ART Galleries Ace Gallery 274 Hudson St. (betw. ...
Ace Gallery 274 Hudson St. (betw. Spring & Canal Sts.), 212-255-5599. Tues.-Sat. 10-6; Sun. 11-5; closed Mon. Free. "Hiro Yamagata," 25,000 sq.-foot installation covering every wall, floor & ceiling of the gallery, is sure to expand your mind through its use of light, lasers & mirrored cubes [through 10/21].
Art in General 79 Walker St. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.) 212-219-0473, www.artingeneral.org Tues.-Sat. 12-6; closed Sun. & Mon. Free. "Looking for Mr. Fluxus: In the Footsteps of George Maciunas" displays works by emerging artists from Lithuania & U.S. who were influenced by the Fluxus movement [through 12/22]. "Art in General on Canal (Part 1)," NY artists Matthew Bakkom, Godzilla & Sontext (plus Austria's Gelatin & Mexico's Gustavo Artigas) capture tourists, businesses & people of this area [through 2/28].
The Gallery at Lincoln Center Concourse level, 63rd St. (B'way), 212-580-4673. Mon.-Sat. 10-8. In honor of Bel Canto singers & composers, the Metropolitan Opera Guild pres. "Maria Callas & the Bel Canto Revival," exhibit & sale of memorabilia, photographs, letters & autographs [through 10/27].
Here 145 6th Ave. (betw. Spring & Broome Sts.), 212-647-0202 x308, www.here.org Tues.-Sat. 12-8. "Tim Blum: Half Baked, Mashed & Foiled" feat. big aluminum foil truck & potato lamps [through 10/20]. "Jason Clay Lewis: Poison" pres. rat poison chocolate sculpture & other toxic creations [through 10/20].
Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation 127-B Prince St. (betw. Prince & Wooster Sts.), 212-673-7007, www.leslie-lohman.org Tues.-Sat. 1-6; closed Sun. & Mon. Free. Reed Massengill curates "The Muses," an exhibit of male models photographed by emerging & established lensmen; highlights incl. Warhol film star Joe Dallesandro & "Justify My Love" co-star Tony Ward [through 10/20].
Soho Photo Gallery 15 White St. (betw. 6th Ave. & W. B'way), 212-226-8571, www.sohophoto.com Thurs. 6-8; Fri.-Sun. 1-6; closed Mon.-Weds. Free. In Times Square, Norman Borden captures the new, Disneyfied "Crossroads of the World" through a lens [through 10/27]. "Off the Track" offers Polaroid transfers of old rail cars by Margery Franklin [through 10/27].
American Museum of Natural History Central Park W. (79th St.), 212-769-5200, www.amnh.org Sun.-Thurs. 10-5:45; Fri. & Sat. 10-8:45. $10, $7.50 st./s.c., $6 child. "The Genomic Revolution," exhibition & explanation of sci-fi fantasy that's already here [through 1/1]. "Meeting God: Elements of Hindu Devotion," artifacts & photos shine light on rituals of Hinduism [through 2/24]. "Pearls" incorporates half a million objects & mediums documenting the jewel [through 4/14].
Asia Society 725 Park Ave. (70th St.), 212-517-2742, www.asiasociety.org Tues.-Thurs., Sat. & Sun. 11-6; Fri. 11-9; closed Mon. $7, $4 st./s.c. Child under 16 free. Completely renovated museum feat. "Monks & Merchants" exhibit of 120 objects from 4th- to 7th-century China [through 1/6]. "Conversations w/Traditions" tackles Asia's indigenous languages, artists & modern issues [through 2/17].
Dia Center for the Arts 548 W. 22nd St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-989-5566, www.diacenter.org Weds.-Sun. 12-6; closed Mon. & Tues. Free. NY-based artist "Roni Horn" displays three series of photographs combining faces & nature [through 2/17]. Video installation "Knots + Surfaces" reopens [through 2/24]. Alfred Jensen displays rarely seen scientific paintings in "Concordance" [through 6/16]. "Reverb," interactive installation w/microphones arranged by American artist Jorge Pardo & Italian sculptor Gilberto Zorio [through 6/17].
