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GROSSE POINTE NEWS, OCTOBER 19, 2006 48 I CHURCHES Introducing messages ofwisdom and love By Carrie Cunningham Special Writer The first introduction to the Grosse Pointe Woods Presbyterian Church comes in the form of a sign facing out to Mack Avenue proclaiming wisdom, acceptance and love for humanity. Church pastor and head of staff Jim Rizer, 38, sometimes creates these messages and other times parishioners provide suggestions. Rizer's position as pastor of the church came after what he calied an intense joufuey duro ing which he accepted God's love and decided to be a church leader. Born in Phoenix, Ariz., Rizer first became interested in religi
I I. BASICS: Photos relive early music FrompagelB A stand-alone garage with swayback roof stacked with shipping, pallets shields a Lincoln Continental. Lounge rules are clear and strict: "No dope smoking;" "No beer brought fu" and "No rap music," , With the collection of each $8 cover charge, the colorful iegacy of American music continues in the song and dance of folks rooted In the deep alluvial soil of the South's sweet dark land. Inspired by that simple legacy and the brotherhood of musical branches it has spawned, New York photographer Annie Leibovitz spent a few years trekking through the Delta and musicai back alleys chronicling blues and gospel musicians and the folk, jazz and rock offspring they continue to spark. ' Po' Monkey's place is among 70 of Leibovitz's photographs gathered as "Annie Leibovitz: American Music" at the Detroit Institute of Arts through Jan. 7. Images run the gamut from vanishing talents to tabloid troubadours. There's the real deal in elderly Othar Turner. The Gravel Springs, Miss., farmer is caught wearing work-weary denim overalls and slouched on a cushioned chair in his lived-in living room. A calendar hanging on the bare wooden wall above his head marks time. According to Turner's Musical tapestry 2003 obituary, he w~ revered as ''perhaps'' the last caretaker Leibovitz was 20 years old in of African American fife and 1970 when hired by Rolling ,drum music, a precursor of the Stone magazine, Halfway blues. through the decade she be- Flash forward to Dolly came its namesake band's offi- Parton, She appears either pro- cial photographer. foundly pensive or country A switch to Vanity Fair and , cute, take your pick, in ~,rare 'the fashion world led to greater unbusty closeup lying on what melding of art and commerce, we're .told is a grassy hill near Here came contrived controher cabin back home in Pigeon versy (nude, pregnant Demi Forks, Tenn., about 20 miles Moore), image, making (Bruce from Doliywood. Springsteen's blue-jeaned It's like that through seven backside on "Born in the galleries of the DIA. The last U.S.A.') and wholesome adone contains photos of Detroit vertising gigs ("gotmilk?'). musicians, including Aretha Such accomplishments con- PHOTO BY BRAD LINDBERG When photographing exhibitions of contemporary art, such as these, Annie Leibovitz's gelatin silver prints of Iggy Pop which sell individually for $5,500, itis necessary to "disrupt the image." Hence the patron's head positioned to obscure portions of both photos. Franidin, St. Clair Shores' (by way of Chicago) Patti Smith and, the best In show, James Osterberg, otherwise known as IggyPop. Leibovitz pictured Pop front and back, his scarred and skinny boay a road map of living for the moment. DIA targets music fans The Detroit Institute of Arts , has tailored its Friday night concert series to complement "Annie Leibovitz: American Music. Macy's American Music , Fridays features some acts whose photos are part of the , exhibition. Among the performers are Tish Hinojosa, con&mporary , Latin and folk artist; five-time , Grammy-winner Flaco , Jimenez; folk artist Dan Zanes, formerly of the Del FUegos; Detroit's own Dirtbombs; and , El Vez - the MeXican Elvis, performing his holiday extravaganza. Check dia.org for dates. The Detroit Film Theatre is featuring music-related films "~ur\1 '-ll Gift , to You! 10% OFF Any Service May not be combined \ in conjunction with the exhibition. Among them are the world premiere of "It Came from Detroit," a documentary exploring the raw energy of the modern Detroit garage band scene. Included are The White Stripes, the Dirtbombs and Brendan Benson. Following the film, bands The Witches and Outrageous Cherry will perform live. Tickets are $10. "New York Doll," a new documentary about New York Dolls bass player Arthur "Killer" Kane culminates in an on-screen reunion of the surviving members (David Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain, and Kane) and a performance at the 2004 Morrissey Meltdown. / illretee DAY SPA THERAPEUTIC WELLNESS SPA & CAFE Clean • Quiet· Caring At aretee, it is our goal to be our best, so you can be your best. 313.423.0087 20559 Mack Avenue 3 Blocks South of vernier Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 Massage, Facials, Manicures, Pedicures, Waxing, & Make-Up w/arry other offersJ Gift