InsideOut Literary Arts is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year with a special piece of artwork on the city's west side ...

Valaurian Waller for The New York Times Another leading Detroit institution, the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, known as MOCAD and located blocks from the Wright, is also standing firm with ...

“The Fist” has been vandalized and scandalized, yet it remains a provocative symbol of “Detroit vs. Everybody” energy ... it has a lightness to it despite being the largest bronze sculpture cast since ...

The Joe Louis-like fist at the top of the ramp underscores ... have a long history in Detroit. Public art programs in the '70s also gave us murals by John Egner (Park Shelton Apartments), Steve ...

On Oct. 16, 1986, a memorial to boxing great and World War II veteran Joe Louis was dedicated at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit. The sculpture, commissioned by ...

Albert Ting / Smithsonian American Art Museum For many years, Smith’s legacy was similarly abstracted between his identity as an icon and as a human. He—or his fist—became a symbol ...

he cruises by all manner of Detroit landmarks, including but not limited to the Renaissance Center, the Joe Louis fist sculpture, Lafayette and American Coney Islands, downtown's Crossfit in the D ...

Commissioned by the non-profit Sidewalk Detroit ... were so happy with Jordan’s piece. Art can make challenging issues more palatable. It’s an iron fist in a velvet glove.” ...

In the heart of Detroit's East Canfield neighborhood ... some harder truths," said Kim Theus. "Jordan's sculpture is like that iron fist in a velvet glove where you see the beauty, now let's ...

"Decision Pending," a public art sculpture created by Detroit artist and veteran Jay ... "The figure's clenched fist and confident stance hint at the courage to continue after tragedy." ...