I FINE ARTS I Next Week You've Got A Date With Cindy Craw •rd. Exclusive Intetviem with Pepsi SipPie' Supefstar Crotott wilt the fashion I•terttis Weitic tiere? DuW CiAy nd she'll be coming right to your mailbox in an exclusive interview. We'll introduce you to the Pepsi-sippin' superstar, and show you that being a "megamodel" means you gotta have some brains to go with all that beauty. Then well travel with some of Detroit's top models on a sunny vacation to discover the fun (or feud?) of a family excursion. And on the way, join us for a taste of some of our local chefs finest favorites. From where to travel to where to dine. From what to wear to what's in and what's not. It's all here. All yours. The exhilarating passions of Spring. Next week is the date. And we want you to enjoy it in Style. Another bonus for subscribers to The Jewish News. A 27676 Franklin Road Southfield, MI 48034 313-354-6060 76 FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1992 Ceramics Exhibit At Sybaris Gallery A one-person show of ceramics by Nancy Selvin will open at the Sybaris Gallery, March 27 through April 25. Ms. Selvin's ceramics focus on a series of still-life explora- tions juxtaposing form, color and architectural space. Per- sonal or historical references are often included as she builds space and reorganizes domestic forms which em- phasize material and process. Her wall-mounted vignettes consist of rather off-handed shelf fragments of rough- edged wall board on which are set what amounts to sculptural sketches of cups, bottles, pots, plates or eggs with multi-layers of under- glaze to build deeper, richer tones. Combining clay with other materials and abandoning the isolated vessel form open- ed new pathways for Ms. Selvin. The spare composi- tions of line, volume and plane established the poetic relationship she was looking for. The clay object was no "Ledge with Bottles" longer a paramount material; context and structure emerged. This way of working, com- bining elements to build a picture, led to the current mixed-media still-life con- structions in which the artist continues to explore form and its relationship to space. Recently, Ms. Selvin has been experimenting with room- size, site-specific, installation sculpture. Although these pieces are more personal and narrative, the focus is on distilling domestic interiors. U-M Art Museum Slates Exhibits The nature of illusion and abstraction will be the focus of the exhibition Realist Prints: Then and NoNir (1970-1990), on view at the University of Michigan Museum of Art March 21-July 26. Organized by Curator of Western Art Hilarie Faberman, Realist Prints is designed to comple- ment the upcoming Museum of Art exhibition Sylvia Plimack Mangold: Works on Paper 1968-1991 (April 11-June 7). In conjunction with both ex- hibitions, the Museum of Art will present a symposium titl- ed "Realsim: Then and Now (1970-1990)" 2-4 p.m. April 11 in Angell Hall, Auditorium B. The symposium will address issues of abstraction and representation that have challenged Realist artists since 1970. Speakers will in- clude artists Yvonne Jac- quette, Catherine Murphy and Linda Nochlin. A panel discussion will follow, with additional speakers. The Friends of the Univer- sity of Michigan Museum of Art will "go Hollywood' at this year's version of their an- nual spring fund raiser 5-8 p.m. March 28. The festivities begin in Hale Auditorium, UM School of Business, with a multi-media presentation entitled "Chic to Chic, the Costuming of Hollywood," by Detroit collector and fashion historian Sandy Schreier. At 6:30 p.m. the action will move to the Museum of Art apse for a champagne and hors d'oeuvres buffet, with music by the Ron Brooks Duo. For ticket information and reservations, call the museum, 747-2064. Story Quilts by Faith Ring- gold, an exhibition of 13 technicolor quilts by Harlem- born artist Faith Ringgold, will open at the University of Michigan Museum of Art March 21 through May 17. Organized by the Fine Arts Museum of Long Island in 1990, this exhibition is on a national tour. In conjunction with Story Quilts by Faith Ringgold, the Museum of Art has planned a series of events. These in- clude a family program by gospel singer Rose Smith 10:30 a.m. March 28, in the Museum of Art (no admission charge); a symposium on women's lives and their nar- ration titled "Not Losing Her Memory" 2 p.m. April 4 in Angell Hall, Auditorium B (no admission charge); and a CHAMPS Quiltmaking Workshop 2-4 p.m. April 26.