The detroiters

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the detroiters: 4 Questions with Maurice Greenia, Jr., “Maugre”

Detroit artist Maurice Greenia, Jr., “Maugre” is currently exhibiting at MOCAD as part of their “Considering Detroit” Art Detroit Now exhibition.
Born in Detroit’s cultural center in 1953, Greenia continues to reside in the cultural heart of the city today. In the early 1990s, he put together his first and last name and began signing his [...]

the detroiter: DVS

“We will all rise beneath her wings.” Art Photographer Answers Our Four Questions.
First, a few words from the artist …
My pseudonym DVS is an acronym for my studio, Dark Vision Studio, as well as a play on the word “devious”, to which I define as “departing from the common norm”. Simply put, I [...]