SIN Fine Arts

Rainy Day
Renderings

As the wetness of snow mixed with rain
fills the air outside the Arnold Klein
Gallery in Royal Oak, umbrellas fill the
space inside. "Umbrellas — Why Do We
Put Up With Them?" runs through Jan.
31 at the gallery, 4520 N. Woodward.
Original 19th- and 20th-century
prints, etchings and woodcuts capture
these sheltering accessories in many
settings and styles as designed by He-
len Hyde, Hiroshige, Robert Rauschen-
berg, Sara Frank and many other
artists. (810) 647-7709.

Carol Jessen: Ecce
Panis (Behold—
Bread!), color woodcut.

The Wright Glass

Art glass windows and architectural
blocks made to the specifications and
sizes of originals designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright are available through
Barbara Adelson Studios in West
Bloomfield. Each window comes with
a registration card from the Frank
Lloyd Wright Foundation and can be
used as a wall hanging or be sus-
pended from the ceiling.
Adelson keeps an array of these
made to order works so that clients Frank Lloyd Wright Window Triptych from the Avery Coonley
can get an exact impression of their Playhouse, clear and colored leaded glass.
appearance. Adelson's selections of
art glass patterned after originals from the Avery Coonley Playhouse in Illinois are very similar
to a triptych shown at The Art Institute of Chicago. C810 6817227.

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Another Opening ... Another Show

For The Young At Art

D

arlene Carroll and Corrine
Lemberg never lose sight of
their annual Works for Young
Collectors show as they plan
other Lemberg Gallery exhibits
throughout the year.
They perpetually set aside con-
temporary paintings, sculpture and
prints representative of designat-
ed artists' works and priced be-
tween $400 and $3,000.
This year's offering to
new collectors runs through
Jan. 25. Based on last
year's response, there again
will be information panels
that tell about each work
and the person who creat-
ed it.
Gallery visitors will learn
about local and national
artists, including Mel Boch-
ner, Douglas Bulka,
Joel Shapiro, Vija
Celmins, April
Gornik and Eric
Fisch'.
"One of our
missions is to en-

Right Lois Teicher:

Functional Reference,
steel chair.

Below: Robert
Schefman: Wrestling
Myself, watercolor.

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So Many Details

The colorful, detailed scenery of
graphic artist Harold Altman can
be found at the Grosse Pointe
Gallery, 19869 Mack Avenue,
Grosse Pointe Woods. From lush
parks and gardens to rich rural
terrain, Altman captures a tran-
quil and contemplative world
charged with restrained emo-
tions. He integrates the human
image harmoniously into fastid-
iously groomed, outdoor settings.
Altman's works also hang in
prestigious museums such as the Harold Altman: Friends, lithograph.
Metropolitan Museum of Art in
New York, Art Institute of Chicago, Victoria and Albert Museum of London and Museum of
Modern Art in Haifa. (313) 884-0100.

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.

courage people to feel comfortable
in galleries and to know they don't
have to spend a tremendous sum
of money to own a fantastic work
of art," said Carroll, gallery direc-
tor.
"We want to break down bar-
riers and create a friendly, educa-
tional and eclectic gallery

experience accessible to anybody."
In the three previous shows, the
directors have found that interest
goes beyond young or new collec-
tors. They believe that stems from
the diversity of the works.
Lois Teicher will
have three sculptures
at Lemberg. They are
variations on the
theme of the chair.
"I'm interested in
the idea of dualities
— opposites that
work together," said
Teicher, who links
functional references
to abstract concepts.
Stephen Magsig
will show three or
four cityscapes in-
cluding the building
at 1500 Woodward,
which used to be a
synagogue.
"I have to enjoy a
building and do re-
search on it before I
paint it," Magsig said.
"I don't look for spe-
cific buildings as my
subjects. I look for the
beauty in Detroit."
Carroll is pleased
this exhibition allows
her to hang the work of re-
gional artists with the work
of national artists.
"This show also gives us
the chance to introduce new
artists to the gallery and
gauge the response," she
said. "Jonathan Seliger, for
instance, takes common,
everyday objects like pizza
boxes and light bulb boxes
and recreates them in new
ways using paint and can-
vas."
The Lemberg Gallery dis-
courages the notion of buy-
ing art as an investment.
The directors believe the mo-
tivating force should be
bringing pleasure into each
owner's life.
'e encourage people to
take home a work of art they
like and live with it before
deciding to buy," Carroll
said. "When people bring
works of art into their
homes, they will notice dif-
ferences resulting from the light-
ing and the size of the
surroundings." E

SI Works for Young Collectors
will be on display through Jan.
25 at the Lemberg Gallery, 538
N. Woodward, Birmingham.
(810) 642- 6623.

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