Events (Vital's Picks)
A selection of the area's most interesting upcoming events.
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Darin Strauss Reading @ Harry W. Schwartz
Thu, Jul 10, 2008 – Thu, Jul 10, 2008
More Than It Hurts You (fiction)
Darin Strauss, author of Chang and Eng, returns with a novel that at it’s heart is the story of a mother who will risk everything to feel something; a doctor whose diagnosis brings her entire life into question; and a man who suddenly realizes that being a good husband and a good father can no longer comfortably coexist. Josh Goldin was enjoying a Friday afternoon coffee break and looking forward to the weekend with his wife and eight-month-old son. Then his secretary rushed in using words like intensive care, lost consciousness, blood…. That morning his wife, Dori, had brought their son to the emergency room in severe distress where Dr. Darlene Stokes thought she sensed something suspicious about Dori. Dr. Stokes had heard of a syndrome known as Munchausen by Proxy where a mother intentionally harms her baby, but it was rarely diagnosed and very controversial. Could it possibly have happened here? As the lives of these four people intersect, each are pushed to their breaking points as they confront the nightmare that has become their new reality. Darin Strauss is also the author of The Real McCoy, a New York Times Notable Book. A screenwriter, he is currently adapting Chang and Eng with Gary Oldman. He was a 2006 Guggenheim Fellowship recipient for fiction writing. He lives in Brooklyn, New York and teaches writing at New York University.
Harry W. Schwartz / 17145 W Bluemound Road / Brookfield / (262) 797-6140
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Sea & Sky: A Long View @ Atrium Gallery
Thu, Jul 10, 2008 – Sun, Aug 31, 2008
In the current digital age, David Dreis’ traditional panoramic photography stands out with striking visual clarity. Dreis creates stunning panoramic images using tradition photographic methods. He captures the grandeur of wide open places, merging sea and sky in ways that invites viewers to experience the world as he finds it. Dreis’ images encourage the viewer to linger.
Art Opening & Reception:
July 10, 2008
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
With live music by Lynn Roginske
Atrium Gallery / LL of Garden Room / 2107 E Capitol Drive / Shorewood / (414)-963-9510
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Salman Rushdie @ Harry W. Schwartz
Wed, Jul 09, 2008 – Wed, Jul 09, 2008
Internationally acclaimed author Salman Rushdie graces us this month with a reading from his latest novel, The Enchantress of Florence, at Harry W. Schwartz’s in Shorewood. Rushdie tells the story of two sensual and hedonistic cities at the height of their power, Mughal and Florence, and how their leaders are forever changed by the brutality of power. While these characters grapple with their own desires and sense of belief, Enchantress weaves in the tale of a mysterious woman traveling between the two cities,desperately trying to manifest her own destiny in a world controlled by men. This is a rare opportunity to see one of the most important living writers of our time. Tickets are required for this event.
schwartzbooks.com.
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Laura Moriarty Reading @ Harry W. Schwartz
Wed, Jul 09, 2008 – Wed, Jul 09, 2008
The Rest of Her Life (fiction/paperback release)
Fans of Jodi Picoult, Jane Hamilton and Alice Sebold will feel right at home at our event with bestselling author Laura Moriarty. Her acclaimed second novel, The Rest of Her Life, is a provocative look at how even mothers and daughters with the best intentions can be blind to the damage they inflict upon one another. The story of a tragic mistake and its effects on two families and their entire community will have readers asking themselves “what would I do?” The Rest of Her Life was a #1 Book Sense pick in hardcover, was named a New York Times Summer Reading Pick, and won Elle magazine’s Reader’s Prize.
