Lemberg Gallery

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For anyone interested in contemporary art, Lemberg Gallery is one of the essential resources available in metropolitan Detroit. Their shows are regularly reviewed in the media and they represent some very well-​known international and important local artists. Their shows are for sure aesthetically challenging, but that’s why they’re an important presence in our local cultural scene. Good art often asks us to stretch our imaginations and entertain ideas and experiences with which we would otherwise not be familiar. The gallery’s history goes back several decades to North Woodward in B’ham when it was known as Cantor-​Lemberg Gallery. It’s one of a handful of serious galleries in metro Detroit. And rather than being snooty they are among the most approachable people as you will find in the local art scene. They are happy to spend time with you regardless of whether or not you are actually in the market for art.

If you are looking for a New York City experience right here in Southeast Michigan, look no further than the Lemberg Gallery.
SPACE: is oddly shaped but has a lot of wall space for exhibitions. When I asked the lady in the front desk how long they have been at this location, she told me 11 years. ELEVEN YEARS??? I said, finding it hard to believe that here I am, an «art enthusiast «and NOT being here in this space at least ONCE in the ELEVEN YEARS they have been here!!! Either I am just really not in-​tune with what is going on in this area as far as the art scene goes, OR they just suck at promoting their space.
QUALITY of ART WORKS: On my visit, they have an exhibition called «Feast.» Now I know that art is relative to every individual but to THIS person, I believe that, apart from one or two art works in this exhibition, the other works went WAAAAAAY over my head.
ATTITUDE: I pride myself of tuning in to what people I relate to REALLY are thinking. For some reason, I have this odd feeling that after my reaction to NOT knowing the existence of this gallery for the eleven years they have been here, I was dismissed as being «insignificant.»
So there you have it: snooty attitude, in a small space with par or sub par works on the wall that most of us «commoners» would not comprehend. JUST LIKE NYC! (Or was that a blasphemy? :?P)