It's almost spring and the Detroit Ice House is behind us. The next step to the project is deconstruction. However, the pure art of the project still lingers not only in our minds here in Detroit but also through the media.
Art in America is an international art mag, concentrating on the contemporary. And the Detroit Ice House is in it.
Excerpt from
Art in America:
Neighborhood residents flocked to have their photos taken in front of
the house. The architectural installation morphed into a destination, an
informal gathering spot for a cup of hot chocolate and conversations.
It is easy for exhibitions in blighted areas to feel condescending, and
this one took great risks by looking like the outsider art
intallations-cum-tourist attractions that dot the Midwest. But Holm and
Radune ingratiated themselves early by opened lines of dialogue and
funding a food and clothing drive for those in need.
Consummate hosts,
neighbors responded by serving as community liaisons, quick
with an account of the districts heydays and a verbal tour of the
surroundings.
Using Kickstarter, an online fundraising incubator
for creative initiatives, Radune and Holm raised $11,000, primarily
from private donations. That sum went toward acquiring the proper
permits from a local organization devoted to redevelopment [Ed. note:
See correction below], and paying a hefty water bill (an estimated
20,000 gallons).
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