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This magic helps me to understand how to create compositions of unusual taste. It’s a journey that keeps me searching to know more about life in general and my own life. The whole world is a stage and we, as humans, are playing our part—acting out our purpose." Tyree Guyton, 2016.
You can't talk about the last 25 years of art in Detroit without talking about Tyree Guyton. His ever-expanding, internationally-acclaimed east side neighborhood Heidelberg Project (the subject of an upcoming Knight-funded retrospective exhibition at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History) has delighted, haunted, and inspired visitors since 1986.
Jul 24, 2020 · – Tyree Guyton, Heidelberg Project Founder . Guyton wanted to draw attention to the plight of Detroit’s forgotten neighborhoods, but not everyone appreciated his art. Several Heidelberg project homes have been the target of neighborhood complaints, demolition by two Detroit mayors, and arson. Today, only two of his original HP houses remain.
Aug 2, 2017 · Using repurposed urban detritus and his own colorful disposition, local artist Tyree Guyton turned an ordinary Detroit street into an art installation that has become a global attraction. Now, after 30 years of developing and maintaining the Heidelberg Project, Guyton is dismantling it piece by piece and stepping away, a process he believes is ...
Aug 22, 2016 · Legacy is the concern of the older artist, and as longtime stalwart of the Detroit public installation art movement, Tyree Guyton, who turned 60 years old this year, implied that he’s gearing up ...
