Akron Art Museum presents 'Michelangelo Lovelace: Art Saved My Life'
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Akron Art Museum presents 'Michelangelo Lovelace: Art Saved My Life'
Michelangelo Lovelace. What Happened to World Peace?, 2001. Acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the estate and Fort Gansevoort. © Michelangelo Lovelace Estate.



AKRON, OH.- Michelangelo Lovelace: Art Saved My Life is on view at the Akron Art Museum in the Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries. This exhibition features his iconic cityscapes of urban life, portraits of patients in his day-to-day as a nursing assistant, dioramas, and an immersive and interactive space inspired by the Museum’s recent acquisition of Lovelace’s Hood Life.

Michelangelo Lovelace pinpointed the origin of his artistic career with this story: As a teenager growing up in Cleveland’s King Kennedy public housing complex, Lovelace dropped out of school to support his family. When he was nineteen, he was arrested for selling marijuana and appeared before a judge.

In his own telling, the judge asked him: “‘What can you do?’ So, I told him I could draw. He said ‘Well, you come back down here again, I’m sending you to prison. You’d better stick to drawing.’” Lovelace took that advice to heart: “I’m one of those people who say, ‘Art saved my life,’ and it truly did.”

“Michelangelo Lovelace’s work is a result of him reflecting his world into life in its complexity, beauty, and familiarity.” Says CEO Jon Fiume. “He believes that art is for everyone, and that art is crucial when it comes to shaping, building, and healing ourselves.”

“Michelangelo Lovelace perfected a unique visual language, and he used it with truly impressive frankness and insight, sharing deeply personal experiences and addressing dire issues.” Says Senior Curator Dr. Jeff Katzin. “For me and my colleagues, it has been a privilege and also a responsibility to create an exhibition that shares his point of view in a way that is rich and full. I hope that visitors will not only gain an understanding of how Lovelace made art, but also of who he was as a person and how he saw the world around him—honestly and compassionately.”










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