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DIA To Feature New Ruben & Isabel Toledo Works

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Institute of Arts has new works on display by artist Ruben & Isabel Toledo.

American Apparel & Footwear Association's 38th Annual American Image Awards 2016
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 24: Fashion Designer Isabel Toledo and her husband, Illustration artist and designer Ruben Toledo attend the American Apparel & Footwear Association's 38th Annual American Image Awards 2016 on May 24, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA))

The exhibition titled "Ruben and Isabel Toledo: Labor of Love " opened this month at the museum and includes works created in response to pieces of the museum's permanent collection. It's scheduled to run through July 7.

Isabel And Ruben Toledo PA At Lane Bryant Flagship Store
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 30: (L-R) DJ Stormin Norman, and artists Isabel Toledo and Ruben Toledo attend the Isabel And Ruben Toledo PA At Lane Bryant Flagship Store on September 30, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Lane Bryant)

 

The three-part project includes a large-scale installation designed by the Toledo, in response to portions of Diego Rivera's "Detroit Industry Murals ," additional new works located throughout the museum and collaboration with nonprofit Sew Great Detroit on handmade tote bags.

 

Isabel And Ruben Toledo PA At Lane Bryant Flagship Store
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 30: A view of atmosphere at the Isabel And Ruben Toledo PA At Lane Bryant Flagship Store on September 30, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Lane Bryant)

Isabel Toledo is a fashion designer and artist. Ruben Toledo is an artist whose paintings and illustrations also have strong connections to fashion and style.

 

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