ART Galleries AIGA 164 5th Ave. (betw. 21st & ...

AIGA 164 5th Ave. (betw. 21st & 22nd Sts.), 212-807-1990, www.aiga.org Mon.-Fri. 11-6. Free. "Roadshow: Dutch Graphic Design 1990-2001," examples of Dutch design incl. posters, books & house styles [through 8/30].

Art in General 79 Walker St. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-219-0473, www.artingeneral.org Tues.-Sat. 12-6. Free. "Now Serving," up & coming artists exhibit works to celebrate Art in General's 20th anniversary [through 7/13].

Caffe Rafaella 134 7th Ave. (betw. 10th & Charles Sts.), 212-254-0508. Call for hours. Free. "Quentin Crisp: The Naked Bon Vivant!," Crisp estate displays artifacts & photographs from playwright's life [through 9/7].

Caren Golden Fine Art 526 W. 26th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Sts.), 212-727-8304. Tues.-Fri. 11-6. Free. "Bootleg Identity," 12 artists address issues of identity & commercialism of art [through 7/26].

Ceres 584/588 B'way, #306 (betw. Prince & Houston Sts.), 212-226-4725. Tues.-Sat. 12-6. "Fences: The Thin Edge of the Wedge," oil paintings on wood inspired by the view from car windows [through 7/13].

Cheryl Hazan Arts 35 N. Moore St. (betw. Varick & Hudson Sts.), 212-343-8964, www.CherlyHazanArts.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6. Free. "Art Times 2002," abstract paintings & collages by nine artists [through 9/4].

Cooper Classics Collection 137 Perry St. (betw. Greenwich & Washington Sts.), 212-929-3909. Mon.-Sat. 10-5. Free. "Jerry Dantzic's New York: The Fifties in Focus," gelatin-silver works depict a bygone era [through 8/31].

DCA Gallery 252 W. 28th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-255-5511, www.dcagallery.com Tues.-Sat. 10-6. Free. "Quirky Girls," mixed media by three young Danish lasses focuses on female identity & cultural stereotypes of women [through 7/13].

The Drawing Center 35 Wooster St. (betw. Broome & Grand Sts.), 212-219-2166, www.drawingcenter.org Tues.-Fri. 10-6; Sat. 11-6. Free. "Tablet: 1949-1973," in celebration of the Drawing Center's 25th anniversary, Ellsworth Kelly displays nearly 200 historic sketches, drawings & collages [through 7/24].

The Fischbach Gallery 210 11th Ave. (betw. 24th & 25th Sts.), 212-759-2345. Tues.-Fri. 10-5:30; Sat. 10-6. Free. "Season Ticket: Selected Works From the Past & Upcoming Seasons," contemporary American paintings, drawings & sculpture from over 20 artists [through 8/23].

The Gallery at Lincoln Center Concourse Level, 65th St. (B'way), 212-580-4673. Mon.-Sat. 10-8; Sun. 11-8. Free. "Dance Gestures," rare photos, autographs & other memorabilia celebrating the American Ballet Theatre, the New York City Ballet & the Kirov Ballet [through 7/20].

Gallery 292 120 Wooster St. (betw. Prince & Spring Sts.), 212-431-0292, www.gallery292.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6. Free. "Ernest Withers: Memphis," photojournalist chronicles civil rights movement as well as jazz scene [through 8/3].

Howard Greenberg Gallery 120 Wooster St. (betw. Prince & Spring Sts.), 212-334-0010, www.howardgreenberg.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6. Free. "Where is Elvis?" photographs reveal the creation of an icon [through 8/3].

International Center of Photography 1133 6th Ave. (43rd St.), 212-857-0000. Tues.-Thurs. 10-5; Fri. 10-8; Sat. & Sun. 10-6. $9, $6 st./sc. "George Tice: Urban Landscapes," retrospective of prints covering 40 years [through 9/22].

June Kelly Gallery 591 B'way (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-226-1660, Tues.-Sat. 11-6. Free. "Charla: Recent Paintings," ethereal paintings evoking nature & movement [through 8/2].

Kathryn Markel Fine Arts 529 W. 20th St., #6W (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-366-5368. Tues.-Sat. 10-6. Free. "Kirsten Stolle: Recent Works," combination of printing & drawing creates playful pieces [through 7/27].

