Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
| Address: | 4454 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201, USA |
| Phone: | +1 313-832-6622 |
| Site: | mocadetroit.org |
| Rating: | 4.2 |
| Working: | Closed Closed 11AM–5PM 11AM–8PM 11AM–8PM 11AM–5PM 11AM–5PM |
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Ali Kaakarli
Im not a fan of contemporary art, but I am into supporting local artists, especially young black artists in and around Detroit. They recently had a talk featuring Dora Apel of WSU on ruin porn, and the book she wrote. I was really looking forward to it, until upon attending realized it was all white hipsters that feed gentrification, there to look at images of ruin porn...at a lecture that was supposed to be critical of ruin pornography. During Q/A, a born and raised Detroit woman asked how the professor can reconcile being critical of ruin pornography, all while showing image after image of these desolate buildings in the same vein as ruin pornographers do, and that, in fact, nearly everyone in attendance was there to view the images and not take the criticism to heart. Ive since stopped attending talks there, and would much rather attend academic lectures in the academic setting, hard for me to get over that bad experience.
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Ganj Beebani
A historic building which used to be an auto dealership, now displaying contemporary art. The graffiti outside is super cool and photogenic, and there are periodic messages displayed as well that are contemplative (my favorite: "there is no one left to blame.") The art exhibits are a hit or miss for me, but thats because Im not a big fan of contemporary art to begin with. I highly enjoy the community projects though (giving school children cameras then displaying their pictures was way better than I expected!) There is a nice little cafe (Cafe 78), and a small gift shop as well. Also, free admissions for students is hard to beat!
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Susan Williams
Its an awesome gallery but I wish they werent closed on Mondays and Tuesdays :( they also have weird hours. I understand its not the DIA but would it hurt for them to have better visitation hours? Also parking is very difficult and is nearly impossible to find, being as it is a popular attraction and you do pay a fair amount to get in, they should do something about the parking situation or at least partner up with the nearby Wayne State parking garage to get you a lower rate to park.
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Pamela Servatius
Always creative and compelling upcoming or established, local to international artists. The folks running the front end have always been friendly. Went the other night with two kids in a stroller. The toddler had a slice of pizza that even though he wasnt eating it, he wasnt ready to let it go. No one made a deal about it so didnt have to face a toddler power struggle to get rid of the slice, which Im thankful for.
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Richard Smith
A different kind of contemporary art museum. Seasonal openings host international musical talent. The shows pair local and global. It blurs the boundaries between art, design, and criticism. The food and drink in Café 78 also features cocktails with a pantone number. Home of a replica of Mike Kellys house. Free admission.
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Shelby Lawson
This place is so much fun! But beware that is is contemporary art, and if you dont think youd be able to handle things that "dont look like art" as art, then Id suggest going to the DIA. But if you love seeing things put into a different perspective and finding new and interesting things, this place is for you!
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A Private User
Waste of time - not a real Art Museum - went and art consisted of a pile of candy on the floor and tube TVs in Ikea furniture and plastic green house with a rain collection tube. If you want to see good art go to the DIA, an elementary school art class could rival what is on display here.
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Kelsey Waugh
MOCAD is a very quaint location with rotating art and a wonderful cafe area inside. SuperHappySushi has a permanent operation there so I highly recommend getting sushi sometime. I was glad to discover this spot as I hope to utilize it for future meetup potential. Take a look!
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Josh Compton
Small, scrappy, innovative Contemporary Art museum in the heart of Detroit just a 15 minute walk from Wayne State University. They have a summer series of music-infused brunches the second Sunday of every month thru September
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Walter Maren
Every show I have went to here seemed to have a pretentious feel,; was expecting this place to be more gritty like the old underground gallleries that have been swept under the carpet for this gentrification station.
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Diba Rashid
Cool place for obviously contemporary art. More importantly shows futuristic visions for Detroit with mini models amd videos . Also has a cafe for getting work done, cup of coffee or drinks.
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Fatima Ali
The mocad is a small gallery with big ideas. There is a section of the mocad dedicated to architecture.There are also chalk boards around the gallery, with opinions and ideas of the visitors.
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jeffery perczyk
Very nice small format venue displaying modern and contemporary art. The collection changes regularly so come back often. Cafe 78 located inside is a five star joint all on its own.
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jeremy campeau
I love all the exhibits. I am impressed by the range of artists they rotate thru the museum. I love taking friends and family from out of town to experience the museum.
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Heidi Bergemann
I was there for a wedding, which I enjoyed. However the museum was not my taste. It felt dirty and grungy. I did not "get" most of the artwork that was there.
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Yuri Popowycz
Chill spot- cafe has gotten super good and is doing sushi (now for a minute) Scope their concert series for this year as it rolls around (2017) gonna be hot
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Paklu Amla
Nice place - really enjoyed my time here - my son thought it was pretty cool too. He has been studying art for a while now and had a great time.
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Ern Chene
I rate a 4 bc I have yet to visit but I hear good things about it. A huge bonus is that Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) will be playing there!
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Maggie Oates
Really intriguing exhibits in a great space. The galleries arent so gigantic that you feel overwhelmed. Also an amazing space for events.
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Morgan Towns
This place was terrible. The cafe had a depressing atmosphere. Also there was barely anything to see. It is an extreme waste of time
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Jim Morrison
With all due respect to the few works of art worth looking at, it appears as most of it just garbage thrown together.
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Abraham Roisman
really interesting collection and exhibit. the staff is wonderful! very helpful learning about the collections too.
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Eli Engler
Contemporary art is one of my favorite things to see, and Museum of Contemporary Art displays it perfectly!
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Alexander H. Trice
Always inspiring, rotating selection of modern art... with a great tea, coffee and booze bar on premises
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Stefan Preuss
Kind of small. They used to change the exhibits every now and then. I didnt like what they displayed.
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Kelly Townsend
Great find. Amazing sandwiches. This will be a regular stop for the IZAs. Great food and ambience.
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nico awkerman
Brings back so many childhood memories and at the very low price of free you really cant beat it!
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Asit Kumar
This place should be demolished. There practically nothing to see there. Total waste of time.
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Andrew Gray
Amazing gallery space and venue but LITERALLY the worst bar service on earth... Like... Wow
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Wendy Lumbert
Nice collection of artwork. I always enjoy browsing through the Musem of Contemporary art.
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Mark Buckman
When having musicians play you really need a stage to where the crowd can see above.
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Fayette Garth
Ohwee..my homie...my friend..my Gurl from Germany has a book signing there TONITE!!!
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Jason Touleyrou
Art is alright, but dont buy coffee from here. Baristas dont know what theyre doing.
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Anthony Giudice
Friendly staff but everything was closed... Poor website shouldve mentioned that.
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Laura Brown
Really awesome artwork that makes you think about your place in reality.
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Ryan S
Great place to go to check out different art than the Dia has to offer
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LaChaun Tipton
Amazing place! Awesome staff. Always something cool happening here.
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