ART Galleries Allen Sheppard Gallery 135 W. 24th St. (betw. 6th & ...

Allen Sheppard Gallery 135 W. 24th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-989-9919. Tues.-Sat. 12-6. Free. "Urban Views," oil paintings of NYC at twilight [through 7/6].

Art @ Large 630 9th Ave., #707 (45th St.), 212-957-8371, www.artatlarge.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6; Sun. by appt. "Lust & Romance," Michael Rosen's erotic photographs taken from book of the same name [through 6/29].

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 to celebrate Art in General's 20th anniversary [through 7/13].

Brent Sikkema 530 W. 22nd St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-929-2262. Tues.-Fri. 11-6. Free. "Merlin James," solo show of painter's works inspired by Italian photographs from the 1800s [through 7/3].

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].

Ceres 584/588 B'way, #306 (betw. Prince & Houston Sts.), 212-226-4725. Tues.-Sat. 12-6. Free. "Fifth National Juried Exhibition," 55 artists representing nearly half of these United States display contemporary works [through 6/15].

Columbia's Wallach Art Gallery 116th St., 8th fl. (B'way), 212-854-2877. Weds.-Sat. 1-5. Free. "Paris as Gameboard: Man Ray's Atgets" displays 40 b&w vintage & copy prints by Eugene Atget, collected by Man Ray [through 6/15].

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. 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].

55 Mercer Gallery 55 Mercer St. (Broome St.), 212-226-8513. Tues.-Sat. 10-6. "Recent Work," Mark Pharis' ceramic kitchenware & Alexis Kuhr's paintings [through 6/29].

The Gallery at the American Bible Society 1865 B'way (betw. 61st & 62nd Sts.), 212-408-1500. Mon.-Weds. & Fri. 10-6; Thurs. 10-7; Sat. 10-5. Free. "In Search of Mary Magdalene: Images and Tradition" exposes the sinner turned saint [through 6/29].

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].

Hall & Knight, Ltd. 21 E. 67th St. (betw. Madison & 5th Aves.), 212-772-2266. Mon.-Fri. 10-5:30; Sat. 11-5. Free. "Behaviors," New York debut of young Italian artist [through 6/23].

Howard Greenberg Gallery 120 Wooster St. (betw. Prince & Spring Sts.), 212-334-0010, www.howardgreenberg.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6. "Horst: An Era of Elegance," never-before-seen images by the first photographer to have his work displayed in the Louvre [through 6/15].

Howard Scott Gallery 529 W. 20th St., 7th fl. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 646-486-7004. Tues.-Sat. 10:30-6. Free. "Recent Works" from Mexican painter Carlos Torres [through 6/29].

Location One 26 Greene St. (betw. Canal & Grand Sts.), 212-334-3347, www.location1.org Tues.-Sat. 12-6. Free. "Qing Hua Porcelain," Xu Tan's video/sound installation attempts to distinguish between "real" & "fake" in the "U.S." & "China" [through 6/29].

Mastel & Mastel Gallery 70 Washington St., #700 (betw. Front & York Sts.), DUMBO, 646-452-1300. Weds.-Fri. 12-6; Sat. & Sun. 1-6. Free. "Girls, Girls, Girls," photography & paintings from 3 artists obsessed w/? [through 6/30].

Moe's Meat Market 237 Elizabeth St. (betw. Prince & Houston Sts.), 212-966-6457. Tues.-Sun. 11-6. Free. "Robert Kobayashi: Fragments," tin collages combine the natural & the artificial [through 6/30].

Phoenix Gallery 568 B'way (Prince St.), 212-226-8711. Tues.-Sat. 11-5:30. Free. "City Scapes," oil paintings created on the streets of NYC by Brooklyn busker Victor Honigsfeld [through 6/15].

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].

Paul Kasmin Gallery 293 10th Ave. (W. 27th St.), 212-563-4474. Tues.-Sat. 10-6. Free. "Caio Fonseca," new paintings by NYC artist [through 6/22].

