The reinvention of Verdi’s masterpiece, La Traviata, as sung by world-famous French coloratura soprano Natalie Dessay, is the subject of Philippe Béziat’s thrilling new movie.  read more

detroit film theatre

detroit film theatre

Internationally renowned for her conceptual photography, films,
and video installations, the exiled Iranian-American artist Shirin Neshat challenges the divide between the artist and social critic. Informed by her experiences, Neshat's work oscillates between the personal and universal, transcending
preconceptions of culture, nationality, ethnicity and gender. read more



 

Shirin Neshat

Shirin Neshat

Guitarist Kaki King has been hailed by Rolling Stone as “a genre unto herself,” and the only woman named to their list of top 20 New School Guitarists. read more

 
 

Friday Night Live!

Friday Night Live!
This retrospective of Ellsworth Kelly’s prolific printmaking career explores the effects of pure color and forms that became his signature motifs. read more

ellsworth kelly

ellsworth kelly

Staff Picks

John Sloan: McSorley's Bar

John Sloan

McSorley's Bar, 1912

“Though many details are somewhat roughly indicated, this small painting clearly evokes an atmosphere. You feel as though you had walked down a New York street and just opened a door. ”

Nancy Jones, Volunteer

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