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Show The Salt Lake Tribune THEWESTFriday, May 7, 1999 AS Brothel Art Exhibit Hits Close to Home in Reno (MOTHER'S DAY SALE) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2 DAYS ONLY! RENO, Nev. — Theirony is manifest. In Reno,it’s art. Fifteen miles awayat the Mustang Ranch broth- While Supplies Last! both are theprostitutes. In each setting, they make eye contact, but the eyes are focusing somewherebehind you FREE ‘Nationwide Weekend Calling’’* el, it’s business. At the center of The Nevada Museum ofArtis Trade-In Credit for New Phone Purchases Three Way Calling 100%Digital 100% Private & Secure Free Caller 1D. Free Paging Free Voice- Mail playing host to “The Hoerengracht,” a room-size tableau of the red-light district in Amster- dam,the Netherlands,in its sec- ond American presentation. It was last seen in San Diego in 1993, the year before artist Edward Kienholz’s death. The mood is dark. The symbol- 639% Eleven life-size prostitutes are 400 Min, ism is vivid. surrounded by weathered wood exteriors. Dry leaves litter the walkway around the buildings, adding to the autumnal tones of faded gray and brown. A wheelless bicycle sits outside a brothel, its chain lying limp on the ground. The women’s mannequin heads are enclosed in clear boxes with lids that can be shut to hold thoughts and dreamsinside while therest oftheir bodies belong to the next customer. “Even for Nevadans, who live in a state with legalized prostitution, the exhibit represents a lifestyle they probably couldn't imagine,” said Steven High, executive director of the museum. Nearly five years after his death, Kienholzstill gives a play- dated Press Sheila Apkarian stops at an exhibit at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno featuring the red-light district of Amsterdam ful nudge with his exhibit. Even its name. Abutting one of Amsterdam’s many commercial waterways, it refers to a street named “Herengracht,” or “gentlemen's canal.” Kienholz inserted an ‘‘o” that translates from the Dutch as “whore’s canal,” or HOOR-engrahkt, totitle his show. Nevada has three dozen brothels, mostlyin rural areas. Joanna Frueh, a professor of art history at the Universit Nevada, Reno, rates it a fabulous show ‘It's beautiful. It’s very mov $8995) 1000 Min. ‘ERICSSON688 aoa 95 ericsson 688 9.95 STORER REBATE 50. 00 x YOUR COST! io ing,” she said _EBriesson668,Reg.$69.95,YOURCOST $0.00 Wireless Ete. She calls the trademark Kienholz use of drizzled resin on the models’ faces melancholy, the trickles that continue down their bodies overtly symbolic You feel that it’s raining tears,” she said. SgQ25 800 Min, YorceStreanr’ AUTHORIZED DEALER “It’s very clear what it’s about, but it’s not like banging you over the head. It's 361 West 500 South subtle and it's poetic. Experience the of Bountiful « VCRs The power is in your hands. | WY Sale $179 This state-of-the-art 4-head Hi-Fi VCR dramatically increases the quality of your video picture. Equippedwith Hi-Fi Stereo Sound, it works in conjunction with your TV and stereo to let you not only watch movies, but experiencethem, VCR Plus+ Silver* makes programming unbelievably easy and Auto Clock Set automatically sets the clock during inital set-up as well as after most power interruptions What's more the Automatic Head Cleaner keeps your picture and sound asclear as the day you brought your VCR home and the multi-brand, universal light tower remote contrl puts the power in your hands. Model #PV9661 ae price good through Saturday, May 8, al Major Elect Departments. Not available at Red Cliffs, AML HTN A 10 AM? 1 9m. a " Cache Valley Gr) Cuoseo Simone - + |