The New York Public Library's Humanities & Social Sciences Library 42nd St. (5th Ave.), 212-869-8089, www.nypl.org Thurs.-Sat. & Mon. 10-6; Tues. & Weds. 11-7:30. Free. "Victorians, Moderns, and Beats: New in the Berg Collection: 1994-2001," collection of manuscripts, poems, books, personal items & other materials by British & American writers Jack Kerouac, James Joyce, Henry James, Sylvia Plath, T.S. Eliot & Henry Miller [through 7/27].

Normal Gallery at Flux Factory 38-38 43rd St. (Northern Blvd.), Queens, 718-707-3360, www.fluxfactory.org Fri.-Sun. 12-6. Free. "Disenchanted Forest," first exhibit at brand-new arts space feat. large-scale sculpture & interactive installations [through 7/27].

Paul Kasmin Gallery 293 10th Ave. (27th St.), 212-563-4474, www.paulkasmingallery.com Tues.-Sat. 10-6. Free. "Photographs by Ron Galella," vintage photos from the 60s taken by the original paparazzo [through 8/2].

Paine Webber Art Society 1285 6th Ave. (52nd St.), 212-713-2885. Mon.-Fri. 8-6. Free. "Six Continents of Quilts: The American Craft Museum Collection," more than 50 quilts from around the world w/special focus on interpretations by contemporary artists [through 9/13].

Phyllis Kind Gallery 136 Greene St. (betw. Prince & Houston Sts.), 212-925-1200. Tues.-Fri. 10-6. Free. "Gillian Jagger: The Absence of Faith" incorporates castings of dead animals [through 7/26].

Smack Mellon Studios 56 Water St. (Front St.), Dumbo, 718-834-8761, www.smackmellon.org Weds.-Sun. 12-6. Free. "hash brown potatoes," group exhibition seeks to reveal American culture?can we sing the Waffle House theme song? [through 7/21].

31 Grand 31 Grand St. (betw. Kent & Wythe Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-2858, www.31grand.com Sat. & Sun. 1-7. Free. "Pop Life," Clever Prince allusion & diverse renderings of popular subcultures [through 7/14].

VH1 Gallery 1515 B'way, 20th fl. (45th St.), 212-929-5705. By appt. only. "Dana Frank Photo Exhibition" feat. rockstars at their most candid moments [through 8/1].

Von Lintel Gallery 555 W. 24th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-242-0599, www.vonlintel.com Tues.-Sat. 10-6. Free. "Mindmine," sculptor Yoko Inoue explores relationships between people & everyday objects [through 7/30].

Museums/Cultural Institutions

American Craft Museum 40 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-956-3535, www.americancraftmuseum.org Tues., Weds., Fri.-Sun. 10-6; Thurs. 10-8. $8, $5 st./s.c., child under 12 free. "Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation," celebrates radicalism of Native American artists [through 9/20]. "Zero Karat," non-precious jewels made from rubber, vinyl, tin, wood & glass [through 9/22].

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-$15, $7.50 st./s.c., $6 child. "Baseball As America" examines how America's favorite pastime permeates popular culture [through 8/18].

Asia Society 725 Park Ave. (70th St.), 212-517-2742, www.asiasociety.org Tues.-Thurs., Sat. & Sun. 11-6; Fri. 11-9. $7, $5 st./s.c. Free Fri. 6-9 & for children under 16. "Banaras: The Luminous City," multimedia exhibit details this ancient pilgrimage site [through 8/18]. "Seeds of Creativity," works created by New York public school children, which were inspired by Rockefeller pieces, are shown alongside these inspirational works [through 9/15]. "Through Afghan Eyes: A Culture in Conflict, 1987-1992," Soviet rule seen through photos & video images [through 9/17].

Cooper-Hewitt 2 E. 91st St. (5th Ave.), 212-849-8400, www.si.edu/ndm Tues. 10-9; Weds.-Sat. 10-5; Sun. 12-5. $8, $5 st./s.c., child under 12 free. "Russel Wright: Creating American Lifestyle" celebrates inventor of name-brand marketing & modernist designer w/over 350 artifacts incl. furniture, drawings, tableware, photos & videos [through 9/15].