Certificates, \- \ - ' Spa Parties & Group Events Owners - Olga & Peter Tecos tributed to the Library of Congress naming the formerly precocious hipster a Living Legend. ' With the roots music project, Leibovitz didn't just use her camera to log a family tree of authentic American musical styles. She returned to her photographic geneses. She revisited the spontaneous shutterbugging that marked her early work at Rolling Stone. Her candid photo of Othar Turner was purposeful. She dropped in on him without notice. "He hadn't combed his hair or shaved or 'anything," Leibovitz said in an audio tour accompanying the exhibition. "Ilove to see - especially after all these years of working for Vanity Fair and Vogue - peo- I I, pie be themselves. That's the way it started, you know, working for Rolling Stone, No one got dressed up. You showed up and took the pictures. There was definitely a return to that in this work." As a photographer, Leibovitz knows texture, gray scale and tonality. So do a lot of other photographers. Leibovitz's strength, as conveyed in her DIA show and accompanying book of the same title ($75 hardcover), is an ability to buddy up to subjects and capture their unguarded character. "People don't warit'td be photographed a lot of times," said Nancy Barr, exhibition curator and DIA associate curator of graphic arts specializing In photography. "You have to MARGARET RICE We invite you to view the Fall/Holiday collections. Trina Turk Milly Peter Cohen Eileen Fisher Gerard Darel Kay Unger and many more, 78 Kercheval,Grosse PointeFarms Mon-Fr!9:30a,m, - 5:00p,m,. Sat 1Oa,m,- 3p,m, (313) 881-7020 DAYS '4 DAYS ONLY~~ October 19, 20, 21 & 23 VERFAILLIE & COSSETTE'S SHOES WeDo Shoe Repairs 23515 Nine Mack Drive· St. Clair Shores CaU586·775-5537 • Mon.-Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-5 have a certain kind of personality to get someone to relax in front of the camera and to capture the essence of the personality in front of the lens. Leibovitz is exceptional at getting celebrities to drop their canned public image and either be vulnerable or very much who they are. They open up to her. You get an honest picture." Tbat'seasy A bad painting is a bad painting, no matter the subject. Yet, a routine photograph can become a treasure depending on the importance or public persona of its subject. That's the rub with '~erican Music." Sure, Springsteen is the Boss, Just ask his publicist and fans. But Leibovitz's photo of him sitting backstage prior to a concert arranging a song list? Art or exposed film? People who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like, as Abraham Lincoln said. Photographers talk a lot about composition. So do musicians. The two groups use the word differently, but in the DIA show, both contexts are valid and mutually dependent. Many of Leibovitz's photographs struggle for standing if the patron lacks familiarity or appreciation of their musician subjects. Leibovitz's image of a woman in silhouette practicing electric guitar in a dressing room is composed sort of cockeyed. The viewer's eye is drawn to a sink. On second thought, that guitarist's profile looks familiar. Isn't that Bonnie Raitt? Her songs are good: ';'>' good love is hard to find .. ." Great photo. Cool sink. GROSSE POINTE NEWS, OCTOBER 19, 2006 FEATURES I 58 Michael Stipe of R.E.M. lies on his back on a couch. One arm is flung down dramatically toward the floor. His pose seems to be a comical imitation of the distressed damsel in Henry Fuseli's "The Nightmare," displayed elsewhere in the DIA. All that's needed is a hairy incubus and bug-eyed horse. Then again, R.E.M. is a hit machine: "It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine." Great photo. Artsy. "Music is fundamental to the show and the meaning of the show," Darr said. "(Leibovitz) was interested in searching for authenticity in music history and finding real musicians who operated outside the mainstream for a long time." Photographers are the Rodney Dangerfields of the creative class. No respect. Anyone on vacation armed with a disposable camera thinks they're ,a random click away from becoming the next Ansel Adams. "There's the idea that because photography is mechanical, it somehow doesn't require physical skill or aptitude," Darr said. "But it's difficult. It's particularly difficult to photograph people like Leibovitz does." Tickets for 'l'innie Leibovitz: American Music" at the Detroit Institute of Arts cost $10 for adults, $5 for youth ages 6-17 and $8 per person for groups of 20 or more. Tickets are avail, able at the DlA Box Office and on line at dia.org. The exhibit is made possible by a grant from LaSalle Bank. Additional support was prOVided by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the City of Detroit. 5 simple steps to finding the perfect 30-minute workout l'! Chtckilie club'. stlCeC$.lttCord. Ow:r4 million women wlw thought mer wuld nl:Ver get fillw:c diswmcd they aul at Curves, No ather cluh can$
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