Harry W. Schwartz / 10976 N Port Washington Road / Mequon / (262) 241-6220
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Bristol Renaissance Faire @ Kenosha
Sat, Jul 05, 2008 – Sat, Jul 05, 2008
Take a trip back in time where “knights were noble, maids were merry and turkeylegs were titanic” when you visit the Bristol Renaissance Faire! This Elizabethan festival has been a favorite among families and hardcore “rennies” for the past 20 years, and it’s back for the attack this year with all the renaissance-themed fun you can handle. See swashbuckling swordsmen, dancers, lute-plucking musicians and over 100 merchants selling wares from the Golden Age. And perhaps, for those of legal age, enjoy a mug of frothy brew to quench thy thirst.
renfair.com/bristol
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Relative Spaces @ Kate Gingrass Gallery
Thu, Jul 03, 2008 – Thu, Aug 28, 2008
The perception of space is mainly a sensual response to the interaction of color and shape as observed in the world, but individual memories, moods, and emotions can also have a dramatic influence on the way we see. Jody dePew McLeane-Whether the subject matter is interior scenes, theater, travel, or still lives, McLeane’s pastels offer a vivid glimpse into her subjective experience of the everyday world. Often constructed from multiple sources, her works transform common objects and spaces into moving expressions of form and color. Joel Hunnicutt-The technique of segmented turning and lacquer finishing allows Hunnicutt to create wood sculptures that have the fluidity and luminosity of glass. Deanna Clayton-Using the ancient method of casting glass in “Pate de Verre” and bronze detailing, Clayton creates tactile vessels that feel at once fragile and enduring. Tom Rauschke-These intricately hand-carved mobiles of birds, fish and other wildlife are graceful interpretations of the subjects and their collective movements.
gingrassgallery.com
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Presenting the Stars @ Wisconsin Lutheran College
Thu, Jun 26, 2008 – Fri, Aug 15, 2008
This myriad collection of two-dimensional work varies in medium and subject. However, every piece in this exhibit is an award-winning work of art created by a member of the League of Milwaukee Artists. View these honored works and meet the artists who created them at the Opening Reception in the Schlueter Art Gallery and Atrium on Thursday, June 26 from 6 to 8 p.m.
http://www.wlc.edu/gallery
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Landscapism @ the Armoury Gallery
Fri, Jun 20, 2008 – Sat, Jul 19, 2008
The Armoury Gallery's second exhibition, Landscapism, opens with reception to be held Friday, June 20th, from 7-11 pm. Philadelphia artist Dan Schank and Chicago artist Elizabeth Ann Lopez will exhibit new and old works, while recent MIAD graduates Mark Schieber and Erik Baden will collaborate on an installation for the show.
Dan Schank uses a combination of gouache, painting, drawing and collage to assemble his self-ascribed post-apocalyptic works. Painter Elizabeth Ann Lopez's brightly colored paintings, while seemingly innocent and playful, highlight parts of the human experience usually left "in the margins." Finally, local artists Mark Schieber and Erik Baden's installation collaboration utilizes drawing as a record of cumulative motions and patterns, combining hand drawing and machine drawing in a landscape-esque pattern.
1718 N. 1st Street 3N3 / Milwaukee, WI 53212 / 414.265.2806
http://www.thearmourygallery.com
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Gilbert and George @ Milwaukee Art Museum
Sat, Jun 14, 2008 – Sat, Sep 06, 2008
The "Godfathers of British Art" (or fairy godmothers, some say) are headed for Milwaukee this month. Gilbert and George are the peanut butter and jelly pair of contemporary British Art. Sculptors who met in college, they soon began collaborating together as artists (and lovers, by rumor), creating colorful, large-scale photomontage works that depict raw human experience. Critics around the world have sung their praises, but in their 40 year career, the pair has continuously stirred up controversy as they portray banalities (brightly-rendered images of male genitalia and bodily fluids) and unanswered questions (the AIDS epidemic, racism, homosexuality, hip-hop culture) in their art. “Brace yourself,” the Museum’s marketing materials warn, and it’s little wonder; this British invasion is sure to get the whole city talking this summer. 414-224-3200.
mam.org
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Free the Galazan 5! @ INOVA
Fri, Jun 13, 2008 – Sun, Jul 27, 2008
The Institute of Visual Arts (Inova) in the UWM Peck School of the Arts opens a new exhibition, Free the Galazan 5!, in its Inova/Kenilworth Gallery on Friday, June 13, 2008, with a reception from 6-9 pm. The exhibition remains on view through July 27.
