When Art, Industry and Rap Collide...
Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 9:31PM
FroggWhisperer in Detroit, Fine Art, Manufacturing, Music, auto manufacturing, chrysler 200, detroit institute of arts, diego rivera, eminem, the motor city

When was the last time you googled a Super Bowl commercial just after it aired so you could watch it again?  I did.  Just now, actually.  This brought on by the commercial collision of art, i.e., Diego Rivera's "Detroit Industry" mural at the Detroit Institute of Arts, and industry, the great looking Chrysler 200, and rap, Eminem's "Lose Yourself".   Brilliant that a Mexican painter could capture the soul of hard driving Detroit industry.  Beyond cool to use rap music to marry the hopes and dreams of a city that's seen better times with the reminder that Detroit still makes automobiles.  Convergence is a beautiful thing.

 

 

 

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