APRIL/MAY 1993 Complimentary VOLUME 7 , ISSUE 4 fe.-. .' • •' -'l3| GSSEL 241 NORTH BROADWAY m. GlNG?* 2 MILWAUKEE, WI 53202 M *W± PHONE 414«289»0855 H ' •:'•••••' J P XE A Ml mvil ** c *4W .BH^' ^B o O jMwW i 1 i GALLERY OF WISCONSIN ART LTD. iY MARK ANDERSON > • O w I ART FUTURE * i o 1 M Introducing a collection of art by o c LU L 6 The Rosenblatt Family 09 mW~~£*~ w? ^^ y? c a D .c "All 5 of Us: The Rosenblatts" O Sculpture, acrylics, oils, watercolors, and videos. D .0 *p ^ V tij.' far w j* April 16-May 9 gw -• •j&wSaWI &0 m- Opening reception to meet the artists 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, April 16 (Gallery Night) OLUTION Poetry reading by Suzanne and Sarah SHAPES OF COLOR II on Saturday, April24,3 to 5 p.m. A colorful, whimsical spring exhibition COCO WITH MASK, 1990 Featuring: Photograph by Len Price ©1990 Lynne Loshbaugh (painting), Farraday Sredl (clay), 931 East Ogden Avenue, RISING TO THE OCCASION James Van Deurzen (glass), Louise Hopson (clay), Sally at the corner of Ogden and Astor Duback (paper), Carol Pelton (painting), Heinz (414) 278-8088 HA|AEARAOAG^L^YAPAHAS Brummel (jewelry). Arline Fisch (jewelry), and Claire Natalie Soref, proprietor JOSEPH HANREDDY Sanford (jewelry). A Pre-Columbian Mayan rubbings ± Museum Graphics/Smithsonian notecards Gallery hours ± African/Amerindian earrings ± Guatemalan/Indonesian ikat accessories April 16 through June 5,1993 Monday-Saturday 10:00 to 5:00 * Ivory Coast/Senegalese print slacks * Cenozoic/Mesozoic/Paleozoic fossils * African/Chinese/E. Indian beads * East/West African masks/statues Gallery Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00-5:00 / Sun 11:00-3:00 1800 N. Farwell Avenue A Milwaukee, WI A (414) 272-ANKH SEE US AT THE CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL ART EXPOSITION .rp m P MCCORMICK PLACE • MAY 6-ioth, 1993 E. N II frid ay, Present apr 23, 1 9 93 s 0, 8:00 p m POST FACTO 0US API shank hall JVI I LW rE RT O E.Y THEATER 143 4 north UyOH II MADISON CALENDARS tickets: EAS0N $7.50- CHICAGO with Present Music — $10.50 The Milwaukee Repertory Theater present; an electrifying season of high. /oltage theater which will thrill our audi­ for tickets call: ••KEVIN ST DIRECTOR* (4*4) 271 0711 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR ences with its sheer artistry, its ideas, its^motions. Under the direj don of the Rep's new Artistic Director, Joseph Hanreddy, we will be presenting the very best the the classic JPand contemporary theater has to offer. Our 1993/94 I Present Music "Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away." -Paul McCartney Stiemke Theater 5 or 3-Play Series will include T ftE BALj>f[ORT E WALTZ, a funny, touching portrait in which humor is So there was this article in the New York Timessaying that the people at MTV were basically happy that Bill Clinton is president. Except, they said, he's kind of a dweeb; i^asonlilelr Parte his favorite Beatle is Paul. J S;FB DM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA, a stirring autobiography of one used to mask the pain of losing a loved one to 40 To which an artist friend of mine replied in a somewhat defensive critique of our previous president, at least Bill Clinton has a favorite Beatle. And even if Bill Clinton woman's struggle to rise above poverty, pro^Kon and racism; and THE NORMAN CONQUESTS, a trilogy of out­ p rem I e r e jr*W°y : hasn't chosen a new National Endowment for the Arts head yet, anything has got to be better than what George Bush did. Well, doesn't it? Michael Torke / Kamran Ince landish comedies which occur during a sirtp weekend, in different parts of the same house and concern the same group Anyway, amidst this collective sigh of artistic relief, I am reading all about the Whitney Biennial—which, as it turns out, is a sort of belated, reductive anti- of people. A 5-play subscription includes all three of THE NORMAN CONQUESTS, a 3-playj SRl-lfcy.---may 2iti—!l|.i| monument to George Bush. It has got me to wondering: now that George's gone, 1993-94 40TH can artists find new, richer political territory to mine? Now that the 12 long years ANNIVERSARY arc over, now what? milmaukee art museum (lake entrance! includes only one. You SAVE when you SUBSCRIBE! For a free brochure call: 224-9490. CELEBRATION galleries open at 6:50pm EmU $7.50 —— $15.50 1 UUf-271-0711 On the cover: 'Sister Cook', photograph by Francis Ford. Costume design by Linda Khnpel. 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Jefferson St., Milwaukee, WI 414-27,1-8525 "A Balancing Odyssey" © 1 993; Watercolor 30" x 40" FREE $10 value... bring in this ad and receive a FREE museum collector's poster with the purchase of two adult admissions... not valid with any other otter... through July 31,1993. a a ¥EHHS a JF m i HELITIBV Davici [sari. w MsiftlL MY 22 THROUGH MMMMRlMU i 5EPTEIIIBER12.1003 i Go HOG wild! Mey-Mdson cycles from the early June 5 through IDs to the present roll into KIM this summer. August 1,1993 Hon t miss the pop culture hikes including Elvis i iiv raditional and visionary Presley s straight in from Gracelanl folk art from native artists of the Appalachian region. MY 10 Powerful. Thoughtful. Colorful. ELVIS LIVES! An evening of music dance and June 11,12 & 13 Elvis look-alikes! w Milwaukee Public Wolk Art Fair featuring hand-made folk art for MUSEUM sale by Midwest artists! Milwaukee Public Museum Special Exhibits Gallery Daily 9 am • 5 pm 414-278-2700 OPPORTUNITIES VISUAL ARTS Artwork sought for new Madison gallery. All FKCAC, 1099 Main St., Dexter, MI 48130.313- Old Toll Road Village and League of Milwaukee Frasquita would like you to know that she did not media and styles; emerging, mid-career and estab­ 426-0236. celebrate St. Patrick's day in the usual way, didn't wear Milwaukeean Evelyn Artists seek fine artists for 2nd annual outdoor Art lished artists welcome. Deadline: April 30. Send green or do any of the other unseemly things that seem Patricia Terry and Elizabeth Show at East Towne Square Mall in Mequon, June CULTURAL DIALOGUE CONFERENCE resume, slides or prints with SASE to John Caputo, Artists in all media sought for 30th Annual LCA to have become associated with this holiday (much, Was of La Farge, WI, have 19.