Core City, Detroit

MACHINES THAT DREAM BACK

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Fuel Clyde’s Cross-Country Journey

Initially inspired as an eccentric tribute to Alex’s beloved dog Clyde Moop, the statue project has evolved into a cross-country art odyssey connecting Detroit creatives and makers to an international audience.

Manifesting Detroit’s love for the fearless creative spirit in Clyde Moop’s eternal image, Clyde is a symbol of expression that represents the new generation of American innovators. Our goal is to inspire curiosity and joy.

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Characters, Cars, and Causes

  • UMA: Underground Music Academy by the Underground Resistance. Detroit Techno statue and Vega

    Underground Resistance

    Cause:
    UNDERGROUND MUSIC ACADEMY

    Ride:
    CHEVROLET VEGA 1976

    Soundtrack:
    UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE DJs

  • Mr. Pickle of Michigan - Dragon Preserves

    Mr. Pickle of Michigan

    Cause:
    WPKL

    Ride:
    GMC MOTOR HOME 1975

    Soundtrack:
    DJ Brooklyn

  • Clyde Moop statue - Cartoon dog with a cupcake on his head, holding a yellow duck, wearing sunglasses, with a cane, from Detroit, Michigan

    Clyde Moop

    Cause:
    ALL ABOUT ANIMALS

    Ride:
    CHEVROLET EL CAMINO 1969

    Soundtrack:
    Big Lake Clyde

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The Preserve

An auto, art, design and fabrication studio fostering collaboration across disciplines while preserving and promoting Detroit’s unique creative industrialism.

About Dragon Preserves

The Crew

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  • Joshua Gaudette

    Joshua Gaudette

    J. A. Gaudette is a multidisciplinary artist working across illustration, cinematography, motion graphics, photography, and experimental video. His work has appeared in commercial, gallery, and broadcast settings, with clients including...

    Joshua Gaudette

    J. A. Gaudette is a multidisciplinary artist working across illustration, cinematography, motion graphics, photography, and experimental video. His work has appeared in commercial, gallery, and broadcast settings, with clients including...

  • the real jeff Nolan also known as the artist Palm Treat

    Jeff Nolan

    Jeff Nolan is a Detroit-based artist and designer also known as Palm Treat whose work collides ’90s nostalgia, internet poptrash, and cyberpunk consumer critique. Rising out of Detroit’s underground art...

    Jeff Nolan

    Jeff Nolan is a Detroit-based artist and designer also known as Palm Treat whose work collides ’90s nostalgia, internet poptrash, and cyberpunk consumer critique. Rising out of Detroit’s underground art...

  • Alex Lauer of Dragon Preserves and the Clyde Moop Statue project - artist and musician from Detroit, Michigan

    Alex Lauer

    Alex Lauer is a Detroit-based musician, producer, and creative instigator whose work bridges the city’s DIY underground and its evolving cultural landscape. Coming from a musical family, Lauer cut his...

    Alex Lauer

    Alex Lauer is a Detroit-based musician, producer, and creative instigator whose work bridges the city’s DIY underground and its evolving cultural landscape. Coming from a musical family, Lauer cut his...

  • Ben Ness

    Ben Ness

    Ben Ness is as a poet, performer, and bibliomaniac. He’s the founder and organizer of events such as The Real Diptopia and The Clyde Cup that blend cultural practices into...

    Ben Ness

    Ben Ness is as a poet, performer, and bibliomaniac. He’s the founder and organizer of events such as The Real Diptopia and The Clyde Cup that blend cultural practices into...

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