DETROIT, MICHIGAN.- The Detroit Institute of Arts presents Beyond Big: Oversized Prints, Drawings and Photographs. A classic etching by James McNeill Whistler, a contemporary print by Jasper Johns and the image of a calla lily by Robert Mapplethorpe will be brought together with 45 additional works from the Detroit Institute of Arts’ (DIA) collection in the exhibition Beyond Big: Oversized Prints, Drawings and Photographs. This exhibition, featuring pieces as early as the 1500s and many very recent acquisitions on view for the first time, explores the concept of what is considered “big” in graphic arts.

Prints and photographs have evolved over time in response to the materials and technology available at the point in which they were created. In this exhibition, it will be apparent that a viewer’s interpretation of art can be altered depending on the format in which it is presented, whether true-to-life, miniaturized or enlarged. The exhibition will be on view through July 3, 2005.