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and gallery
In a broader social context, Ms.
Klein said she hopes the exhibit
will be yet another way to draw
attention to the need to appreci-
ate books and reading. "Today
film is regarded as a substitute
for a good book," she said. "Peo-
ple read less because they're ei-
ther preoccupied with TV or
video."
In fact, just last week, U.S. Ed-
ucation Secretary Richard Riley
said high-school students are
spending "too much time watch-
ing mind-numbing television."
Secretary Riley was referring to
a recent national survey which
indicated that only one-third of
high-school students are profi-
cient readers.
"There's a sense of serendipi-
ty when you read a book, or wan-
der through a bookshelf," said
Ms. Klein.
Book exhibits are uncommon
among art galleries. But there is
a growing interest in the art of
book making.
Wayne State University offers
a class taught by Lynne Avaden-
ka, whose work appears in
"About Books." And Windsor-
based installation artist Susan
Gold has created a special work
for the exhibit, influenced by her
experience at the Book Arts In-
stitute of New York City.
In the competitive art-gallery
world, the way to keep financial-
ly afloat is usually to keep up on
the latest trends and view books
as an "investment." But the
Kleins, quite frankly, couldn't
have a more different approach.
"We don't urge people to buy
anything (in our gallery) for an
investment," said Mr. Klein.
"Rather we look at art as some-
thing you buy for pleasure." El
e "About Books" runs through
June 10. The Arnold Klein
Gallery is located at 4520 North
Woodward in Royal Oak. For
more information, call (810)
647-7709.
Arab-Israeli
Exhibit At Kibbutz
The works of eight artists, four
Palestinian and four Israeli, are
on exhibit at the Wilfrid Israel
Museum at Kibbutz Hazorea.
Curator Talia Rappaport said
the exhibit began to take shape
two years ago, before the peace
process gained momentum. It
features pieces made of earth,
stone, wood, iron, copper, leather,
straw and fabric.
The Palestinian artists include
both Moslems and Christians.
Among the Israeli artists are two
Jews, a Moslem Arab and a
Druze. Participating artists are
Tayseer Barakat, Taleb Dawik,
Saliman Mansour, Nabil Anani,
Ibrahim Nubani, Assad Azi,
Yoram Kupermitz and Israel Ra-
binovitch.
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sent all significant aspects of the
emergence and tradition of anti-
Semitic prejudices and stereo-
types, from their first origins to
present times. It is to stimulate
discussions about the subject, to
combat the decades of tabooizing
and suppressing the phenome-
Israel is set to host the annual non of anti-Semitism in the pub-
Arab Culture and Book Month lic mind, and to create greater
from May 5 through June 10, sensitivity regarding all types of
prejudices.
1995.
This complex subject matter
Aimed at supporting the cul-
tural and artistic expression of will be rendered visible in the ex-
Israel's Arab citizens, the book hibition by means of paintings,
fair extends from Tel Sheba in objects and documents; the main
the Negev to villages along the objective is to represent the "pow-
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the interaction of religious, polit-
settlements.
This year's program, dedicat- ical-ideological and socio-eco-
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The exhibition will be struc-
an expanded international and
inter-Arab dimension. Among the tured according to the main
guests invited are dance troupes, groups of recurring anti-Semit-
writers, poets, journalists, film ic stereotypes: Jews as murder-
and theater directors, musicians ers of Christ, as usurers,
exploiters and dishonest busi-
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an emphasis on Middle Eastern
subjects, will be on display.
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an international women's con-
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leading women from the Arab
world. Symposiums will be held
on the status of Arab women in
the work place. A Middle East-
ern folk dance festival, including
seven ethnic dance groups from
Arab countries, also will appear.
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