Pin Partner: Monica Bowman, director at The Butcher's Daughter
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Monica Bowman comes from a long line of butchers. While the gallery director at The Butcher’s Daughter may prefer to work with art instead of meat, she’s still learned a thing or two from the family trade.
“I view my specialties as [they] relate to art, analogous to what you’d expect from your butcher: integrity, fresh products and rigor in terms of connoisseurship and experience,” Bowman said.
Bowman opened her gallery in 2009 after completing her M.A. in museum studies at Georgetown University. The name of the gallery pays homage to the line of work that runs among the men in her family.
“No one wants to buy meat, let alone art, from a supplier that lies, sells rotten products, or is careless or lazy about their trade,” Bowman said.
After nearly four years and 20 exhibitions, Bowman decided to move her gallery from Ferndale to Midtown Detroit. The 750 square feet of the space wasn’t big enough to accommodate the hundreds of people coming to the gallery’s openings.
This week Modern Midwest features Bowman as our weekly pin partner. Each day the gallery director will share a pin showcasing one of her current Midwest inspirations on our Pinterest page. Follow her picks here.
Pin #1: Nestled in Midland, Mich., the Alden B. Dow Home and Studio is a perfect time capsule of mid-century modern living at its finest. Architect, Alden B. Dow merged high-tech materials with the natural elements: as their website states, “…gardens never end and buildings never begin.” Photo by Wei Ping Teoh
Pin #2: Nowadays we hear more about the rapidly decaying, graffiti mecca, that is the Package Plant. Let us not forget the iconic car that has paradoxically found it’s way into the lexicon of “Ruin Porn.” Take a look at this beauty: it’s a 1950 Packard Victoria Super Deluxe Convertible. Photo by Barrett Jackson.
Pin #3: Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland’s current exhibition, “Realization is Better Than Anticipation,” features 12 of today’s hottest process-based contemporary artists with ties to the Midwest region. The show runs through Oct. 13, 2013.
Pin #4: Martha Reeves and the Vandellas in “No Where to Run (1965).” Shot at the Dearborn Assembly Plant, Martha and her girls violate every OSHA law imaginable. But darn it, it looks like a lot of fun. What’s summer without a little Motown?
Pin #6: Tony Smith was commissioned by the DIA in 1971 to build a large-scale sculpture to commemorate the museum’s newly completed North Wing. After over 30 years of enduring the elements “Gracehoper,” which is 22 feet long and 46 feet high, is currently being restored. The DIA’s website outlines the project in a meticulous detailed timeline. Photo by The Detroit Institute of Arts
Pin #7: L’Albatros offers a memorable dining experience in Cleveland. In addition to great seasonal offerings and a carefully curated wing list on the menu, a healthy word of caution is supplied courtesy of 19th century gastronome, Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin: “Burgundy makes you think of silly things, Bordeaux makes you talk of them and Champagne makes you do them."