Free the Galazan 5! brings together five human-scaled abstract Cor-Ten steel sculptures made by then-Milwaukee artist Gene Galazan in 1980 for CETA, a federally-funded jobs program. This exhibition aims, in part, to restore to these five sculptures the public they were initially denied, to subject them to public scrutiny, and to allow them to generate a public response. The installation includes documentary materials that situate the work in its historical context.
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Faculty Show @ Cardinal Stritch University
Fri, Jun 13, 2008 – Sun, Aug 31, 2008
This exhibition of photography, collage, sculpture, metals and mixed media features the work of faculty artists Tim Abler, Teri Wagner, Steve Sellars, Hai-Chi Jihn, Kim Abler, Sharon van Ruiswyk, and Deb Stone.For more information, call (414) 410-4105.
stritch.edu
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Marion Coffey @ Tory Folliard Gallery
Fri, Jun 06, 2008 – Sat, Jul 05, 2008
First France, then travels to Spain, Italy and Great Britain, now artist Marion Coffey brings us her bold and colorful paintings inspired by recent travel to Kenya. This new body of works on hand-made paper feature the vibrant patterns of traditional African dress, wild animal prints and beautiful smiling faces of the Maasai people. Marion Coffey’s paintings are in public and private collections across the country including The White House and the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC and the US Embassy in Prague. For more information call at 414-273-7311.
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Photographer Laurel Lueders @ The Ploch Art Gallery
Thu, Jun 05, 2008 – Fri, Jul 25, 2008
Madison-native Laurel Lueders exhibits a series of digital images, entitled Nether Realm, at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center’s Ploch Art Gallery from June 5–July 25, 2008. In 1999, Laurel moved to Germany and has lived there much of the time since. In 2005, she was led by a friend through a newly discovered archaeological site of the medieval city Marlseben, which had been destroyed in c. 1400 AD and uncovered during highway construction. Fascinated by the opportunity to wander through and become intimate with the ruins, Laurel returned to take photographs at different times of day and under a variety of light conditions.
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B.F.A. work celebrated in MIAD 2008 Juried Exhibition @ Frederick Layton Gallery
Tue, May 27, 2008 – Sun, Aug 10, 2008
Twenty-four outstanding artists and designers will show their works at the MIAD 2008 Juried Exhibition, opening May 27 at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Wisconsin's only independent, four-year college of art and design.
The works on view were selected by MIAD faculty from the 2008 Senior Exhibition and represent the breadth of the college's 11Bachelor of Fine Arts majors. The exhibition continues in MIAD's Frederick Layton Gallery through August 10 in the Third Ward.
miad.edu
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Boyz N the Hood @ UWM Theatre
Mon, Apr 28, 2008 – Mon, Apr 28, 2008
John Singleton’s debut film captures three friends growing up together amidst increasing unemployment, drugs and violence in South Central Los Angeles. Tre (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) is continually challenged by his father, Furious (Laurence Fishburne) to live a responsible life as he faces the threats of violence and temptations of teenage sexuality. Ricky (Morris Chestnut) sees a football scholarship as an escape from his circumstances, while his brother Doughboy (Ice Cube) succumbs to a life of crime while both live with their single mother.
This spring the Community Media Project, a division of the UWM Peck School of the Arts Film Department, continues its inquisition into radicalism in film in a new Monday Night series, Africa Beyond: Culture & Confrontation. The series of five screenings, includes films by Julie Dash, Marlon Riggs, Isaac Julien, Spike Lee and John Singleton.