Seeworthy: "Art & Object"

Continuing: An inveterate collector with international tastes, Marie Antoinette would have appreciated the pretty pale-yellow Sui dynasty ceramic horse and elegant gold-leafed folding screen standing beside a huge photo of her luxuriously embroidered bed in Weinstein Gallery's current show. To stave off winter doldrums and defy the gods of recession, gallery owner Martin Weinstein has orchestrated a little "Versailles salon" in a new section of his south Minneapolis gallery. The objects -- including an empire-style settee, a Han pottery figure and a Mexican architectural fragment on a 19th-century French pedestal -- represent an unusual venture for a gallery specializing in contemporary photography. Besides a suite of Robert Polidori's photos of Versailles interiors (pictured), "Art and Object" includes romanticized portraits by Guatemalan photographer Luis Gonzalez-Palma paired with a monumental tulipwood bowl by Edward Moulthorp, architectural photos by Lynn Davis, tree pictures by Doug and Mike Starn, African masks and more. The ensemble offers a diverting outing, and a temptation for serious collectors. (Ends April 25, free. Weinstein Gallery, 908 W. 46th St., Mpls. 612-822-1722 or weinstein-gallery.com)