Cranbrook Art Museum - Exhibitions

	Material Memory: World Textiles from the Collection of Cranbrook Art Museum and Gerhardt Knodel - June 17 - December 30, 2007 Drawing from Cranbrook Art Museum's collection of historic textiles and the collection of Gerhardt Knodel, this exhibition includes works that range in date and origin ...
	Hot House: Expanding the Field of Fiber at Cranbrook, 1970-2007 - June 17-October 14, 2007 Cranbrook Academy of Art has been a hothouse environment of graduate studies in fiber for over 75 years. The program under leadership of Gerhardt Knodel and Jane Lackey...
	2007 Graduate Degree Exhibition - April 22 - May 11, 2007 Established in 1932, the Academy of Art’s Graduate Program remains a "living studio of artistic invention" as envisioned by its founder, newspaper publisher and philanthropist George Booth.
	Shrinking Cities - February 3, 2007-April 1, 2007 Cities, not unlike Detroit, are shrinking all over the world! In the exhibition Shrinking Cities, a project sponsored by Germany’s Federal Cultural Foundation, more than 100 architects, academics and artists...
	Gord Peteran: Furniture Meets Its Maker - February 3, 2007-April 1, 2007 One of the most innovative young artists working in North America, Toronto-based woodworker Gord Peteran has pursued a boundary-crossing career in furnituremaking...
	Think Again! The Presence of the Past in Contemporary Art deSalle Gallery - Ongoing 2006-2007. Think Again! Explores the ways in which artists in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have looked simultaneously to the past and the present...
	Space Is the Place- November 18, 2006-January 14, 2007. The theme of space exploration – its infinite potential, as well as its historical successes and failures – is the focus of Space Is the Place.
	Top 40! Sculptors’ Drawings from the Collection of Tom and Kitty Stoner. September 16, 2006-November 5, 2006 - The drawings included in the exhibition, Top 40! Sculptors’ Drawings from the Collection of Tom and Kitty Stoner, provide a rare look into the working processes of sculptors...
	Artists at Work: Instruction Drawings from the Collection of Gilbert and Lila Silverman. September 16, 2006-October 29, 2006 - At what point in the creative process does a work become an artwork? Artists at Work illuminates the nature of art by focusing on the creative process--offering insight...
	Critical Mass: Metalsmithing at Cranbrook under Gary Griffin. June 3 through October 15, 2006 - CRITICAL MASS celebrates GaryGriffin's remarkable tenure at Cranbrook through an exhibition of work by a broad cross-section of the 121 Academy alumni that received an MFA...
	WHEN PHILIP MET ISABELLA Philip Treacy’s Hats for Isabella Blow Saturday, June 3, through Sunday, August 27, 2006 Cranbrook Art Museum presents an exhibition of the extraordinary hats that the Irish designer Philip Treacy made for his friend and muse, Isabella Blow...
	CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART 2006 GRADUATE DEGREE EXHIBITION April 23 - May 12, 2006 Cranbrook Academy of Art is a “living studio of artistic invention” as envisioned by its founder, philanthropist George Booth. Seventy-seven second-year graduate degree candidates present their thesis...
	Shoot the Family: Contemporary Photography and Video Exploring the Undercurrents of Domestic Life - February 4 – April 2, 2006 - Exploring the undercurrents of contemporary domestic life, Shoot the Family, an exhibition of contemporary photography and video exploring the undercurrents...
	CROSSING FLATLAND: NEW DESIGNS BY SCOTT KLINKER - February 4 - April 2, 2006. Scott Klinker, Designer-in-Residence and Head of the 3D Design Department at Cranbrook Academy of Art, explores the potentials of digital customization as the industrial world moves from mass production...
	NETWORK GALLERY: Look Alikes: The Decal Plates of Howard Kottler - October 7, 2005 through January 8, 2006 - In the late 1960s, the influential American ceramist and Academy graduate Howard Kottler (1930-1989; CAA MFA 1957), began to experiment with commercial decals on store-bought plates...
	RUTH DUCKWORTH, MODERNIST SCULPTOR - NOVEMBER 19, 2005 THROUGH JANUARY 15, 2006 This is the first U.S. retrospective of acclaimed ceramic artist Ruth Duckworth, one of the world’s foremost ceramic sculptors...
	Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle: Cloud - June 4 - November 6, 2005 - This work by the Chicago-based Manglano-Ovalle represents the artist’s fascination with spatial qualities and metaphoric potential. This exhibition marks the return to Cranbrook of the MacArthur award-winning artist...
