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Music & Art

Shalev-Gerz’
s art will be 
paired with
DSO musicians at Wasserman.
M

usic underscores visual artist-
ry when Detroit Symphony 
Orchestra instrumentalists 
interpret the tone of works by Esther 
Shalev-Gerz as presented by the 
Wasserman Projects in Detroit.
“Selections from the Gold Room” 
derives from programming at the 
Swedish History Museum to capture 
the cultural and personal importance of 
objects. A video installation and pho-
tographs draw attention to five objects 
from the museum’
s collection and five 
objects brought to Sweden by refugees. 
Historians have imagined the signifi-
cance of museum objects, and refugees 
have explained the significance of their 
objects. Imposed veils of gold squares 
emphasize object value.
The Shalev-Gerz exhibit will be 
highlighted Tuesday evening, March 
19, with the musical element in “Sight 
& Sound x Wasserman.
” 
A program of Mendelssohn and 
Shostakovich selections, tied to the 
idea of human 
migration and what 
drives people to 
leave their home-
lands, will be per-
formed by violinists 
Will Haapaniemi 
and Heidi Han, 
violist Han Zheng 
and cellist Jeremy 
Crosmer.
“I am very 
moved by the 
opportunity of hav-
ing musicians relate 
to my artwork 
by performing a 
selection of music 
inspired by worldly 
concerns,
” says 
Shalev-Gerz, raised 
and schooled in 

Israel before moving to France. 
The Shalev-Gerz project, dealing 
with both the creation and under-
standing of cultural objects, includes a 
Byzantine cup from the 11th century as 
well as diplomas that survived a peril-
ous escape from Syria.
“The gold leaf gives the impression 
of a solid gold object when deposited 
on the surface of an object,
” she says. 
Viewers can also enjoy “Felice Panzer 
Malkin: A Retrospective” and “Portray,
” 
a group show.
The retrospective spotlights draw-
ings, paintings and prints spanning 
some 60 years of the artist, who moved 
from America to Israel in 1949. She 
first showed in Michigan in 1996. 
Malkin’
s works, hung salon style to 
create aesthetic juxtapositions, focus on 
projects that carry the features of her 
subjects while drawing out each one’
s 
essence and emotional connection to 
others.
“Portray” provides contemporary 
approaches to por-
traiture through 
works by 14 artists 
in diverse media 
and based from 
Michigan to distant 
lands. William 
Singer, a Detroiter 
and longtime mem-
ber of Temple Beth 
El, is represented by 
two images.
“I am not show-
ing particular 
people,
” Singer says 
about his abstrac-
tions of figurative 
representations. 
“Instead, there 
is identification 
with authority and 
power figures.
” ■

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SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Details
The exhibits will show through March 
23. The concert and presentation by 
Esther Shalev-Gerz begin at 7 p.m. 
Tuesday, March 19, at Wasserman 
Projects, 3434 Russell St., #502, 
Detroit. $10-$25. Tickets: (313) 576-
5111. dso.org. Gallery: (313) 818-
3550. info@wassermanprojects.com

From Esther Shalev-

Gerz’
s exhibition, 

“Selections from 

the Gold Room,” at 

Wasserman Projects

in Detroit

WASSERMAN PROJECTS

Detroiter William Singer has work in “Portray,” 

a group show at Wasserman Projects.

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