Isabelle Weiss is the founder and director of the I.M. Weiss Gallery, a Detroit-based exhibition space dedicated to representing artists whose work stands at the forefront of contemporary craft and design. Her education in the History of Art and Linguistics from the University of Michigan paired with an appraisal accreditation from International Society of Appraisers has equipped her as a crucial figure within Detroit’s creative community. This weekend she will be debuting her newest project, Art in Action...
An interview with Isabelle Weiss
March 4, 2026
art, activism, culture - detroit city
This exhibition is the first time I’ve witnessed a public calling out of the woven networks between the art community and the billionaires’ strong hold on Detroit. There is so much to disentangle between these networks that one exhibition, public event, or writing cannot possibly cover all of the facets of the ever morphing and expanding web of art washing in the city.
Nox Library
December 13, 2025
art, activism - detroit city
On Saturday, October 25, 2025, Runner Magazine presented a lecture by Walter Lucken IV followed by a Q & A moderated by Eleanor Aro and Emily Jones of Michigan Student Power Alliance. The talk took place in the Clara Stanton Jones Friends Auditorium at the main branch of the Detroit Public Library. The event addressed the concerns originally expressed by Lauren Berlant in the text ‘68 or Something. Walter Lucken, Eleanor Aro, Emily Jones, and audience members asked what we can learn by moving beyond the memory of 1968 and releasing our attachment to a triumphant past?..
Walter Lucken IV
October 27, 2025
literature, activism - detroit city
On June 14, 2025, the current president of the United States, Donald Trump, threw a military parade in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the 250th birthday of the US Army as well as his 79th birthday. While this was happening, the “No Kings Protest,” against Trump’s militant and divisive policies, was initiated by the 50501 Movement, a nationwide grassroots organization formed to protest Donald Trump’s second term...
E-Man Bates
June 15, 2025
activism - detroit city
June 5, 2021 was the most recent FUCK ICE car wash with the focus on the abolition of the US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. This event was located on Breckenridge in Detroit, a desolate street just North of 1-94 and just west of Grand River avenue. This area resembles a country road with foliage overgrowth, a giant dead tree and just a couple houses on the block. It very much sets the tone for this Detroit car wash, as this vacant-ness and free growth of the wild natural plants are complemented by the beautiful cars that are ever so prevalent in a Detroit summer...
Ashley Cook
June 14, 2021
activism - detroit city
Float the Vote was one such point of curiosity that I felt could be fully realized and brought forth into the physical world because of a sincere focus on strengthening access to voting in communities around Detroit. I was ecstatic to discover I wasn’t the only one who felt this way. Feeling calm, ready, and vigilant, our five-person team set out into the sprawling urban landscape of Detroit to recruit food trucks and reach as many people as possible...
Brandon Stuart
February 15, 2021
activism, culture - detroit city