Deitch Projects 76 Grand St. (betw. Greene & Wooster Sts.), 212-343-7300. Tues.-Sat. 12-6. Free. "Nine Forms of 100 x 100 x 600cm Each, Constructed to be Supported Perpendicular to a Wall," Santiago Sierra's experimental show involves manual labor [through 7/13]. "Dream Garden," Julia Chiang & Ryan McGinness create a fantasy world of memory & childhood & dreams [through 7/27].

Dia Center for the Arts 548 W. 22nd St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-989-5566, www.diacenter.org Weds.-Sun. 12-6. $6, $3 st./s.c. "Mapping the Studio I (Fat Chance John Cage)," Bruce Nauman's large-scale video installation documents his studio, a prowling cat & a mouse infestation during summer of 2000 (now that's talent) [through 7/27].

The Frick Collection 1 E. 70th St. (betw. Madison & 5th Aves.), 212-288-0700, www.frick.org Tues.-Sat. 10-6; Sun. 1-6. $10, $5 st./sc. "Greuze: The Draftsman," drawings by 18th-century French draftsman Jean-Baptiste Greuze [through 8/4].

Goethe-Institut 1014 5th Ave. (betw. 82nd & 83rd Sts.), 212-439-8700. Mon., Weds. & Fri. 10-5; Thurs. & Tues. 10-7. Free. "Bjorn Melhus-Early Video Works," video artist deals w/inner dialogue & contemporary issues [through 7/18].

Guggenheim Museum 1071 5th Ave. (89th St.), 212-423-3500, www.guggenheim.org Tues. & Sun. 9-6; Fri. & Sat. 9-8. $12, $8 st./sc., child. under 12 free. "Moving Pictures," photography, film & video from leading contemporary artists [through 1/12].

Jewish Museum 1109 5th Ave. (92nd St.), 212-423-3271, www.thejewishmuseum.org Mon.-Weds. 11-5:45, Thurs. 11-8; Fri. 11-3; Sun. 10-5:45. $8, $5.50 st./sc., child under 12 free. Pay-what-you-wish Thurs. after 5. "New York: Capital of Photography" chronicles the ever-changing culture of NYC in more than 100 pictures assembled from private & public collections [through 9/2].

Lower East Side Tenement Museum 90 Orchard St. (Broome St.), 212-431-0233, www.tenement.org Call for times & prices. "All that Remains: The Sweatshop Poems of Morris Rosenfeld," installation uses scrolls & fabric remnants to highlight Rosenfeld's 19th-century poems on exploitation & poverty [through 8/18].

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. $10, $5 st./s.c., child under 12 free w/adult. "Splendid Isolation: Art of Easter Island"?more than just giant stone heads?over 50 wooden sculptures, barkcloth figures & examples of Rongorongo, the island's yet-to-be-deciphered script [through 8/4]. "Thomas Eakins," more than 150 paintings & photographs depicting subjects from all walks of life [through 9/15]. "American Drawings & Watercolors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Highlights from the Collection, 1710-1890," 100 of the best commemorating publication of book w/the same name [through 10/6].

Museum for African Art 593 B'way (betw. Prince & Houston Sts.), 212-966-1313, www.africanart.org Weds.-Fri. 10:30-5:30; Sat. & Sun. 12-6. $5, $2.50 st./s.c. & child, free Sun. "Bamana: The Art of Existence in Mali" incl. sacred initiation masks, headdresses, puppets, photographs & videos [through 7/28].

Museum of the City of New York 1220 5th Ave. (103rd St.), 212-534-1672, www.mcny.org Weds.-Sat. 10-5; Sun. 12-5; Tues. 10-2. $7, $4 st./s.c./child, $12 families. "A Community of Many Worlds: Arab Americans in New York City," 80 photos, books, costumes & textiles exploring immigration, identity & assimilation [through 9/1]. "The Last Days of Penn Station: Photographs by Aaron Rose" chronicles the demolition of the original hub in the 60s [through 10/6]. "Richard Rodgers' Broadway," showcases items from composer's life & work [through 1/5].

Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology 7th Ave. (27th St.), 212-217-5800, www.fitnyc.suny.edu Tues.-Fri. 12-8; Sat. 10-5. Free. "Herman Landshoff: Photographs," fashion & still lifes from the 40s & 50s [through 7/27].