	Bridget Riley - Paintings and Works on Paper, 1963-2005 - September 3 - October 30, 2005 - This exhibition encompasses forty years of uncompromising and remarkable innovation, exploring Bridget Riley’s characteristic and distinctive optically vibrant work. Her last exhibition in North America...
	Ex Libris: Rare Books from the Collection of Cranbrook Academy of Art Library - June 4 - October 16, 2005 - This exhibition draws upon the Academy’s rich and varied printed art book collection with selections from Piranesi to Warhol curated by Academy Librarian Judy Dyki...
	A Cabinet of Wonders: Treasures of Cranbrook Institute of Science June 4 - October 16, 2005 - Both Cranbrook Art Museum and Cranbrook Institute of Science celebrate their 75th birthdays this year. This exhibition provides a glimpse of the wonders in the Institute’s collection...
	2005 Graduate Summer Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy of Art June 4 through August 14, 2005 - This annual exhibition, showcases the creative work of the Academy’s graduate degree candidates and provides a window on the future of contemporary art in America....
	2005 Graduate Degree Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy of Art April 23 through May13, 2005 - This annual exhibition, showcases the creative work of the Academy’s graduate degree candidates and provides a window on the future of contemporary art in America...
	Randy Bolton: Twice Told Tales December 17, 2004 - April 3, 2005 Randy Bolton, Artist-in-Residence and Head of the Print Media Department at Cranbrook Academy of Art, evokes the historic tradition of printmaking as a democratic voice with this new series of large-scale banner prints...
	NETWORK GALLERY: The Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection includes: 87 Artists - January 29, through March 26, 2005 Cranbrook to Lancaster and Back: Contemporary Works in Clay, Fiber and Metal from the Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection...
	Treasures of Cranbrook Art Museum - Inaugurates the Centennial Year of the Cranbrook Community. April 18 2004, through March 26, 2005 presented by American House and Standard Federal Bank...
	Origins Unknown/Luisa Kazanas: December 17, 2004, through March 26, 2005 The surreal sculptures of Luisa Kazanas push this edge to the intersection of art and science with a body of work from the past four years...
	NETWORK GALLERY: The Literary Print in the 21st Century - October 16, 2004 - January 9, 2005 At a time when literary reading is in dramatic decline, The Literary Print in the 21st Century draws attention to the importance of reading, an activity critical to the development of a cultured and creative society.
	Dream Sites: A Visual Essay by George Tysh - October 16, 2004 - January 2, 2005 -Dream Sites presents an interpretation of The Cranbrook Collection by Detroit-based writer George Tysh. Choosing works that can be described as fantasy, reverie, illusion or unattainable wish, Tysh wrote commentaries reminiscent of Japanese haiku to accompany the thirty-four works in the exhibition.
	Looking Both Ways: Art of the Contemporary African Diaspora - September 11 – November 28, 2004 In an increasingly global community, artists are challenged to view the world from ever broadening perspectives, but never more so than when they leave one cultural landscape behind...
	Duane Hanson: Photographs, 1977-1995. June 5-September 26, 2004 He was a great sculptor, who made uncannily naturalistic figurative sculptures of average Americans: joggers, tourists, body builders, even sunbathers...
	NETWORK GALLERY: Upper Left: Washington State Alumni June 5 – September 26, 2004 - UPPER LEFT continues a series of Network Gallery projects aimed at highlighting the current work of Academy graduates living in different regions of the country.
	Tea and Coffee Towers - June 5-August 15, 2004. Italian manufacturer and project commissioner Alessi, a company founded in 1921 and known for unorthodox but functional household items and tableware, is producing a limited edition of the tea and coffee sets for sale to collectors globally.
	2004 GRADUATE SUMMER SHOW- June 5 - August 15, 2004 - This annual exhibition, showcases the creative work of the Academy’s graduate degree candidates and provides a window on the future of contemporary art in America.
	NETWORK GALLERY: 6595 Miles (10614KM): South Korean Alumni Exhibition - January 24- April 4, 2004. This exhibition of small-scale works features 38 artists, architects and designers who are Academy alumni with a connection to South Korea. The exhibition will travel to the Total Gallery in Seoul.
	Modest to Mansion: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Houses in Detroit - On view through April 4, 2004. This groundbreaking exhibition will focus on Wright’s houses in the Detroit area that he designed for clients with vastly differing incomes.
