go on to open his own shop in the early 60’s with celebrities such as Lena Horne, Sybil Burton, Mrs. Harry Belafonte, Cicely Tyson and Stevie Wonder as his loyal clients.

An evening dress made with mudcloth. There were about 20 of them made, but not one that’s is in the archives. This picture is the only “archive” left of this masterpiece.

“I could make $8,000 designing two dresses for an ad where the clothes match the car. Then I would walk into an office wearing a custom-made suit and they still assumed I was the messenger.” –Arthur McGee

Ever the mentor, Arthur McGee was known as the “dean” of African American designers, mentoring many young, emerging designers and students throughout his career. In more recent years, his contributions to the fashion industry have been recognized by various institutions. In 2009, the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted a luncheon in his honor. And in 2010, the Fashion Institute of Technology honored McGee with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the fashion industry for the last four decades.

A collection of Arthur McGee’s designs.

“[W]hen you love fashion, you do it, no matter what. They try to keep us in a corner, but I know I’m good, and I’ll be designing when I’m 95.“–Arthur McGee

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This Week @ the DIA, August 29-September 2, 2012

  in the galleries music membership museum shop drop-in workshops especially for families

Jesse with Flower, Patti Smith, 2003, gelatin silver print. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Purchased through the gift of Robinson A. and Nancy D. Grover, 2011. Image credit: © Patti Smith

in the galleries

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Picasso and Matisse: The DIA’s Prints and Drawings Through January 6, 2013.  

This exhibition features almost all of the works by Picasso and Matisse in the museum’s prints and drawings collections, showcasing their revolutionary achievements that defined much of 20th-century art. Schwartz Gallery of Prints and Drawings, 1st level. read more

Vermeer: Must-see Masterpiece

Last day Sunday, September 2, 2012

Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to experience one of Johannes Vermeer’s thirty-five known works, on view for five weeks only at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Dutch Golden Age Galleries, 3rd level. read more

Patti Smith: Camera Solo

Last day Sunday, September 2, 2012

This is the first American museum exhibition to focus on the photography of artist, poet, and performer Patti Smith. Smith’s photographs are infused with personal meaning and highlight the rich relationships between art, architecture, poetry, and the everyday. Albert and Peggy de Salle Gallery of Photography, 1st level. read more

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  Friday Night Live!:

Ella Fitzgerald Tribute featuring Naima Shambourger

Friday at 7 & 8:30 p.m.

This tribute to the First Lady of Song is led by Detroit’s own veteran jazz vocal- ist Naima Shambourger. This tribute will cover all aspects of Ella’s career from her early days in Harlem to her trademark scat singing in the 1970s and 80s. For this per- formance Naima will be joined by the Cliff Monear Trio. Rivera Court, 2nd level. read more

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     DIA and IKEA Partnership

Detroit Institute of Arts is excited to announce that we are now offering 50% off general admission or 20% off discount for a first time yearly membership to IKEA Canton Family Members. This discount will be provided by showing their IKEA Family card at the DIA membership desk. This offer is valid until January 15, 2013.

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     Museum Shop now on Pinterest

The Museum Shop is now on Pinterest. If you are not into Pinterest, you should be. It is a fun way to express your sense of humor, make a visual shopping list, plan an event, or style a room makeover. Pinning can be practical or purely frivolous. For example, on our Pinterest page, in addition to gift guides and other shopping-related pins, you will find pin boards titled “Mighty Midtown” and “Life Imitates Art.” If you are already on Pinterest, follow us – we would love to know what you are pinning about, too! For a peek at our page or to follow us click here.

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  Wednesday, Thursday & Friday from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Get the most out of your DIA summer visit by making the “Fitting Room” your first stop. That’s where staff will size up your interests and build a visit that’s tailor made for you and your group. Prentis Court, 1st level.

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  Glove Finger Puppets Wednesday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 

Take a single finger from a glove, decorate it with a variety of art-making materials, and bring it to life. And don’t forget to check out our puppet gallery. Student Lunchroom, 1st level. read more

Musical Instruments: Rattles Thursday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.  