Museum of Jewish Heritage 18 First Pl., Battery Park City (West St.), 212-968-1800, www.mjhnyc.org Sun.-Weds. 10-5:45; Thurs. 10-8; Fri. 10-3. $7, $5 st./sc., child under 5 free. "Lives Remembered: A Shtetl Through a Photographer's Eye" displays 60 images taken by Zalman Kaplan, a Pole who was killed during WWII [through 8/2].

Museum of Modern Art in Queens 33rd St. (Queens Blvd.) L.I. City, 212-708-9400. Thurs.-Mon. 10-5; Fri. 10-7:45. $12, $8.50 st./s.c., Fri. pay-what-you-wish after 4. "Tempo," focuses on different perceptions of time, explored in five multimedia installations [through 9/9]. "AUTObodies: speed, sport, transport," museum's collection of cars from five decades [through 9/16]. "A Walk Through Astoria & Other Places in Queens," photographs from Swiss photographer Rudy Burckhardt, which have a filmlike quality [through 11/4].

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. "Booming Out: Mohawk Iron Workers Build New York" shows the oft-forgotten contributions to the city made by Native Americans [through 10/2]. "All Roads Are Good: Native Voices on Life & Culture" displays more than 300 symbolic objects [permanent].

The New-York Historical Society 2 W. 77th St. (Central Park W.), 212-873-3400, www.nyhistory.org Tues.-Sun. 11-6. $5, $3 st./s.c., child 12 & under free. "Ralph Fasanella's America," retrospective of folk artist/labor activist's large, colorful paintings depicting urban life & American politics [through 7/14]. "The Tumultuous Fifties: A View from The New York Times Photo Archive," 200 vintage images that defined this era [through 8/14]. "Building on the Flatiron: The Centenary of a New York Icon," celebration of one of our oldest skyscrapers feat. photos, drawings, paintings & memorabilia [through 9/1]. "The Angry Dove," collection of photos, videos, flyers & posters from nuclear disarmament demonstrations held 20 years ago at the UN & Central Park [through 9/2]. "Me, Myself & Infrastructure: Private Lives & Public Works in America," examination of civil engineering in NYC honors the 150th birthday of the American Society of Civil Engineers [through 9/15]. "The Games We Played" displays over 150 board games, many of which were manufactured here in the city, from 1865 to present [through 1/5]. "Presidential Manuscripts," series of exhibitions feat. a President at a time [long term].

Neue Galerie New York 1048 5th Ave. (86th St.), 212-628-6200. Fri. 11-9, Sat.-Mon. 11-6. $7-$10. "New Worlds: German & Austrian Art, 1890-1940," wide range of media incl. drawings from Klimt & Schiele [through 9/1].

New Museum of Contemporary Art 583 B'way (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-219-1222. Tues.-Sun. 12-6; Thurs. 12-8. $6, $3 st./s.c., free for those under 18. Free Thurs. 6-8. "Out of Site," fictional architectural spaces & topographies reflect the influence of technology [through 10/13].

The New York Public Library's Humanities & Social Sciences Library Central Branch, 476 5th Ave. (42nd St.), 212-869-8089, www.nypl.org Tues. & Weds. 11-7:30; Thurs.-Sat. & Mon. 10-6. Free. "The Public's Treasures: A Cabinet of Curiosities," unique materials from the library's collection incl. a feng shui compass & Nathaniel Hawthorne's passport [through 8/24].

New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex, Grand Central Terminal, 42nd St. (Park Ave. S.), 212-878-0106. Mon.-Fri. 8-8; Sat. & Sun. 10-6. Free. "Elevated City: A History of the Els in New York," photographs from the end of the 19th & beginning of the 20th century [through 9/29].

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./sc. "Warm Up 2002," is back. Fifth-annual event boasting some of the best skilled DJs, Brooklyn Brewery beers, misting devices, hammocks & more hipsters than you can shake a stick at, happens outside in P.S.1's architectural installation [through 8/31].

Swiss Institute of Contemporary Art 495 B'way, 3rd. fl. (betw. Spring & Broome Sts.), 212-925-2035, www.swissinstitute.net Tues.-Sat. 11-6. Free. "Olaf Breuning," artist creates multimedia exhibit w/suggestive adverts & images from the entertainment world, blurring the line between fantasy & reality [through 8/17].

