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he 2010 fall art season is very much a wide-open affair. It includes ret- rospectives, group shows organized


around a theme, and exhibitions focusing on birds, furniture and Americana, to name just a few subjects.


The Everson Museum of Art (401 Har-


rison St.; 474-6064) has two exhibits already under way: Good Design: Stories from Her- man Miller and Designed to Scale. The first show blends a display of chairs, sofas and other items made by Herman Miller, a furni- ture company, with photos, storyboards and narrative concerning the company’s chief designers. The exhibition’s focus extends well beyond the items themselves; it interprets the design process and touches on the impact of furniture on a work environment. Designed to Scale, meanwhile, showcases


objects created by contemporary designers working for Syracuse China, Carr & Lamb, and other companies in upstate New York. Those objects include Wendell Castle’s walnut rocking chair, “Mephistopheles,” women’s skis designed by Don Carr and Chas Holman’s “Geemo Building Toy,” a bendable plastic toy. The show emphasizes diversity in the design process. In conjunction with the two exhibits, the


museum is screening Objectified, a 75-minute documentary on Sunday, Sept. 12 at 2 p.m. The film examines manufactured products, our relationship with such objects, and the people who design them. Good Design fin- ishes on Oct. 12 while Designed to Scale ends its run on Oct. 24. Another downtown venue, the Redhouse


(201 S. West St.; 425-0405), has mounted artworks by the late Joan Lukas Rothenberg, a local artist and activist for whom the venue’s gallery is named. Joan Lukas Rothenberg—A Retrospective, which encompasses ceram- ics, collages, mixed-media pieces and fine lithographs such as “Reflections” and “The Conversation,” hangs until Oct. 16. At Syracuse University,Light Work (316


Waverly Ave.; 443-1300) is featuring Laura Hey- man’sPa Bouje Anko, a series of outdoor portraits taken in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, before and after a Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake devastated that city. The photos document the courage of Port-au-Prince’s residents. The exhibition opens Monday, Sept. 14, with a reception scheduled for Oct. 7. In addition, the gallery is presenting Bear-


ing Witness, a show selected from Light Work’s permanent collection. The exhibition samples several series including Suzanne Opton’s stunning portraits of U.S. soldiers, Paula Luttinger’s works dealing with human rights abuses during Argentina’s so called “dirty war,” and “Return,” a body of work created by Sylvia de Swaan. It focuses on her journey to Eastern Europe decades after her family was forced to flee that region. A third Light Work exhibit, displayed in


the Schine Student Center (303 University Ave.) showcases Jon Reis’ images. For more


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Area art galleries display the familiar and comfortable, with a few exceptions


than 35 years, the Ithaca photographer has documented Americana, creating incisive, often whimsical photos of subjects such as cheerleaders at an Ithaca High School football game, a roadside scene on Route 81 near Tully, and a girl eating a pretzel at Coney Island. The show runs until Dec. 31. SUArt Galleries (Shaffer Art Building on the


SU Quad; 443-4097) is presenting Four X Four: Community Curators and the Syracuse Uni- versity Art Collection, in which four individu- als were each invited to develop an exhibition from the collection. Guest curators include Jack White, interested in artworks portraying sports such as boxing and wrestling; Roy Simmons Jr., who focuses on Ivan Mestrovic’s sculptures; Nancy Keefe Rhodes, curator for a display of American art made between World War I and World War II; and Dr. Kheli Willetts, who explores works referencing the seven vices and virtues. The quartet will be feted at a reception on Thursday, Sept. 9, from 5 to 7 p.m. Off campus, but still under the SU umbrella,


theCommunity Folk Art Center (805 E. Gen- esee St.; 442-2230) presentsDogs in Transition: Pit Bulls and Mill Dogs, large scale paintings and drawings of the canines as well as paintings reflecting the cruelty of puppy mills. The show opens Sept. 25 with a reception from noon to 2 p.m.; it runs through December. TheWilson Art Gallery, located in the Le


Moyne College Library (1419 Salt Springs Road; 445-4153), kicks off its fall season with an exhibit featuring Charles Wollowitz’s sculptures, Katya Krenina’s illustrations, paintings by Barry Darling, and images from David Moore’s current body of work, “Rem- nants of Identity.” All four artists serve on the college’s faculty. There will be a reception on Friday, Sept. 10, between 4 and 6 p.m. At Onondaga Community College, the Gal-


lery at the Ann Felton Multicultural Center (498-2787) is displaying artworks by OCC fac- ulty. The exhibit runs through Sept. 28. ArtRage Gallery (505 Hawley Ave.; 218-


