September 11 – October 17, 2009
Art Detroit Now
Gallery Crawl this Friday, October 2nd, 5-10 p.m.

Detroit Artists Market begins the 2009-10 exhibition season with “LANDSCAPE: A Modern Sequel”. This show features work by Yoriko Cronin, Andrew Krieger, Nicole Macdonald, Catherine Peet, George Rahme, and Corine Vermeulen.

The focus in this exhibition is to bring together a group of artists who interpret the landscape genre in a unique and individual manner. The starting inspiration might be the landscape, but each one translates and presents “landscape” in a new perspective. These artists react to their environment and bring new interpretations to this time-honored genre. There is something going on that
is not readily apparent – statements and observations are being made. Their narratives are thought-provoking and not so easily interpreted. They are telling a story and want the viewer’s attention and response. The works of these artists engage the viewer and pull them in for a continuing dialog.

Catherine Peet George Rahme Corine Vermuehlen

GALLERY TALK
Saturday, September 19, 2009, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
DAM will host a Gallery Talk with the exhibiting artists to discussthe landscape genre and the artists place within this spectrum. This free event will also include a film screening of “A City ToYourself” by Nicole Macdonald, awarded the Best Michigan Film Award at the Ann Arbor Film Festival.

John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press writer, will co-moderate this Gallery Talk. Mr. Gallagher is also an architectural critic and co-author of “AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture” and “Great Architecture of
Michigan”.

Marilyn L. Wheaton, Director of the Marshall M. Fredericks Museum at Saginaw Valley State University, will join as co-moderator. Formerly the Director of Cultural Affairs for the City of Detroit, and a life-long supporter of the arts, Ms. Wheaton is the editor of “The Detroit Artists Market, 1932-1982″.

ELEMENTS GALLERY FEATURED ARTIST
Brigette Neal, Assemblages
Brigette Neal