Akea Brionne's First Solo Museum Exhibition Opens at Cranbrook Art Museum

Cranbrook Art Museum will present Akea Brionne: A Dreaming Hour, the Detroit-based interdisciplinary artist's first solo museum exhibition, opening June 20. Brionne, a 2023 graduate of Cranbrook Academy of Art's photography department, works across lens- and fiber-based media. The exhibition debuts large, multipaneled works that create Afrosurreal worlds exploring memory, history, and imagination. Afrosurrealism focuses on the subconscious and dreams. Brionne's research-driven practice examines colonial and imperialist histories' impact on cultural storytelling, identity politics, and assimilation. An opening celebration is scheduled for June 19, 6–9pm.