About
I’m Maurice Greenia, Jr. My art name is “Maugre” and that’s how I sign my visual work. I write, draw, sculpt, paint and take photographs. I write poetry, articles and manifestos.
I put on puppet performances. I play and sing in two bands: The Space Band and The Don’t Look Now Jug Band. My day job is working in a University Library.
I’ve lived in Detroit nearly all my life. I’ve visited New York a lot and Chicago some. I started to exhibit my art in 1980.
In the mid 1990’s I created an enormous street art project in downtown Detroit. It was over 500 chalk drawings on all four sides of a huge building (the abandoned Hudsons Department Store).
In 1996, I showed my artwork in France and went over there for the opening. I spent a week in Paris.
Though the 2000’s I helped run the Zeitgeist. It was a local theatre and art gallery. After eleven years, it closed late last year.
In 2007, I showed around 400 works at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD). It was part of “Considering Detroit,” a group exhibit of local artists.
This blog is focused on old and new writings about arts and culture. That covers a lot of ground. It’s always difficult for me to separate art from life.
Further information:
http://research.udmercy.edu/find/special_collections/digital/greenia/index.php
My other blogs:
Cinema, Movies and Motion Pictures:
http://picturesmove211.wordpress.com/
Music:
http://earfood99.wordpress.com/2009/04/
Adventures and Resources:
