DAVID-BAPTISTE CHIROT: Milwaukee--Art City: Gallery Night, Nohl, Salas, Berman, Frank Lloyd Wright food

Subject: Art City: Gallery Night, Nohl, Salas, Berman, Frank Lloyd Wright food
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 13:34:48 -0500
From: MSCHUMACHER@journalsentinel.com
To: MSCHUMACHER@journalsentinel.com

Hello art and architecture lovers,

Gallery Night & Day are but a week away. It's that time, when everyone's asking, "What will you go see?"

Well, how about you answer that question for our readers? Seriously. Call the Art City phone line, tell us what art shows are most worth people's time, and next week we'll publish the sagest suggestions in the paper and in our award-winning interactive feature. It's easy – here's how to participate.

Now, lots of doings to catch you up on at Art City. Here is my column about one of Wisconsin's most interesting painters, Rafael Salas, and his new triptych, which places Frances O'Connor and Shane MacGowan on opposite sides of an altarpiece-like work.

I've also introduced you to a new Art City contributor, Nathaniel Stern, who you may remember from dust up he had with Wikipedia some months ago. He wrote a review of the "American Furniture/Googled" show at MAM for us.

Did you know that Frank Lloyd Wright's ideas extended not only to sustainable architecture, but to sustainable agriculture? Here's my colleague Karen Herzog's piece on that. And, speaking of great spaces and places, did you see that one of ours was named one of America's "great streets?"

If you follow me on Twitter (and why wouldn't you?), you know that I also live blogged a national summit on the future of arts journalism. Here's a bit on that.

And, here's a sneak peek at my closing review for the Fred Berman retrospective, which closes after Sunday at UWM.

Now, let's turn to the weekend. If you are looking for art to see, don't forget that tonight marks the opening of one of the more important contemporary art shows in the region, the Mary L. Nohl Fellowship exhibition. You might also go to see katie e. martin's very first permanent public artwork or the "Mania" show at Borg Ward.

Don't forget, too, that this weekend is the extravaganza for foodies, Wine & Dine. Some of us will be there, including my colleague Kathy Flanigan, who will be in the Journal Sentinel booth from 3:30 to 5 pm Sunday. She is launching a special project next week, featuring art by dwellephant and great going-out tips. Ask her about it, follow her on Twitter or watch for news next week.

Maybe we'll see you tonight!

Mary Louise Schumacher

art and architecture critic

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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