Whitney Museum of American Art 945 Madison Ave. (75th St.), 212-570-3676, www.whitney.org Tues.-Thurs., Sat. & Sun. 11-6; Fri. 1-9. $10, $8 st./s.c./groups of 10 or more; Fri. pay-what-you-wish 6-9 p.m. "Claes Oldenburg-Coosje Van Bruggen Drawings," largest-ever assembly of drawings from husband & wife team [through 9/15]. "What's New: Recent Acquisitions in Photography," images from 20th- & 21st-century artists acquired over past two years [through 9/22]. "The Paintings of Joan Mitchell," one woman's vision of Abstract Expressionism from latter half of 20th century [through 9/29].

Whitney Museum of American Art at Philip Morris 120 Park Ave. (betw. 41st & 42nd Sts.), 917-663-2453, www.whitney.org Mon.-Fri. 11-6; Thurs. 11-7:30. Free. "Visions From America," over 150 photographs displaying American culture & sensibility [through 9/22].

Yeshiva University Museum at the Center for Jewish History 15 W. 16th St. (5th Ave.), 212-294-8330. Sun., Tues. & Weds. 11-5; Thurs. 11-8. $6, $4 st./sc., child. under 5 free, Yeshiva Univ. st. free w/id. "Art Against Forgetting: Paintings by Leonard Meiselman," artist dissects his identity as a Jew & an American [through 10/13].

Openings/Receptions

American Folk Art Museum 45 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-265-1040, www.folkartmuseum.org Tues.-Thurs., Sat. & Sun. 10-6; Fri. 10-8. $9, $5 st./s.c., Fri. 6-8 free. "American Anthem Part II: Masterworks from the Permanent Collection" American history told through many types of art incl. quilts, iconography, photography & painting [opens Thurs., through 1/5].

Art@Large The Film Center Bldg., 630 9th Ave. (45th St.), 212-957-8371. Tues.-Fri. 1-6; Sat. & Sun. by appt. "Barbara Nitke: Twenty Years," beginning on porn sets in the early 80s, the photographer has set out to find humanity in s&m sex [opens Weds. 6-9, through 8/3].

The Dealership 55 Nassau Ave., #1A (betw. Guernsey & Lorimer Sts.), 917-602-7705. Fri.-Sun. 11-6. Free. "Jenny Dubnau: New Paintings," portraits straddle the real & the abstract [opens Sat. 7-9, through 8/5].

The Edward Carter Gallery 560 B'way, 4th fl. (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-966-1933, www.edwardcartergallery.com Tues.-Sat. 10-6. Free. "Robert Turner: Rare Places in a Rare Light," photographs chronicle the vibrancy of American landscapes [opens Thurs. 6-8, through 8/31].

Fire Patrol No. 5 Gallery 307 121 St. (betw. Manhattan & 8th Aves.), 212-316-2609. Weds.-Sat. 1-7. "Recoloration Proclamation," John Sims recolors different countries' flags to provoke political discourse [opens Thurs. at 9, through 7/14].

Frederieke Taylor Gallery 535 W. 22nd St., 6th fl. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 646-230-0992. Mon.-Fri. 11-6. Free. "Dying Is Not Good For You," Jason Oddy's photos reveal the cryonics industry in a fashion that evokes sci-fi & the quest for eternal life. "Through The Game," investigation of football through paintings that combine humans w/landscape [both open Weds. 6-8, through 8/9.]

Gary Snyder Fine Art 601 W. 29th St. (11th Ave.), 212-871-1077. Tues.-Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-5. Free. "500 Works on Paper: 1922-2002," drawings, paintings & collage w/a range of themes [opens Fri. 6-8, through 8/23].

Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation 127-B Prince St. (Wooster St.), 212-673-7007, www.leslielohman.org Tues.-Sat. 1-6. Free. "SexComa," collection of masculine erotic drawings taken from workshops that take place at the gallery [opens Tues. at 6, through 8/17].

Whitney Museum of American Art 945 Madison Ave. (75th St.), 212-570-3676. See above listing for prices & times. "Michal Rovner: The Space Between," Israeli-American artist pres. photography, films & videos that evoke an expatriate experience [opens Thurs., through 10/13].