Small containers and boxes morph into fantastic percussion instruments when dried beans, rice, feathers and fun papers are added. Student Lunchroom, 1st level. read more

Kites Friday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.  

Create a simple kite using paper, ribbon, string, and markers. Then learn some basic kite-flying safety tips. Student Lunchroom, 1st level. read more

Bookarts: Travel Journals Friday from 6-9 p.m. 

Record your summer adventures and travels in this easy to make book using paper, heavy card stock, and a rubber band. Webber Education Wing, 1st level. read more

Drawing in the Galleries

Artist/instructors help participants create drawings to take home. read more  

Youth and Adults Friday, 6-9 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, 2nd level

Adults Friday, 6-9 p.m., Era of Revolution & British, 3rd level

Youth and Adults

Sunday, Noon-4 p.m., African, 1st level

  Folk Art Toys: Spinners Saturday from Noon-4 p.m. 

Create this simple toy from back in the day using cardboard, a glass bead, markers, and a toothpick. Webber Education Wing, 1st level. read more

  Book Arts: Japanese Stab Binding 

Sunday from Noon-4 p.m.

Use waxed linen thread, tapestry needles, and a variety of colorful papers to make a simple book using a traditional form of book binding. Webber Education Wing, 1st level. read more

CONNECT WITH US

    wednesday

Family Fitting Room 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 

Drop-in Workshop: Puppets 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 

Guided Tour 1 p.m. 

thursday

Family Fitting Room 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 

Drop-in Workshop: Rattles 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 

Guided Tour 1 p.m. 

Friday

Family Fitting Room 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 

Drop-in Workshop: Kites 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 

Guided Tour 1 p.m.

Drawing in the Galleries 6-9 p.m.

Drop-in Workshop: Travel Journals 6-9 p.m. 

Music: Ella Fitzgerald Tribute 7 & 8:30 p.m.

Saturday

Drop-in-Workshop: Spinners Noon-4 p.m. 

Guided Tour 1 & 3 p.m. 

Sunday

Drawing in the Galleries Noon-4 p.m. 

Drop-in-Workshop: Book Binding Noon-4 p.m. 

Guided Tour 1 & 3 p.m.  

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Detroit Film Theatre  Admission: $7.50 adults, $6.50 seniors, students and DIA members.

Summer 2012 “DFT 101″ series films: free for DIA members or with paid museum admission.

DFT discount pass cards, valid for five admissions are $30.

DFT info line: 313.833.3237

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The story of the forgotten and under appreciated African-American War Veterans is quite familiar. This particular one is a true story about a group of 4 resilient African-American War Veterans from the State of Michigan who despite all odds have a reason to keep their dapper swag alive. We caught up with them at Dabls Bead Museum in Detroit. Special Thanks: Chrisstina Hamilton + Penny Stamps School Of Design + Dabls Beads Museum Styling: Kevin Abraham Styling Assistant: Steph Blair Extra Accessories: Kwaku Osei-Bonsu Production Assistants: Avery Ahmaad + Bree + Melinda Anderson + Tanya Stephens Photography Assistants: Desmond Love + Andrew Mageto Lights rental: Dayspace Studio Additional Lighting: UndGrd Extra Cast: Avery Ahmaad + Darius Baber Set Builder: Darius Baber https://www.instagram.com/p/BqNWL-4FhFV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bgp1n1qxz7pu

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Artist: Joyce J. Scott

Venue: Peter Blum, New York

Exhibition Title: What Next and Why Not

Date: September 27 – November 10, 2018

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Full gallery of images, press release and link available after the jump.

Images:

Images courtesy of the artist and Peter Blum, New York. Installation photos by Etienne Frossard.

Press Release:

Peter Blum Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of sculptural works by Joyce J. Scott entitled What Next and Why Not at 176 Grand Street, New York. This is the artist’s first solo show with the gallery.

