Thursday, January 20, 2011

Detroit: a Brooklyn Case Study is now showing at Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles. The show, curated by Chloë Bass and Mitch McEwen, runs through May 27th. This exhibit investigates Detroit as the shrinking, abandoned, reclaimed city, and invites a comparison between Detroit and Brooklyn. Through cartography, documentary video, architectural proposals, photography, painting and other media, Detroit: a Brooklyn Case Study explores the urban typology of two cities. From the curator’s essay,

“The possibility of encountering Detroit along a line of thought or inquiry, happening upon parallels, rather than making Detroit a singular object of study, defines much of this exhibit. Detroit: A Brooklyn Case Study seeks, possibly, to develop a point of view that acknowledges a curatorial siting in Brooklyn, to deny the attempt to occupy a universal position from which to view Detroit. Consistent with the case study methodology, the exhibit aims to correlate the facts and point them in the direction of a problem to be solved or a future to be projected. In the instance of this exhibit, correlated works are pointed in the direction of more facts, as well as some myths, less a solution than an aggregation of possibilities that result in a few beginnings and no end.”

A conference around the exhibit will take place at SUPERFRONT LA on March 24. Do Not Bend will be there to talk about the catalog and our design process.

Pacific Design Center (PDC) Suite B208, West Hollywood, CA, 90069. Catalog available for purchase here.