	Elliott Earls: The Bull and The Wounded Horse. January 24-March 28. This multi-media exhibition surveys the recent projects by Cranbrook Academy of Art’s Head of the Department of 2D Design and Artist-in-Residence Elliott Earls.
	100 Treasures of Cranbrook Art Museum - Inaugurates the Centennial Year of the Cranbrook Community. December 13, 2003 - March 28, 2004. The exhibition presents the first complete overview of the Museum’s stellar collection of art, architecture and design.
	NETWORK GALLERY: Work & Play: The Textiles and Basketry of Ed Rossbach - October 11, 2003 — January 4, 2004 - Ed Rossbach (1914-2002) was one of the most significant figures in the history of contemporary fiber art.
	City's Edge: Images of the Changing Landscape - October 11, 2003 - January 11, 2004 - This group exhibition examines the urban periphery through the work of four contemporary photographers based in Boston, Chicago, Detroit and New York.
	Rona Pondick: Sculpture, 1992-2003 - September 20 - November 30, 2003 - This survey exhibition organized by Cranbrook Art Museum reveals the broad spectrum of Rona Pondick’s investigations into the psychology of the human form.
	Transfigurations: The Body in 20^th Century Art - September 20 - November 30, 2003 demonstrates the manifold ways in which artists have translated and transformed the human subject.
	Peter Lynch: Elements :: September 20 — October 26, 2003. This is an exhibition and outdoor installation of experimental architectural structures designed by Cranbrook Academy of Art Artist-In-Residence in the Department of Architecture.
	Postwar Art and Design from the Cranbrook Collection :: CRANBROOK ART MUSEUM :: September 22, 2002 and continuing This rotating exhibition of works from the post-World War II era includes important modern paintings and sculptures from the museum’s permanent collection.
	CRANBROOK AND THE BRITISH ARTS & CRAFTS MOVEMENT: GEORGE BOOTH’S LEGACY :: MAY 24- SEPTEMBER 28, 2003 - Presents Cranbrook's collection of British Arts & Crafts Movement objects collected by George Gough Booth (1864-1949).
	NETWORK GALLERY: Body Shop May 24 - September 21, 2003 - This exhibition of alumni work focuses on artists who use the body as a canvas.
	Springsteen: Troubadour of the Highway This exhibition presents videos, photographs and music in an examination of the lyrical vision of the American cultural icon Bruce Springsteen.
	2003 Student Degree Show This curated version of last month’s popular Graduate Degree Exhibition showcases works by 2003 graduates of Cranbrook Academy of Art. Emerging artists, architects and designers working in a diverse range of disciplines are represented.
	Post-Digital Painting This group exhibition presents 12 contemporary international artists whose work reflects the dynamic visual perspective of the computer age. December 14-March 23, 2003
	NETWORK GALLERY: Staying Power - On view through March 30, 2003 More than 300 Cranbrook Academy of Art alumni who have chosen to build their careers in Michigan.
	Sketches, Studies and Notations Sketches, Studies and Notations addresses the creative process as dileanated by the act of drawing. December 21, 2002 - March 30, 2003
	NETWORK GALLERY: (718): A Bridge to Brooklyn September 14, 2002 - January 5, 2003 An area code signifies one's location. In the New York City region, 718 indicates one's residence as across the water from Manhattan...
	*Raphael Moneo: Recent Architecture, 1990-2002* September 22- December 1, 2002** Rafael Moneo has designed museums, cathedrals, concert halls and other major structures...
	In Focus: Annika Larsson September 22- November 17, 2002 Swedish artist Annika Larsson offers up a dark yet humorous view of male social relations...
