Detroit, Michigan - Heidelberg Project

Detroit, Michigan - Heidelberg Project

This is a MUST SEE, Not publicized enough. While walking around and viewing we ran into the creator, Tyre, a very interesting gentlemen who filled us in on the continuing work at the site. He has an amazing vision. [Leenie, 09/21/2008]

Detroit, Michigan - Heidelberg Project

Although listed as demolished on your website, the Heidelberg Project is alive and well in Detroit, MI. I was there on October 28, 2001, and the artist recently participated in an installation at the Detroit Institute of Arts. The artist's brother came out and sold us some postcards. [Mat McGuire, 09/01/2002]

[RA: We chronicled artist Tyree Guyton's struggle with the city of Detroit in 1998 and '99, which culminated in an official bulldozing of some of the art-enhanced homes and trees. This wasn't the first time that Guyton's work had been demolished. Fortunately, the destruction stopped before much was taken down, and the Heidelberg Project continues today....]

Detroit, Michigan - Detroit moves to destroy urban junkscape
After years of legal wrangling, the City of Detroit finally cleared the way in February for its plan to destroy the colorful urban junkscape known as the Heidelberg Project. On February 4th, a demolition armada of bulldozers, police and city workers arrived and pulled down as much as 30% of the art attached to abandoned houses and hanging from the trees.... [04/10/1999] Complete News Story

Detroit, Michigan - "Garbage" folk artist delays city cleanup of Heidelberg Project
Detroit city leaders have once again been thwarted — at least temporarily — attempting to dismantle the Heidelberg Project. The Project has been the junk sculpture vision of inner city artist Tyree Guyton since 1985.... [09/27/1998] Complete News Story