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Tiff Massey’s ‘7 Mile Livernois’ exhibition isn’t just about a neighborhood – it’s a tribute to Black Detroit

  • Written by Samantha Noël, Associate Professor of Art History, Wayne State University
imageTiff Massey poses with a Cadillac to promote her exhibition about metalsmithing, jewelry and the city's streets.Detroit Institute of the Arts

“7 Mile + Livernois” at the Detroit Institute of Arts celebrates Detroit as a place for Black women to live and create by elevating both the work of the featured artist, Tiff Massey, and the...

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