Hebrew Union College Brookdale Center, 1 W. 4th St. (betw. B'way & Mercer St.) 212-824-2205, www.huc.edu Mon.-Thurs. 9-6; Fri. 9-3; Sun. 10-2; closed Sat. Free. Through letters, memorabilia & photos, "The Kindertransport Journey: Memory into History" captures rescue of children prior to WWII [through 2/4].
Jewish Museum 1109 5th Ave. (92nd St.), 212-423-3271, www.thejewishmuseum.org Mon., Weds. & Thurs. 11-5:45; Tues. 11-9; Sun. 10-5:45; closed Fri. & Sat. $8, $5.50 st./s.c., child. under 12 free. Pay-what-you-wish Tues. after 5. "Arnold Dreyblatt: The Re-Collection Mechanism" installation [through 2/10]. "Ben Katchor," comic strip artist & author of The Jew of New York, displays illustrations, drawings, graphic novels & set designs [through 2/10]. Berlin-based artist pres. "Doug & Mike Starn: Ramparts Cafe," multimedia reaction to Jerusalem by Brooklyn twins. [through 2/10].
Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 5th Ave. (82nd.), 212-535-7710, www.metmuseum.org Sun., Tues.-Thurs. 9:30-5:30; Fri. & Sat. 9:30-9; closed Mon. $10, $5 st./s.c., child. under 12 free w/adult. "African, Oceanic & Ancient American Art: Recent Acquisitions," varied works from across globe displayed for first time [through 10/28]. German painter displays three versions of famous composition in "Caspar David Friedrich: Moonwatchers" alongside works by several contemporaries [through 11/11]. "Pieter Brugel the Elder, Drawings & Prints" showcases work by renowned 16th-century artist [through 12/2]. "The Pharaoh's Photographer" feat. photographs from 1906-1939 taken by Harry Burton & other members of the Met's Egyptian Expedition [through 12/30]. "Century of Design, Part IV: 1975-2000" explores styles & trends from last quarter-century has some items that scream "IKEA" [through 1/6]. "Candace Wheeler: The Art & Enterprise of American Design," devotes several wings of the museum to artist known for her work in textiles, wallpapers & furniture [through 1/6].
Museum of Modern Art 11 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Ave.), 212-708-9400, www.moma.org Thurs. & Sat-Tues. 10:30-5:45; Fri. 10:30-8:15; closed Weds. $10, $6.50 st./s.c., child. under 16 free. Fri. pay-what-you-wish after 4:30 p.m. "Alberto Giacometti" incl. more than 150 paintings, drawings & sculptures by this Swiss artist [through 1/8]. "Projects 73: Olafur Eliasson?Seeing Yourself Sensing," displayed in MoMA's Garden Hall addresses the museum's constant construction & renovation [through 5/21]. "Broadway! The History of American Theater" has costumes, photos, artifacts & memorabilia [permanent]. Everything fire fighting-related in "Fire! Fire! Fire!" [permanent]. "The New York Century," events & people that shaped 20th-century NYC [permanent].
Museum of Television & Radio 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600, www.mtr.org Tues., Weds., Sat. & Sun. 12-6; Thurs. 12-8; Fri. 12-9; closed Mon. $6, $4 st./s.c., $3 child. under 13. See also "Film/Video" for times. "Lots of Lucy: Celebrating I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary" screens classic episodes w/original commercials [through 10/31]. "From Albert Brooks to the TV Funhouse: Selected Short Films from Saturday Night Live" showcases its 26-year run & emergence as a network forum for shorts [through 11/2].
National Academy of Design 1083 5th Ave. (betw. 89th & 90th Sts.), 212-369-4880, www.nationalacademy.org Weds. & Thurs. 12-5; Fri. 10-6; Sat. & Sun. 10-5; closed Mon. & Tues. $8, $5 st./s.c./child. 6-16. "Red Grooms: Selections from the Graphic Work," incorporates more than 40 years of printmaking by Charles Rogers "Red" Grooms [through 11/11].