Paul Rodgers/9W Gallery 529 W. 20th St. (10th Ave.), 212-414-9810, www.paulrodgers9w.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6. Free. "Mono-Chrome," contemporary paintings & sculpture by Fred Eversley, Joseph Marioni, Martin Kline, Roberto Pietrosanti & Gerardo Rueda survey the history of those forms [through 6/22].

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

Ricco Maresca Gallery 528 W. 20th St., 3rd fl. (10th Ave.), 212-627-4819, www.riccomaresca.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6. In conjunction w/the release of Elinor Carucci's same-titled book, "Closer" exhibits autobiographical color photographs [through 6/15]. "Landscape," works by self-taught painter Joseph Garlock [through 6/15].

Robert Mann Gallery 210 11th Ave., 10th fl. (betw. 24th & 25th Sts.), 212-898-7600, www.robertmann.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6. Free. "Georges Rousse," photos of topographical maps & gestural abstractions [through 6/29].

Rosenberg & Kaufman Fine Art 115 Wooster St. (betw. Prince & Spring Sts.), Tues.-Sat. 11-6. Free. "John King: New Work," drawings on hotel stationery capture various locales [through 7/5].

Scalo 560 B'way, #301 (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-334-9393. Tues.-Sat. 11-6. Free. "Frost," show by Swiss photographer Hans Danuser celebrates book of same title [through 7/6].

Stark Gallery 555 W. 25th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-807-1051, www.starkgallery.net Tues.-Fri. 10-6; Sat. 11-6. Free. "Merrill Wagner Painting & Lynn Umlauf Sculpture," two one-person exhibitions [through 6/29].

A Taste of Art 147 Duane St. (W. B'way), 212-964-5493. Mon.-Fri. 12-8; Sat. 12-6. Free. "Voyages," Mathias Braschler shows 13 large-format photographs incl. one of a camel swimming [through 6/30].

31 Grand 31 Grand St. (betw. Kent & Wythe Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-2858, [www.31grand.com](http://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. rock stars at their most candid moments [through 8/1].

Williamsburg Art & Historical Center 135 B'way (Bedford Ave.), 718-486-7372, www.wahcenter.org Sat. & Sun. 12-6. Free. "Peace & Harmony," video installation by Haruo Higuma [through 6/30].

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. "Zero Karat," non-precious jewels made from rubber, vinyl, tin, wood & glass [through 9/22].

American Folk Art Museum 45 W. 53rd St. (5th Ave.), 212-595-9533, www.folkartmuseum.org Tues.-Sun. 10-6; Fri. 10-8. $9, $5 st. Free Fri. 6-8. "The Henry Darger Collection" christens their new building w/26 paintings (some double-sided & nine-feet long) by epic Chicago artist/janitor (be sure to check out his 15,000 page manuscript while you're there) [through 6/23].

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. "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]. "Banaras: The Luminous City," multimedia exhibit details this ancient pilgrimage site [through 8/18].

Brooklyn Museum of Art 200 Eastern Pkwy. (Washington Ave.), Bklyn, 718-638-5000, www.brooklynart.org Weds.-Fri. 10-5; Sat. & Sun. 11-6; first Sat. of the month 11-11, eve. free. $6, $3 st./s.c. "Star Wars: The Magic of Myth" [through 7/7]. "American Identities: A New Look" incorporates American paintings & sculpture w/Spanish & Native American art [long term].

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].

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. 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 6/16]. "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].

The Indo Center of Art & Culture 530 W. 25th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Sts.), 212-462-4221. Tues.-Sat. 11-6. Contrib. Five Pakistani artists pres. "Painting over the Lines" [through 6/29].

International Center of Photography~Midtown 1133 6th Ave. (43rd St.), 212-768-4682. Tues.-Thurs. 10-6; Fri. 10-8; Sat. & Sun. 10-6. $8, $6 st./sc."Dream Street: W. Eugene Smith's Pittsburgh Photographs" depict the city at its industrial peak c. 1955 [through 6/16].

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. "Mirroring Evil: Nazi Imagery/Recent Art," contemporary artists apply Third Reich imagery w/modern day techniques [through 6/30]. "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. "Tapestry in the Renaissance: Art and Magnificence," loaned exhibit highlights Renaissance art from late 15th & early 16th centuries [through 6/19]. "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].

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].

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].

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. "All Roads Are Good: Native Voices on Life & Culture" displays more than 300 symbolic objects [permanent]. "Booming Out: Mohawk Iron Workers Build New York" shows the oft-forgotten contributions to the city made by Native Americans [through 10/02].

New Museum of Contemporary Art 583 B'way (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-219-1222. Tues.-Sun. 12-6; Thurs. 12-8. Free Thurs. 6-8. $6, $3 st./s.c., free for those under 18. "Open_Source_Art_Hack," interactive show on hacking practices by artists who openly undermine the programming of everyday software tools [through 6/30]. "Live Forever," Lee Bul's individual pod-shaped karaoke capsules encourage museum-goers to belt out their favorite tune, like "Call Me," "I Wanna Be Sedated" & "You're So Vain" [through 7/7].

The New-York Historical Society 2 W. 77th St. (Central Park W.), 212-873-3400, www.nyhistory.org Tues.-Sun. 11-5. $5, $3 st./s.c., child 12 & under free. "Missing: Streetscape of a City in Mourning" feat. video kiosks from "NYC 9.11.01 Project," word towers & reflective spaces [through 7/7]. "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," exhibit incl. at least one significant item related to every leader, from Washington to Truman, incl. Washington's journal as a 21-year-old soldier [long term].

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 Elevator City in New York," photographs from the end of the 19th & beginning of the 20th century [through 9/29].

Queens Museum of Art New York City Bldg., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 718-592-9700, www.queensmuse.org Tues.-Fri. 10-5; Sat. & Sun. 12-5. Contrib. $5, $2.50 st./s.c., child under 5 free. "Designing the Future" showcases work by the architects, designers & artists who've helped shape this building [through 7/7]. "Living Together, Growing Together" feat. works from the Living Museum, a community of artists w/mental illness [through 7/7].

Studio Museum in Harlem 144 W. 125th St. (betw. Lenox Ave. & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.), 212-864-4500, www.studiomuseuminharlem.org Weds.-Fri. 12-6; Sat. & Sun. 10-6. $5, $3 st./sc. $1 child under 12. "Black Romantic," original paintings by 30 artists reflect on African-American life [through 6/23].

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 that blur 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].

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. "Five by Five: Contemporary Artists on Contemporary Art," Reed Anderson, Rina Banerjee, Susan Graham, Ryan Humphrey & Larry Krone pres. new works alongside selections from the museum's permanent collection [through 7/5].

Openings/Receptions

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 [opens Fri. 6-8, through 7/26].

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

The Dealership 55 Nassau St., #1A (betw. Guernsey & Lorimer Sts.), Williamsburg, 917-602-7705. Fri.-Mon. 11-6. Free. "Putty Watches," video excerpts from experimental kidnapping series [opens Sat. at 9, through 7/8].

Gray Parrot Cafe 212 Bedford Ave. (betw. N. 5th & N. 6th Sts.), Williamsburg, 718-486-9372. Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Free. "Blue Sunglasses," 50 portraits of Brooklynites all wearing the same pair of glasses?doesn't that already happen now? [opens Sat. 6-8, through 7/7].

Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 5th Ave. (82nd.), 212-535-7710. See above listing for times & prices. "Thomas Eakins," more than 150 paintings & photographs depicting subjects from all walks of life [opens Tues., through 9/15].

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 [opens Mon. 6-8, through 7/27].

Museum of the City of New York 1220 5th Ave. (103rd St.), 212-534-1672. See above listing for times & prices. "The Last Days of Penn Station: Photographs by Aaron Rose" chronicles the demolition of the original hub in the 60s [opens Sat., through 10/6].

639 1/2 Gallery 639 1/2 Hudson St. (Horatio St.), 917-273-8353. Thurs.-Sat. 12-6. Free. "Wardy Forty: Excavations of Greystone Park Insane Asylum," photographs, videos & artifacts document Woody Guthrie's commitment at this institution [opens Thurs. 7-9, through 6/29].

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? [opens Sat. 6-9, through 7/21].

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," the artist dissects his identity as a Jew & American [opens Thurs., through 10/13].