Animal Logic: Photography and Installation by Richard Barnes
Oct. 4, 2009 – Jan. 3, 2010

Animal Logic: Photography and Installation by Richard Barnes looks at the natural world and the ways in which we attempt to institutionalize and classify nature within the museum. This exhibition will showcase work from all of the artist’s recent major photographic series, most notably Animal Logic, engaging and, at times, surreal images of dioramas and artifacts from natural history museums and Refuge, a series of photographs which explores the architecture of urban bird’s nests incorporating the detritus of human life. At the center of the exhibition will be the acclaimed video project Murmur, a study of starling migration in Europe. Free with admission.

Animal Logic is sponsored by the Community Foundation of Southeastern Michigan, the Erb Family Foundation and MASCO Corporation Foundation.


Cape Farewell
Feb. 6 - June 4, 2010

Cape Farewell pioneers the cultural response to climate change. The aim of the project is to produce art founded in scientific research, communicating on an emotional and human scale the urgency of the global climate challenge. The exhibition comprises of a range of media including photographic work, video, installations, and prints from a selection of leading contemporary artists. Cape Farewell will be supplemented with hands-on, family-friendly science-based exhibits and kiosks that will engage visitors of all ages and help to place the displayed artwork in context with real world issues affected by climate change, its impact and potential solutions. Free with admission. Thru June 4. Cape Farewell is an Artology Event.