This exhibition will focus on works made since the year 2000, that bridge the gap between craft aesthetics and contemporary sculpture. The group of approximately 20 sculptures incorporates Scott’s trademark beadwork with, blown glass, found objects, and mixed-media. Scott’s visual lexicon integrates elements from a wide variety of cultures and spiritual traditions, including influences from her post graduate studies in Mexico, West African Yoruba weaving techniques, Native American and transcendent Buddhist belief systems, and perhaps most importantly, American Southern traditions of quilting, weaving, and beadwork which are deeply rooted in her own family history.

The visual richness of the objects is held in stark contrast to the weight of the subject matter that they explore. The works dive deep into issues of class, race, gender, and violence, often mining history to better understand the present moment. The sculptures embed cultural critique within the pleasurable experience of viewing a pristinely crafted object. This dichotomy is at the center of Scott’s practice and this exhibition. The titles of the works provide an entry point into the narratives at play. For example, Sex Traffic 2, 2017, depicts a floating nude female figure made of dark brown/green blown glass, embraced by an intricately beaded white skeleton. In War Woman II, 2014, Scott combines an African sculpture with mosaic glass, beads, metal keys and a group of cast glass guns.

Scott’s works delve into the extremes of human nature—conflating humor and horror, beauty and brutality—all the while infusing a deep sense of humanity into the complex conversations of the day.

Joyce J. Scott (b. 1948, Baltimore) received a BFA (1970) from the Maryland Institute College of Art, an MFA (1971) from Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Scott was named a MacArthur fellow in 2016. Recent solo museum exhibitions include: Grounds for Sculpture, NJ (2017), Fuller Craft Museum, MA (2016), MOCA Cleveland (2015), Museum of Art and Design, NYC (2014), Houston Center for Contemporary Art, (2007), Baltimore Museum of Art, MD (2000). Group museum exhibitions include: African American Museum in Philadelphia (2017), Delaware Art Museum (2016), Philadelphia Museum of Art (2015), MFA Boston (2015), and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2014), among others. Public collections include: Baltimore Museum of Art, MD; Brooklyn Museum of Art, NY; Detroit Institute of the Arts, MI; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA; Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, Museum of Art and Design, NY; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; The Smithsonian, Washington, DC; Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA; Speed Museum, Louisville, KY; Yale University, New Haven, CT, among others.

Link: Joyce J. Scott at Peter Blum

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[lexamann]

Another map icon for my Detroit visual arts map. The Dabls Mbad African Bead Museum takes up "almost an entire city block, the MBAD African Bead Museum houses 18 outdoor installations as well as the African Bead Gallery, N'kisi House and African Language Wall." My illustration is just a quick impression of one of the buildings -- I actually missed seeing this in person while I was in Detroit because I was down for the count with a bad migraine. Really regret missing seeing the tour for this as it looks just stunning. The museum has a great site with lots of pics and info though -- check them out, and visit if you can! I hope I can return someday to see this and more art and museums in Detroit. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ From the site: "Olayami Dabls has worked as a visual story teller using a wide range of materials for more than 45 years. His work uses references from African material culture to tell stories about the human condition. Using iron, rock, wood and mirrors, Dabls found that these four materials are primary building blocks that speak universally to all cultures. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the years between 1975-1985, Dabls joined the first African American History Museum in the state, and the second in the country, as a curator and artist-in-residence. There, he learned how challenging it was to talk about the civil rights movement, because in talking about emotionally charged history, there is no fixed perspective, only the memories and experiences of millions of individuals. This inspired him to create the African Bead Museum as a space for communal understanding through his own sculptures and his collection of African material culture. " . . . . . . #detroit #detroitart #dablsafricanbeadmuseum #africanbead museum #mbadafricanbeadmuseum #africanamericanartist #illustrationgram #illustrationart #procreateartist #procreateapp #illustrate #womenwhodraw #illustration #alexisamann — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2BV9rgg