How many times do municipalities have to learn that art is a great resource? With so much speculation in the news lately about the value of the art in the DIA and the possibility of selling off the collection to pay the city's debts, I can't help but think they aren't really capitalizing on one of their greatest resources. Over 100 years old, the DIA is one of the most fantastic museums in America, definitely a "must see." It is a perfect sized, encyclopedic museum with A+ examples of works of art throughout the ages and cultures. Highlights include works by Breugel to Tintoretto to Van Gogh to Picasso to Matisse to Rothko to Warhol to Sarah Sze and oh, yeah, then there are those murals.
Diego Rivera came to Detroit in 1932 commissioned to paint The Detroit Industry fresco cycle. The murals are comprised of 27 panels depicting industry and technology at the Ford Motor Company. When revealed, they were not without controversy but it didn't take long for them to be considered Rivera's greatest work.
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