TYREE GUYTON: PROCESS
Trained professionally in the fine arts, Process takes us on a journey into the mind of Tyree Guyton. Process will include drawings and studies that illustrate Guyton’s creative consideration and deepest influences. Work that will be highlighted in Process includes paintings from Guyton’s “Faces of God” series: portrait-based works that imagine city dwellers as god—an ever changing entity and philosophy. Tyree Guyton: Process is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit and curated by Jova Lynne, Ford Curatorial Fellow.
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TYREE GUYTON: PROCESS
OCTOBER 13, 2018 – JANUARY 6, 2019
Trained professionally in the fine arts, Process takes us on a journey into the mind of Tyree Guyton. Process will include drawings and studies that illustrate Guyton’s creative consideration and deepest influences. Work that will be highlighted in Process includes paintings from Guyton’s “Faces of God” series: portrait-based works that imagine city dwellers as god—an ever changing entity and philosophy.
Process will give viewers a glimpse into the artist’s influences and will include pieces that speak to Guyton’s relationship with family and community—in particular his grandfather, artist Sam Mackey, who deeply shaped the artist’s practice. Process will present works that speak to the manifestation of the Heidelberg Project and the artist’s archive, including sketches and photographs.
Tyree Guyton: Process is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit and curated by Jova Lynne, Ford Curatorial Fellow.
