The Detroit artist Tyree Guyton, whose colorful and controversial Heidelberg Project transformed entire blocks on the city’s east side into works of art, drawing both praise and critics, has earned the prestigious Kresge Eminent Artist award. A short film and a monograph about Guyton and his work has also been commissioned, set for release this spring. “Tyree Guyton exemplifies the spirit of a city whose Latin motto – ‘Speramus meliora; resurget cineribus’ – translates to ‘We hope for better things; it shall arise from the ashes,’” Rapson said. And in the early 2010s, other Heidelberg Project structures were damaged by fires in a string of apparent arson attacks. Related STory Tyree Guyton’s polka-dotted Heidelberg Project career enters its next phase In the case of Tyree Guyton, one gets the sense that the artist might see time as a flat circle.