National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center, 1 Bowling Green (betw. State & Whitehall Sts.), 212-668-6624. Fri.-Weds. 10-5; Thurs. 10-8. Free. "Beauty, Honor & Traditions: The Legacy of the Plains Indian Shirts," 50 stunning pieces of folk art [through 11/4]. "All Roads Are Good: Native Voices on Life & Culture" displays more than 300 symbolic objects [permanent].
New Museum of Contemporary Art 583 B'way (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-219-1222. Tues.-Sun. 12-6; Thurs. 12-8; closed Mon. Free Thurs. 6-8. $6, $3 st./s.c., free for those under 18. "A Portrait of the Lost Boys," Jacqueline Fraser's installation of wire-sculpted women draped in multi-colored fabric, accompanied by wire-boy heads [through 1/13]. "A Work in Progress" opens up the archives to exhibit paintings, photos, new media & installations by more than 40 artists [through 1/13]. "Tom Friedman" pres. process-oriented sculptures, photographs & works on paper using sugar cubes, gum, aspirin, spaghetti. [through 2/3].
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center 22-25 Jackson Ave. (46th St.), L.I. City, 718-784-2084, www.ps1.org Weds.-Sun. 12-6; $5, $2 st./s.c. "Joe Brainard: A Retrospective" incl. drawings, paintings & book covers by American artist & writer [through 11/25]. "Animations" showcases cartoons, computer imaging technologies & 3-D works [through 1/2]. "Janet Cardiff: A Survey of Works, Incl. Collaborations w/George Bures Miller," guided audio tour presented by the Canadian artist [through 1/31]. "David Remfry" British artist's large watercolor portraits & party scenes, in conjunction w/documentary party photographs by Jessica Craig Martin [through 1/31]. Thirty Kenny Sharf animated "Cels" paintings, which will be used in upcoming Cartoon Network special, along w/two major paintings are displayed [through 1/31].
Queens Museum of Art New York City Bldg., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 718-592-9700, www.queensmuse.org Tues.-Fri. 10-5; Sat. & Sun. 12-50; closed Mon. Contrib. $5, $2.50 st./s.c., child. under 5 free. More than 20 silk-screened prints displayed in "Jacob Lawrence: The John Brown Series" [through 1/27]. "The Long Walk to Freedom: Portraits of Civil Rights Activists Then & Now" documents the lives of 16 brave men [through 1/27]. "Panorama of the City of New York," 9000+-sq.-foot model of NYC from 1964 World's Fair [permanent]. "Tiffany in Queens: Selections from the Neustadt Museum of Tiffany Art Collection" [permanent]. "Queens Focus," work by local artists [permanent].
Whitney Museum of American Art at Phillip Morris 120 Park Ave. (betw. 41st & 42nd Sts.), 917-663-2453, www.whitney.org Mon.-Fri. 11-6; Thurs. 11-7:30. Free. "G-Force" sculpture installation by E.V. Day, created for the Sculpture Court, uses women's underwear (thongs & g-strings) to make bird & plane shapes [through 1/4]. "Alex Katz: Small Paintings," which is also on display at Whitney Museum of American Art, is the first U.S. showing of artist's work since 1986 [through 1/4].
New Museum of Contemporary Art 583 B'way (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-219-1222. See above listing for hours & adm. "Cin-o-matic: Memory & Cinematic Perceptions" group show using the internet to change sound & images into "network performance" & "software-propelled visualizations" [opens Fri., through 12/30].
Smack Mellon Studios 56 Water St. (Front St.), DUMBO, 718-834-8761, www.smackmellon.org Fri. 12-10; Sat. 12 p.m.-1 a.m.; Sun. 12-6. Free. Sat. 9-1 $10. "Mir2," 26-artist sculpture, video, sound & performance collaboration for DumboFest feat. "manned capsule-like living environments" hung overhead. [opens Fri., through 10/21].
White Columns 320 W. 13th St. (Horatio St.), 212-924-4212, www.whitecolumns.org Weds-Sun. 12-6. Free. "Prankster," group exhibition incl. altered subway maps, self-help videos based on real & fake manuals & spy camera photos [opens Fri., through 11/25].