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By Dorothy Shinn
Beacon Journal art & architecture critic
Published on Thursday, Jun 05, 2008
A ''pardonnez'' from Cleveland's Museum of Contemporary Art for the temporary closing of the Jean Luc Mylayne exhibit, but the show has developed a few — how shall we say? — bugs.
Mais oui.
Officials at the museum, 8501 Carnegie Ave., said they must close its main galleries to ''contain and exterminate insects,'' more specifically ''powderpost beetles'' that were found in two of the 23 framed works by the internationally known French photographer.
During the temporary closing, which should last no more than two weeks, the museum's other two summer exhibits — The Curve of Time: The Sculpture of Jamie Davis and Michel Heulin: Floating Device — will be free.
The tiny travelers were detected by museum registrars through an extensive inspection and maintenance process carried out to protect the integrity of the artwork and galleries.
Evidence suggests that the six-legged interlopers were present upon arrival of the Jean Luc Mylayne show, a traveling exhibit organized by the Blaffer Gallery, the Art Museum of the University of Houston.
Both museums, along with the Intermuseum Conservation Association, a nonprofit regional art conservation laboratory in Cleveland, are working together to remedy the infestation as soon as possible.
Although the insects pose no human health risk, museum officials said, they can have long term-effects if not addressed properly.
It is the larvae of the beetles, not the adults, which do the damage. The adults are very small, less than a quarter inch in size. They are flattened and reddish-brown to black in color. Larvae are white or cream-colored with dark brown heads.
The larvae create tunnels in wood and become pupae. As adults they bore out through the wood, pushing a fine powdery dust out, leaving tiny round pinholes. From these holes, a fine, powderlike brood of larvae carry on their destructive feeding.
Powderpost beetles have a one-year life cycle, which means that the adults appear only once each year. Because of this habit, the larvae have a feeding period of many months.
Jill Snyder, museum executive director, said that the risk to the museum's galleries ''was considered to be extremely low, but when it comes to our reputation and the protection of the work in our exhibitions, we felt it best to be cautious and proactive in dealing with the situation. With the help of the Blaffer Gallery and the ICA, we mutually decided to temporarily take down the artwork and have the entire exhibition reframed.''
Sacre bleu!
Today
Knotty problem — Scripts & Scribes, Akron's society of calligraphers, has a program on Celtic Knots. At the 7 p.m. meeting at Fairlawn West Church of Christ, 2095 W. Market St., Akron, Melinda Turner will demonstrate the drawing of the beautiful, complex and decorative knots using Mark Van Stone's method of grids and dots. Participants should bring pencil, eraser, straight edge, fine-tipped markers and a few colored pencils or markers. Information: Anne Gingrich, 330-836-3232.
Celebrate landscapes — The Cuyahoga Valley Art Center, 2131 Front St., Cuyahoga Falls, celebrates the beauty of landscape painting throughout June, beginning with the first of two, three-day plein air painting workshops today with Carolyn Lewis and the opening reception of its landscape painting exhibit Friday. Lewis, and later, Sally Heston (whose workshop runs June 12-14) take their classes to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the Cuyahoga Valley for individual and group instruction as well as critiques at the end of each day.
CVAC will also hold a Plein Air Painting Competition from June 26 to June 29. Registration for the competition takes place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 26. Participants must bring prepared painting surfaces to be stamped before the competition begins. Judging will be done on Sunday, and unstamped surfaces will be disqualified. Works done in oils, pastels, watercolor and acrylics will be accepted, but not photography or work done from a photograph. 330-928-8092.
Tuesday
Fused-glass jewelry — Marianne Hite will teach the techniques for fusing glass into pendants and/or earrings from 6 to 8 p.m. and and June 17, 23 and 30 at the Peninsula Art Academy, 1600 W. Mill St., Peninsula. Cost is $55 ($45 for PAA members). Details: 330-657-2248 or http://www.peninsulaartacademy.com.
Wednesday
Jewelry design — Jane Pollock will teach creative jewelry design at Peninsula Art Academy, 1600 W. Mill St., Peninsula, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.and June 18. $125 ($120 PAA members). 330-697-1471.
June jams — ArtsinStark, the Stark County Arts Council, holds free lunchtime concerts and entertainment on the outdoor patio of the Cultural Center for the Arts, 1001 Market Ave. N., Canton, from noon to 1 p.m. each Wednesday in June. Bring your own lunch or buy it on site with special meal deals at $5 or less from Chick-fil-A, which will be cooking on site. Seating and tables will be available. Parking is free. Information: Judi Christy, ArtsinStark marketing director, 330-453-1075, Ext. 206.
Dorothy Shinn writes about art and architecture for the Akron Beacon Journal. Send information to her at the Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron, OH 44309-0640 or dtgshinn@neo.rr.com.
A ''pardonnez'' from Cleveland's Museum of Contemporary Art for the temporary closing of the Jean Luc Mylayne exhibit, but the show has developed a few — how shall we say? — bugs.
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