WSU journalism alum Nichole Christian '92 co-authors book on Detroit art...
Detroit Jewish News, 6/5
Book explores the contemporary artists who find inspiration in the Motor City
by Suzanne Chessler
Graphics designer and Detroit native Julie Pincus has developed the book "Canvas Detroit" (Painted Turtle/Wayne State University Press) to showcase and describe the artistic initiatives transforming a place long labeled as a city of economic and physical decline. The book features full-color photography to capture the current art scene on view in both public and hidden spaces - all being transformed by art. (subscriber access only)
Detroit Free Press, 5/14
New book looks at Detroit's booming art scene
by Mark Stryker
Detroit's vibrant and booming contemporary art and design culture has received local, national and international media attention. Now the city's arts community has found a place between hard covers in "Canvas Detroit" (Wayne State University Press. Illustrated with 450 photos, the nearly 300-page book profiles dozens of artists and was written by Julie Pincus and Nichole Christian, with additional essays by others, including Free Press reporter John Gallagher. To celebrate publication, Christian and Pincus, along with five of the featured artists, will appear at a signing and discussion at 5 p.m. Thursday at Tulani Rose within the Spiral Collective, 4201 Cass Ave. Travis Wright of WDET-FM (101.9) will lead the discussion.
Examiner.com, 5/7
Wayne State University Press launches new book about Detroit art
by Alonso Delarte
Is Detroit a blank canvas ready for whatever artists want to paint on it? No, that's an oversimplification. In their new book, Canvas Detroit, authors Julie Pincus and Nichole Christian go much deeper than that, combining "vibrant full-color photography of the city's much-buzzed-about art scene with thoughtful narrative that explores the art and artists that are re-creating Detroit." Those artists include internationally renowned artists like Tyree Guyton, established local artists like Jerome Ferretti and Robert Sestok, and rising stars like Katie Craig. The book is available from Wayne State University Press.