Art Gaze, January 29, 2015

‘In the Realm of Innocents: An Exhibition of Mysticism and Lore’ 

Walkers Point Center for the Arts, 839 S. Fifth St.

Opening reception, Jan. 30, 5-8 p.m. 

Folklore, fantasy, and fairy tales inspire paintings and drawings by some extraordinary figurative artists: Gina Litherland, Jean Roberts Guequeirre, Claire Stigliani, Andrea Guzzetta, Kristen Ferrell and Linnea Bergstrom.

Mateo Tannatt: ‘Studio Agony (Revisited)’ / ‘Barn Paintings’ / ‘A Monochrome the Color Yolk’

Inova, 2155 N. Prospect Ave.

Opening reception, Jan. 30, 6-8 p.m. 

The artist meets the farm, or vice versa, through works of sculpture, video, photography and more by Los Angeles-based artist Mateo Tannatt. 

William Zuback and David Press: ‘Shutters/Dead Ends/Lens/Pens’

Inspiration Studios, 1500 S. 73rd St., West Allis

Opening reception, Jan. 31, 5-9 p.m. 

Visual artist William Zuback and writer David Press spar, collaborate, and carry on creative dialogue through presented works, projected images and narrative performance. 

‘Inspiring Beauty: 50 years of “ebony” fashion fair’

Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive.

Opening Feb. 5

Ebony magazine’s pioneering fashion fair is recreated by MAM in this multisensory exhibit, complete with both photos of haute couture ensembles and the gowns themselves, taken from five decades of shows.