Black Is, Black Ain’t, curated by Hamza Walker and organized by the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago.

I Repeat Myself When Under Stress, organized in collaboration with the Siemens Arts Program and curated by Trevor Smith, Curator of Contemporary Art, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts and Thomas Trummer, Project Manager for the Visual Arts at Siemens Arts Program, Munich.

Black Is, Black Ain’t examines the topic of race from a fresh perspective and in the context of a post-Civil Rights era, where discussions of race have shifted from a focus on inclusion and equality as expressed in the dreams of Martin Luther King Jr., to a concerted but open-ended effort to make race socially and politically irrelevant.

The exhibition features works by over 20 African-American and non-African-American artists who thoughtfully and provocatively touch and reflect on subjects such as race, gender, sexuality, representation and language. History and class also feature prominently, offering a unique opportunity to revisit and rethink these important topics of race through the eyes of exceptional contemporary artists.

Curated by Hamza Walker and organized by the Renaissance Society of Chicago.

Sponsorship for the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit’s 2009 exhibitions is provided in part by The Kresge Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc, and Masco Corporation Foundation.

These exhibits will be displayed inside MoCAD through Sunday, May 3, 2009.

Where: Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit

When: 6:00PM-8:00PM members preview; doors at 8:30PM to public

Tix: $10.00 members, free for non-members

www.mocadetroit.org