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DIA Gets Dose of Big Pharma

John Corso | Posted 10.31.2012 | Detroit
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John Corso

Beverly Fishman's Pill Spill, a glass installation at the Detroit Art Institute, makes the comparison between art and medicine explicit. But what does it mean to stage a "pharmacy" in a museum? It's a more difficult question than meets the eye.

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Keep the DIA Open

Paul Ruth | Posted 09.12.2012 | Detroit
Read More: Art Is for Everyone, Wayne, Dia, Millage, Macomb, Oakland, Detroit, Detroit Impact, Detroit Around Town, Detroit Art Institute, Detroit Arts Education, Detroit Arts, Detroit News
Paul Ruth

I can remember going to the Detroit Institute of Arts for the first time on a school trip. Art plays an important role in free society. Art is seeing what isn't there, and art education provides creative thinking skills.

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