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November 2010
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ART
Anton Art Center: The Christmas Market show begins Nov. 19, featuring pieces for sale by Michigan artists. 125 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens; 586-469-8666; theartcenter.org.
Art Gallery of Windsor (AGW): Munazza Naeem is a local painter and printmaker who has earned her MFA from Wayne State University and whose works will be exhibited in the Betty F. Wilkinson Room. Ends Nov. 14. 401 Riverside Dr. W., Windsor, Ontario; 519-977-0013, artgalleryofwindsor.com.
Artspace II: In Woodcuts of the Arts and Crafts Movement, a collection of prints features European and American artists inspired by Japanese composition and subject matter. Runs Nov. 2-30. 303 E. Maple, Birmingham; 248-258-1540; artspace2.com.
Biddle Gallery: Made in the Mitten is an ongoing multi-media exhibition of works by more than 100 Michigan artists. 2840 Biddle, Wyandotte; 734-281-4779, biddlegallery.com.
Cary Gallery: Paula Zaks’ encaustic paintings will be featured, using hot wax to create her abstract figures. Runs through Nov. 20. 226 Walnut Blvd., Rochester; 248-651-3656.
Detroit Artists Market: Art for the Holidays transforms Detroit Artists Market from a gallery into a winter market, featuring the works of more than 125 local artists. Opens Nov. 12. 4719 Woodward, Detroit; 313-832-8540, detroitartistsmarket.org.
Detroit Institute of Arts: About 120 American and European prints display the world of the imagination in the exhibition In Your Dreams: 500 Years of Imaginary Prints. Works include such artists as Dürer, Picasso, Chagall, and others, presenting a contemporary twist on subjects inspired by each of the artist’s thoughts. • In its new exhibition Fakes, Forgeries, and Mysteries, the DIA examines the authenticity of roughly 50 pieces in its collection. Certain items were found to have been incorrectly attributed to an artist or culture, other pieces are known forgeries with explanations about how the museum reached that conclusion, and others still are mysteries, about which there is no definitive opinion. Begins Nov. 21. 5200 Woodward, Detroit; 313-833-7900, dia.org.
David Klein Gallery: Alyssa Monks features her exhibition of new paintings. Through Nov. 27. 163 Townsend, Birmingham; 248-433-3700, dkgallery.com.
Detroit Museum of New Art: Created by 11 Cranbrook Academy of Art graduate students, a multimedia art riddle, presented by MONA, represents an opportunity for viewers to receive cash prizes. The first to solve the riddle will receive $1,000, while three other viewers with incorrect-yet-interesting solutions will receive $100. Nov. 12-Dec. 17. 7 N. Saginaw St., Pontiac; 248-210-7560, detroitmona.com.
Flint Institute of Arts: Unbroken Ties: Dialogues of Cuban Art evokes the everyday reality of the Cuban experience from various artists using painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed-media installations, and photography. Through Jan. 2 in the Hodge Gallery. 1120 E. Kearsley, Flint; 810-234-1695; flintarts.org.
Gallery Project: What’s So Funny runs until Nov. 28. 215 S. Fourth, Ann Arbor; 734-997-7012; thegalleryproject.com.
Grosse Pointe Art Center: Photographers, printmakers, and ceramic artists are represented in Photos, Prints, and Pottery. Runs through Nov. 6. 16900 Kercheval, Grosse Pointe; 313-821-1848, grossepointeartcenter.org.
Lawrence Street Gallery: Artist Tim Marsh opens Nature 2 Nature, featuring his oil-on-canvas explorations of nature. 22620 Woodward, Ferndale; 248-544-0394; lawrencestreetgallery.com.
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD): Spatial City: An Architecture of Idealism is drawn from French regional contemporary art collections and developed with help from Platform and Cultures-France. Through Dec. 30. 4454 Woodward, Detroit; 313-832-6622, mocadetroit.org.
Padzieski Art Gallery: Contemporary Polish Artists runs through Nov. 7. • Artistry and Craftsmanship: A Holiday Market opens Nov. 15. 15801 Michigan Ave., Dearborn; 313-943-3095, DCACarts.org.
Re:View Art Gallery: Coley McLean and Simone DeSousa open a two-person exhibit. Runs Nov. 9-27. 444 W. Willis Units 111 and 112, Detroit; 313-833-9000, reviewcontemporary.com.
River’s Edge Gallery: A new show opens featuring the paintings, watercolors, and drawings of nature artist Nancy Byrum and maritime artist Leo Kuschel. Runs from Nov. 1 through Jan. 1. 3024 Biddle, Wyandotte; 734-246-9880; artattheedge.com.
323 East Gallery: Tom Thewes’ solo exhibition runs through Nov. 11. 323 E. Fourth St., Royal Oak; 866-756-6538, 323east.com.
UMMA: Simon Dybbroe Møller’s work in UMMA Projects: Simon Dybbroe Møller takes familiar objects and forms and rearranges them into unexpected configurations, changing them into completely different things altogether. Runs Nov. 6-24. • On Beauty and the Everyday: The Prints of James McNeill Whistler runs through Nov. 28. 525 S. State, Ann Arbor; 734-764-0395, umma.umich.edu.
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