The Detroit Institute of Arts presents Printmaking in the Twenty-First Century, an exhibition that celebrates exciting artwork by contemporary printmakers. Woodcut and intaglio prints in monumental scale contrast with intimate books for holding in the hands. Finely detailed etchings and engravings contrast with rough and ready screenprints, letterpress and linocuts. The artists represent a range of identities (Black, Latinx, Native American, White, Female, Male, LGBTQ). While some artists work in Michigan, others work throughout the United States or internationally. From the latest digital tools to techniques first used in the fifteenth century, artists and master printers are combining methods and creating work that speaks to our current times. The exhibition highlights many works acquired recently by the DIA. This exhibition will be on view at the DIA from October 21, 2022 to April 9, 2023 and is free with museum admission, which is free for Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county residents.

The exhibition includes more than 40 objects, and includes etchings, engravings, woodcuts, screen prints, letterpress, digital prints and artists’ books. Artists in the exhibition include Hernan Bas, Enrique Chagoya, Marc Dion, Nicole Eisenman, Walton Ford, Chitra Ganesh, Rashid Johnson, Julie Mehretu, Michael Menchaca, Andrew Raftery, Katia Santibañez, James Siena, Ryan Standfest, and Dyani White Hawk.