Library Street Collective from Detroit at Art Basel Miami Beach 2014!

Wow I can't wait to see what the Library Street Collective has in store for its pop-up space in Wynwood.  The list of artists that participate in the Collective is impressive, full of bigger names and lesser knowns of the street art community.  As a fellow Michigander, I am beyond thrilled to see another group interested in revitalizing and rebuilding Detroit, but their efforts would impress anyone, even those not from Upper or Lower Peninsula.

From the LSC website - "Library Street Collective specializes in cutting edge modern and contemporary fine art with a primary focus on artists who have developed their skills and visual art in public spaces. Our mission is to share what we believe to be some of the most important and inspiring art and artists today. Located in the heart of downtown Detroit, Library Street Collective continues to cultivate a culture of exploration and art appreciation.  Library Street Collective | 1260 Library Street, Detroit, MI 48226 | (313) 600-7443 | info@LSCgallery.com | Thursday - Saturday : 11AM - 3PM

Back home, the Library Street Collective is also helping the young people of Detroit, as well as the artists and collectors.

This month in the first of a series of shows entitled Public Matter in Detroit's newly redeveloped "Belt", LSC teamed up with POSE and Bedrock to have named Detroit Academy of Arts & Sciences, a Detroit-based charter school that views artistic development as central to the education of today’s youth and tomorrow’s leaders, as its community partner in this endeavor. One of the large-scale paintings will be donated to the school at the conclusion of POSE’s exhibition in Public Matter. The artwork will be displayed in the school’s common areas for the students to interact with on a daily basis.

This is what POSE had to say about his first Public Matter show:

“Exhibiting at Public Matter represents things coming full circle in the best possible way for me as an artist. Putting work on the street is a way for people to view it in the most honest way. There are no barriers to entry or prerequisites to viewing. It’s just there. Everyone owns it and can have their own dialogue with it. It’s completely accessible and democratic— An open forum. This is the world I come from, and how I came to being as an artist.”

The Public Matter grand opening coincides with POSE’s exhibit LEMONADE, which opens at Library Street Collective the same night.

I would be selfish not to mention this REVOK limited edition print that LSC and the artist are putting together in honor of the Miami Wynwood popup space, but I am putting it at the bottom because I really want one of those prints and I am not helping my chances by mentioning this!  If you are interested in ordering, visit LSC's online store. 

 REVOK
12-color Hand Pulled Screen Print on Coventry Rag Archival Paper
36" x 36"
Edition of 50 (4 color ways)