	Aluminum by Design: Jewelry to Jets, the first major exhibition to explore how aluminum inspired groundbreaking design... June 1, 2002 - August 25, 2002
	2002 Graduate Degree Show April 20, 2002 - August 25, 2002 (curated)
	Seats14 Cranbrook Art Museum Forum Gallery, March 11 2002 - March 24, 2002
	Three Decades of Contemporary Art: The Dr. John & Rose M. Shuey Collection December 7, 2001- April 7, 2002
	NETWORK GALLERY: ZINE SCENE January 26, 2002- April 7, 2002
	Seats14 Cranbrook Art Museum Forum Gallery, March 11th - 24th, 2002
	In Production October 12, 2001- January 6, 2002
	Inigo Manglano-Ovalle September 15, 2001 - November 25, 2001
	Shaping the Heart of Detroit: The Saarinen Family’s Plans for the Waterfront June 2-September 23, 2001
	NETWORK GALLERY: Cranbrook in the City: Verifying Visions with Detroit June 2-September 23, 2001
	Harry Bertoia Visualizing Sound: Monotypes and Sound Sculptures June 2 through August 26
	2001 Cranbrook Academy of Art Graduate Summer Show June 2- August 15, 2001
	2001 Cranbrook Academy of Art Graduate Degree Show April 21 - May 11, 2001
	Forgers of Metal: George Booth and his Patronage of Metalcraft at Cranbrook January 27 — April 8, 2001
	Fabula: Consumer Media and Contemporary Art December 9, 2000- April 8, 2001
	Cranbrook Academy of Art Winter Degree Show December 9, 2000- January 7, 2001
	Double Flame: New Work by Steve Murakishi November 18, 2000 — February 4, 2001
	The Portrait in Contemporary Photography October 14, 2000- January 7, 2001
	Ursula von Rydingsvard: mama, your legs September 29, 2000 — January 7, 2001
	Agitated Histories: Video Art and the Documentary September 16 — November 26, 2000
	The Cost of Power in China: The Three Gorges Dam and the Yangtze River June 2 — October 1, 2000
	The Art Deco Rug: Studio Loja Saarinen and the Cranbrook Tradition June 2 - August 20, 2000
	Cranbrook Academy of Art Graduate Summer Show June 2 - August 13, 2000
	2000 Cranbrook Academy of Art Graduate Degree Show April 15 - May 14, 2000
	Painting Zero Degree February 5-April 2, 2000
	Joseph Grigely: Publications and Publication Projects, 1994-1999 November 20, 1999 — March 26, 2000
	Wall Magnets November 20, 1999 — January 16, 2000
	Skin November 20, 1999 — January 16, 2000
	archive: Jane Lackey November 20, 1999 — January 16, 2000
	Tacita Dean September 4 — October 31, 1999
	Backgrounds for Modern Living: Furniture, Textile and Fashion Designs by Pipsan Saarinen Swanson September 4 — October 31, 1999
	Contemporary Art From Cuba: Irony and Survival on the Utopian Island June 4 - August 15, 1999
	Cranbrook Academy of Art Graduate Summer Show May 22 - August 15, 1999
	1999 Cranbrook Academy of Art Graduate Degree Show April 17 - May 14, 1999
	Weird Science: A Conflation of Art and Science January 30 - April 3, 1999
	New Work by Michelle Grabner: Paintings for Modern Chairs January 30 - April 3, 1999
	Designs for Dining: Objects for the Table from The Cranbrook Collection January 30 - April 3, 1999
	Bill Viola: The Messenger November 21, 1998 - January 3, 1999
	Studio Dumbar: Behind the Seen November 21, 1998 - January 3, 1999
	Carla Preiss: Somewhere September 19, 1998 - January 3, 1999
	Wendy Jacob: The Squeeze Chair Project September 19 - November 1, 1998
	Greer Lankton: It’s All about Me, Not You September 5 - November 1, 1998
	Robert Andersen: MotelMovies24Hours September 5 - November 1, 1998
	Cranbrook Intimate Space: Photography by Gene Meadows May 30 through September 6, 1998
	A Loaded Brush: Recent Paintings by Nancy Brett May 30 through August 16, 1998
	Bound & Gagged: The Sculptural Book May 30 through August 23, 1998
	1998 Cranbrook Academy of Art Graduate Degree Show April 17 through May 8, 1998
	For the Young at Art: Selections from the Permanent Collection for the Younger Visitor January 24 through March 29, 1998
	January 24 through March 29, 1998 Art on the Edge of Fashion
	Beautiful Scenes: Selections from the Cranbrook Archives by Buzz Spector January 24 through March 29, 1998
	Chairs of Words: A Visual Essay by Carla Harryman January 24 through March 29, 1998
	Olga de Amaral: Nine Stelae January 24 through March 29, 1998
	Cranbrook Academy of Art Winter Degree Show December 12 through January 4, 1998
	Evidence: Photography and Site November 15, 1997 through January 4, 1998
	Fragments Toward a City: An Architecture and Photography Departmental Collaboration November 15, 1997 through January 4, 1998
	Ambiguous Signifiers: The Drawings of Claudia Goulette September 13, 1997 through January 4, 1998
	The Sound of One Bomb Clapping: Sculpture, Actions and Drawings by Roman Signer September 13 through October 26, 1997
	Do It August 30 through October 26, 1997