5711), premieres Robert Shetterly’sAmericans Who Tell the Truth this weekend. The exhibition, a series of 28 paintings, presents portraits of activ- ists, artists and writers, ranging from current-day individuals like Dr. Paul Farmer, Muhammad Ali and Winona LaDuke to historical figures such as Emma Goldman and Mark Twain. Shetterly will give a gallery talk on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 6 p.m., followed by a reception. Then, on Sunday at 2 p.m., Sue Coe, whose portrait appears in the show, will discuss her art and activism. Her work has delved into factory farming, prisons, AIDS and the oil spill off the Gulf Coast, among other topics. In Marcellus, Baltimore Woods Nature


Center (4007 Bishop Hill Road; 673-1350) is hostingOn the Wild Side, a selection of prints, paintings and drawings by Cynthia Page, an art- ist and wildlife rehabilitator. She also conducts educational programs with hawks, falcons and owls, among other species. The show presents a range of artworks including pieces that appeared in the 2009 New York State Breeding Bird Atlas. Page will discuss her work at a Sept. 18 recep-


September 8 - 15, 2010 Syracuse New Times


BY CARL MELLOR


Four for fighting: Photographed by Laura Heyman after the Haitian earthquake were: Blondine Herard, Polycarpe Racine, Mariot Herard and Daschmine Herard. This photo is from Pa Bouje Anko, on display at Light Work Gallery.


tion running from 2 to 4 p.m. Edgewood Gallery (216 Tecumseh Road,


445-8111), is currently hanging a two-art- ist show of Niokolay Mikushkin’s paintings, depicting landscapes and floral scenes, and Bobbi Lamb’s sculptures. There will be an opening reception on Sept. 17 between 6 to 8 p.m. That exhibit finishes on Oct. 29, followed by Arlene Abend’s one-woman show on Nov. 7. It’s a retrospective of her sculptures. Limestone Art and Framing Gallery


(207 Brooklea Drive, Fayetteville; 632-4445), opens Objects and Atmospheres with an art- ist reception on Friday, Sept. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. The show presents Joshua Primmer’s stoneware pieces, Brenda Edwards’ soft-focus paintings and works on paper, and oils from Nathan Sullivan’s “Form Series.” The exhibit ends Oct. 22. At a new venue, Brian’s Art Gallery &


Custom Framing (201 Wolf St.; 424-9663), Brian Fisher will be displaying an entire col- lection of works by deceased Camillus artist, his father, Fred Fisher. The discovered paint- ings debut on Sept. 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with an unveiling at noon. The show runs through December. A Skaneateles gallery, Imagine That (30 E.


Genesee St.; 685-9363), is showing Joyce Bond Backus’ work throughout September. The cur- rent exhibit features new figurative artwork. Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center (205


Main St., Auburn; 255-1533) has hung two exhibitions. Landscapes displays paintings by Neil Berger, Nancy Treheme Craig and Rich- ard Henry. Fred Yehl: A Retrospective offers


tempera paintings portraying trees, buildings, flowers and other subjects, and illustrations. Both shows finish Oct. 17. Then on Oct. 31 Schweinfurth opens Quilts=Art=Quilts, an annual juried exhibition emphasizing quilts as a visual medium. It displays works by artists from throughout the United States and Canada. At SUNY Oswego, the Tyler Art Gallery


(312-4113) is hosting One on One, which presents work by Yvonne Buchanan and Dorene Quinn. Although Buchanan works in multiple media, her artworks at Tyler are video projections, with images manipulated to challenge viewer perceptions. Quinn’s sculp- tures and installations examine connections between humans and the natural world. On the Cornell University campus, the


Johnson Museum of Art ((607) 255-6464) is exhibiting Sublime Form: European Decora- tive Design 1900-1920 and Toward a New Art: Pictorialist Art from the Permanent Col- lection. The latter show explores the work of famed photographer Alfred Steiglitz as well as his impact on other photographers. Both exhibits wrap up Oct. 10. TheMain Street Gallery (105 Main St.,


Groton; (607) 898-9010) opens Tracy Hel- gelson’s solo show with a Sept. 11 reception running from 5 to 8 p.m. The exhibit presents both landscapes and oil-on-panel paintings based on period photos. Colgate University’s Picker Art Gallery


(228-7634) features Highlights from the Per- manent Collection, paintings from the 16th to 20th centuries. An opening reception takes place Monday, Sept. 13 from 5 to 7 p.m., with


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