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Another Opening ... Another Show
Watch fir these upcoming exhibits.
Thirty years after Norton
Townsend Dodge started moving-
works of dissident artists out of.
Russia, Europa Gallery will be
showing and selling select pieces
completed by 10 dissidents durin
the '80s and '90s.
"The Ransom of Russian
runs through Oct. 12 at the newly-
expanded gallery, 6335 Orchard
Lake Road, West Bloomfield, and
features the talents of Sokov, Gor-
bachev (grand-nephew of the for-.:
mer Soviet president), Dulfan,-,
Ashimova, Ivanov, Kedrin, Plotk-
Ma, Zviagin, Budylin and Volkov.
The mix includes landscapes,
cityscapes, cubism, ab-
Noi Volkov: stractions and more
Flock of
Policemen , from artists represent-
ed in some of the world's
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- most prestigious muse-
canvas.
ums. (810) 855-2160.
Double Vision
Alexander Kanchik: ThiCiit us Fainily, oil on canvas, at the Danielle Peleg Gallery.
Glass Duo
Two distinct styles of glass
artistry Will be featured at Ha-
batat Galleries during October.
Linda Ross, who works with
three-dimensional glass and steel ..
forms, will show large-scale in-
stallations, some free-standing
and others for the wall.: Lino
Tagliapietra will display contem-
porary glass in the Venetian tra-
dition.
The dual exhibition will run
Oct 4-26 at 7 North Saginaw, Pon-
tiac. (810) 333-2060.
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The jarring imagery of Alexis Roclunfahinakes two almost concurrent stops in Michigan —
the Cranbrook Art Museum and the Detroit Zoological Institutes Wildlife Interpretive
Gallery. Rockman's paintings, which allude to the unsettling interface of biology and
technology, incorporate elements Oggientific illustration, natural history dioramas and
popular sci-fi movie scenes, all featii4ntgteat detail.
The Cranbrook exhibit, "Alexis 02ickinari: Second Nature," appears through Oct. 27
and shows colored visions of our rapidly changing biosphere. The Detroit Zoo show, "Zool-
ogy A-Z," will be up until Jan. 5 and features 26 watercolors of imaginary animal hybrids.
Cranbrook: (810) 645- 3314; The Detroit Zoo: (810) 398-0900.
information, including photos or slides, three weeks prior to publication date, to Gail
Zimmerman, Fine Arts Editor, c I o The Jewish News, 27676 Franklin Road, Southfield,
MI 48034; information may be faxed to (810) 354-6069.
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Tonal Imagination
Robert A. Zeichner believes that
black-and-white. photography elic-
its the percePtion. of color in the
viewer's Imagination, drawing
eachonlooker intothe image and
making that persollmore of a par-
ticipant than a bystander.
For -his exhibit "Black and
White," at Gallery 222, Zeichner
has-captured natural settings that
seem to elude the passage of time
The Finger Lakes region of New
York and Death Valley in Califon
nia dominate his pictures, which
will be on display the entire month
of October at 22266 Michigan
Ave, Dearborn.
An opening reception to meet
the artist will be held from 7-10
p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1. (313) 565-
9222. _ _ _
From Yesterday to Tomorrow
Visitors to the 10th annual
teapot show at Ariana Gallery can
have their tea leaves read during
an opening reception scheduled 2-
5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at 119 S.
Main, Royal Oak.
"Stheped in Tradition," the ex-
hibitio,n that continues through
the end of the month, presents
teapot forms crafted by 50 artists
including Harris Deller, Val Cush-
ing, Byron Temple, Matt Wilt,
John Glick and Brad Schweiger.
(810) 546-8810.
Fantasy Theatrics
Alexander Kanchik paints fan-
tasy characters on an imaginary
stage. His special people, senti-
mental and elegant, have large
heads and short legs and are
dressed in old-fashioned outfits.
There are musicians in concert
halls, and there are fish in the
backdrop skies.
These illusions take the spot-
light throughout October at the
Danielle Peleg Gallery, 4301 Or-
chard Lake Road, West Bloom-
field. In the neo-romanticism of
Kanchik's work, viewers find rich,
clear and color-intense images.
(810) 626-5810.
Memories
Dos Manos, a gallery featuring
handicraft works from Latin
America, is marking the Day of
the Dead with an exhibit that runs
from Oct. 21-Nov. 2. Comparable
to Memorial Day in the United
States, the Day of the Dead com-
bines the Christian All Saints' Day
and similar events observed by the
Aztec, Mayan and other cultural
groups. A video will be shown at
the gallery, 210 W. Sixth St., Roy-
al Oak, to explain the traditions.
Items made from terra cotta and
papier mache will be featured.
Many of the pieces use skeletal fig-
ures. (810) 542-5856.