Object Orange featured in Good Magazine
Object Orange, an anonymous group of Detroit artists that paint abandoned houses bright orange, is featured in the inaugural issue of Good Magazine.
Object Orange, an anonymous group of Detroit artists that paint abandoned houses bright orange, is featured in the inaugural issue of Good Magazine.
Excerpt from article:
Four of OO’s first 11 orange houses were almost immediately demolished.
[City of Detroit spokesman James] Canning attributes this to coincidence and careful calculation
(demolition plans are public record); the artists see it as a critical
step toward re-invigorating their deteriorating city. “Our part is
starting conversations,” says OO member Jacques. “Some people do
outreach. We paint houses orange.”
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