SALE INTO SPRING! I 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. 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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- northern border, encompassing er of the image" for the emer- 35 Arab, Druze and Arab-Jewish gence of prejudices as a result of the interaction of religious, polit- settlements. This year's program, dedicat- ical-ideological and socio-eco- ed to the era of peace, will have nomic factors. 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- and comedians. 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