In an era marked by backsliding on human and civil rights, any artistic work that centers marginalized voices can feel inherently political simply by existing. Detroit Opera's “Highways and Valleys — ...

The massive Art Institute of Chicago exhibition, co-presented with museums in Barcelona and Brussels, will head to Europe after March 30. 🎧 Click the red listen button to hear WBEZ’s interview with ...

See how artists have shaped politics and politicians have failed to stop them. Art and politics may seem like mortal enemies, but they’re more like best frenemies forever. In this episode of Crash ...

When Joan Baez sang “We Shall Overcome” at the 1963 March on Washington alongside a quarter of a million peaceful protestors, the world stood still for a moment in the face of America’s racial ...

Black art offers a unique and powerful perspective for storytelling, cultural expression, and social change that occurs in Black lives. Art is integral to the Black experience, especially in Black ...

Editor's Note: This article was produced in collaboration with Essay'd, a platform for art writing, curating, and research in Detroit, and funded through a feature writing grant from Michigan ...

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