“Race always comes up in the conversation of Detroit.” — Julie Mehretu Quote

“Race always comes up in the conversation of Detroit.”

“I don't ever work in a way where something is an illustration of an event, but when something is occurring at the same time I see it as very informed by that.”

“I always wanted to be an artist, but I didn't really know how someone could make a life out it.”

“It's fun having songs about parties and gigolos, but I really wanted to use my music as a form of art. Art is supposed to spark conversation and make people think, and I wanted to do that with this song.”

“If I have my opinion about something, you have your opinion about something, we don't have to fight over it. And we can have a conversation. We can also disagree without being disagreeable, and we can just disagree, which is fine. It doesn't mean that I don't like you, or you don't like me. We just disagree.”