The Photographic Art of Bill Rauhauser Opening Reception and Book Signing

The Photographic Art of Bill Rauhauser Opening Reception and Book Signing: Saturday, November 13th, 2010 6 to 10 pm Artist Lecture: Sunday, November 14th, 2010 2 to 3 pm Bill Rauhauser, born in Detroit in 1918, received a bachelor degree in Architectural Engineering in 1943 from the University of Detroit. He spent 18 years in the engineering field before a career change into the field of education. Over the next 30 years, Bill taught photography at The Center for Creative Studies (now College for Creative Studies), with 5 years as guest lecturer at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and Wayne State University. He was appointed Professor Emeritus by CCS and is currently serving as Artist Advisor for the Board of Directors of the Graphic Arts Council of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Bill is listed in the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. The many exhibitions of his work include “The Family of Man” show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Bill has been involved in photography for over 60 years and opened the first Midwest gallery in 1964 to show only photographs. He has made Detroit his main subject, walking its streets and alleys with his camera from the 1940’s, and many of his photographs are in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts as well as in numerous private collections. Book publications of his photographs include: Beauty on the Streets of Detroit (2008); Detroit Auto Show Images of the 1970s (2007); Bob-Lo Revisited (2003); and Detroit Revisited (2000). He has also co-curated a number of exhibitions for the Detroit Institute of Arts, including “The Car and the Camera” in 1996. Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography 7 North Saginaw Street Pontiac, MI 48342 http://www.detroitccp.org/ ======================================================================= November 13 - November 20 """ From (Nov 13^th – Nov 20^th) 2010 The Museum of New Art (MONA) will be presenting a multi-media art riddle crafted by eleven Cranbrook Academy of Art graduate students. The first viewer to solve the riddle will win a cash prize of $1000. Three other viewers will be chosen to receive $100 second place prizes for incorrect but interesting solutions to the riddle. Be sure to come check out for your chance to solve the riddle and win $1000! Opening: Saturday November 13th, from 6 to 10pm. RULES: To win the $1000 grand prize the viewer must be the first person to completely solve/decode the puzzle contained in the artworks present in this show. Please e-mail your solution and a brief explanation of how you came to that solution to clubgrubbug@gmail.com. All entries must be received by Thursday Nov. 18th to be considered. Order of entry will be determined by order of receipt of e-mails. Three secondary prizes of $100 will be given to entries that incorrectly solve the puzzle but are interesting interpretations of the show none-the-less. So, even if you feel unsure of your answer just submit something! These awards will be determined solely by Carson Grubaugh. All decisions are final. The prize money will be distributed and the puzzle explained at a closing reception on Saturday Nov. 20th from 4 to 5 pm. Any winner who can not make this event will receive their prize money in the mail. Students and employees of the Cranbrook Academy of Art are not eligible to win the $1000 grand prize but are eligible for the three $100 secondary prizes. =====================================================================
	THE GREAT ART GIVE-AWAY @ the museum of new art grand opening: Saturday - November 13 from 6 to 10pm. The Museum's Holiday Gift Shop to open with hundreds of artworks priced from $20, print and canvas. Sculptures starting from $50. Including work by Detroit artists and also Vito Acconci, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Arman, Jenny Holzer and many others. 7 North Saginaw Street Pontiac, Michigan detroitmona@aol.com regular hours: thurs - sat 2p-6p
	============================================================================= AND, the ongoing saga of The Facebook Show - - - Società 'The Facebook Show' il social network dell'arte photo: Kim Abeles di Silvia Zanardi Da Murakami a Cattelan, il mondo dell'arte contemporanea ha i suoi 'profili' online. Talvolta bizzarri e divertenti, talvolta banali. A Detroit, il Museum of New Art di Detroit li ha saccheggiati per creare un'esposizione permanente, fatta di contatti e amicizie Takashi Murakami sembra finito lì per caso, eppure lo sfondo è quello dei suoi fiori sorridenti. La smorfia di Maurizio Cattelan è simile a quella di un ragazzino in gita scolastica, mentre Matthew Barney si cela dietro un'immagine del suo 'Cremaster3'. Fiorella Mancini ha scelto invece la ragazza barbuta, rispolverata dai suoi archivi degli anni Ottanta. E c'è anche Achille Bonito Oliva, in giacca e cravatta come sempre. Si potrebbe andare avanti a oltranza, spulciare uno a uno i loro 'profili' ed entrare nei meandri dei loro album e dei loro status. L'hanno capito anche artisti, critici e galleristi: di Facebook non si può più fare a meno. Anche i più timidi, e persino i più scettici, ormai ci sono dentro. Il Museum of New Art di Detroit ne ha scovati migliaia e ne ha scelti 620 per il suo 'Facebook Show': un patchwork di profili bizzari, curiosi o persino banali, di artisti e personaggi conosciuti nel mondo dell'arte. 'Cuciti' insieme in un grande display luminoso del museo come a formare una nuova isola, tutta per loro, fatta di contatti e amicizie. I diretti interessati sono stati avvertiti dell'inagurazione della mostra via Facebook o via e-mail. "L'esposizione sarà permanente- spiega il direttore del Museum of New Art, Jef Bourgeau - Ogni tre mesi aggiungeremo nuovi profili, ne scegliamo continuamente". Ovvio, perché 620 profili in un oceano di 500 milioni di utenti, questo il numero dei "facebookiani", non sono che una piccola goccia. Gli artisti più conosciuti del social network, oltre ad avere un profilo personale, hanno anche pagine virtuali create dai loro fans nelle quali, ogni giorno, entrano nuovi amici. E molti non nascondono di avere aggiunto l'aggiornamento del loro profilo Facebook fra le mansioni dei propri assistenti personali. D'altronde il lavoro da fare non manca: ci sono tante amicizie da approvare e nuovi album da pubblicare, oltre agli annunci di mostre e appuntamenti. Se gli artisti lavorano con le emozioni, "bisognerebbe riflettere sullo spazio emozionale che crea la nostra società digitale", scrive la critica Ulli Knall. Potrebbe essere il tema per il prossimo Facebook Show. [L'immagine del profilo Facebook dell'artista Alexandra Lerman]