Earlier this week, artist Katherine Craig filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking protection under the Visual Artists Rights Act for her work The Illuminated Mural—a nine-story mural on the side of 2937 East Grand Boulevard in Detroit’s North End. Craig has sued Princeton Enterprises, the building’s current owner, asking the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to grant an injunction barring the destruction or mutilation of her widely acclaimed artwork. It’s been called “maybe Detroit’s most drop-dead gorgeous mural” by the Detroit Free Press. Since its creation in 2009, the 100-by-125-foot painting—with cascades of electric oranges, yellows, and reds streaming down a bright blue background—has become one of the city’s most notable pieces of public art. Its abstract explosions of color reflect the sense of action and movement that Craig, who grew up in the city’s underground arts scene, sees…
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