ART Openings/Receptions Briggs Robinson Gallery 527 W. 29th ...

Briggs Robinson Gallery 527 W. 29th St (betw. 10th & 11th Aves), 212-560-9075, www.briggsrobinson.com Tues.-Sat. 10-6, Free "Hans Fohan," paintings created with minute splatters of oil on canvas [reception 1/15 from 6-8, through 2/14].

Bruce Silverstein Gallery 504 W. 22nd St. (10th Ave.), 212-627-3930, www.brucesilverstein.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6, Free "KNOCKOUT!," mama said...Kathy Suder's photo show on boxing will kick your ass [reception 1/15 from 6-8, through 3/13].

Caren Golden Fine Art 526 W. 26th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Sts.), 212-727-8304, www.carengoldenfineart.com Tues.-Sat. 10-6, Free "Susanna Starr, McKendree Key," two solo shows, only one stop. Ms. Starr shows sculptural pieces that "straddle the line between sculpture & abstract painting"-she stacks paint soaked sponges. Ms. Key's work investigates the natural vs. artificial in her installation of 15,000 red balls [reception 1/16 from 6-8, through 2/21].

ClampArt 531 W. 25th St. (10th Ave.), 646-230-0020, www.clampart.com Tues.-Fri. 11-6, Free "Bill Armstrong: Spirit," crazy collages give way to fuzzy photos that may put you in a zen-like trance [reception 1/15 from 5:30-8, through 2/28].

Gagosian Gallery 555 W. 24th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-741-1111, www.gagosian.com Tues.-Sat. 10-6, Free "Franz Gertsch," paintings & large scale woodcuts incl. some of Patti Smith in concert [reception 1/20 from 6-8, through 2/28].

Haim Chanin Fine Arts 210 11th Ave. 2nd fl. (betw. 24th & 25th Sts.), 646-230-7200, www.haimchanin.com Tues.-Sat. 10-6, Free "Winds," group show w/one common element (guess what it is) incl. video pieces, wax & oil paintings, soot on glass paintings & paintings done by trees [reception 1/15 from 6-8, through 3/13].

Paul Rodgers/9W Gallery 529 W. 20th St. (10th Ave.), 212-414-9810, www.paulrodgers9w.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6, Free "The Break In: Dynamics of Graffiti," the graf world invades quiet Chelsea w/such big phat names as Shepard Fairey (do as he says), Dalek (crazy monkey), Doze (cousin of snooze), the Tats Cru (da Bronx), Ewok (not furry) & more [opens 1/15, through 2/14].

Galleries

A Taste of Art 147 Duane St. (W. B'way), 212-964-5493, www.atasteofart.com Mon.-Fri. 12-8; Sat. 12-6, Free "Night Moods," artist Ellen Bradshaw depicts NYC evenings [through 1/19].

Apexart 291 Church St. (White St.), 212-431-5270, www.apexart.org Tues.-Sat. 11-6, Free "Looking Awry," organized by What, How & for Whom a Zagreb based arts collective this exhibit takes a twisted perspective on things [through 2/7].

Bonni Benrubi Gallery 52 E. 76th St. (betw. Park & Madison Aves.), 212-517-3766, www.bonnibenrubi.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6, Free "Timeless Places," take us away to places w/out time- has anyone bothered asking themselves how it came to be 2004? Perhaps Richard Ehrlich & David Fokos have the answer [through 2/21].

Chasama 135 W. 42nd St. (Bway & 6th Ave.). "Noah Peepkin: A Small Adventure," artist Jeremy Bullis pres. a window installation of cartoony two inch chickens made out of yellow clay [through 1/18].

Cheim & Read 547 W. 25th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-242-7727, www.artnet.com/cheim-read.html Tues.-Sat. 10-6, Free "William Eggelston: Precolor," early photos in b&w by an artist usually noted for his color work [through 2/7]. "Jack Pierson: New Work," wall drawings on the themes sex, drug & 'the vicissitudes of longing in general'-we're not sure what that means, you figure it out [through 2/14].

Claire Oliver Fine Art 529 W. 20th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-929-5949, www.cofa.info Tues.-Sat. 11-6, Free "Harri Larjosto: Wicked Suites," in conjunction w/the Finnish Museum of Photography, the gallery pres. a survey of 15 years worth of photos & videos [through 2/1].

ClampArt 531 W. 25th St. (10th Ave.), 646-230-0020, www.clampart.com Tues.-Fri. 11-6, Free "The Atrocity Exhibition: Photographs by Jojo Whilden & John Gilliland," photos building on the theme of near accidents, from skid marks to scrapes on freeway divides [through 2/14].

D'Amelio Terras 525 W. 22nd St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-352-9460. Tues.-Sat. 10-6, Free "Glenn Ligon- Going There," new works by the artist, a two-screen projection, sculptures & a soundtrack of the artist & his therapist-eavesdrop on the inner workings of an artist [through 2/17].

David Findlay Jr. Fine Art Fuller Bldg. 41 E. 57th St. (betw. Madison & Park Aves.), 212-486-7660, www.findlayart.com Mon.-Sat. 10-5:30. "Twelve," Catherine Redmond pres. twelve "complex works" revealing a world which "makes its own rules & follows them down unexpected paths" [through 1/21].

David Zwirner Gallery 43 Greene St. (betw. Grand & Broome Sts.), 212-966-9074, www.davidzwirner.com Tues.-Sat. 10-6, Free "Marcel Dzama," shows works on paper depicting singing cats, blow jobs, hangings & bestiality, but don't worry its all very cute [through 2/15].

DCA Gallery 525 W. 22nd St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-255-5511, www.dcagallery.com Tues.-Sat. 10-6, Free "Eye Fall," let your eyes tumble on Danish artist Michael Kvium's creepy oil on canvas works [through 2/28].

Dia:Chelsea 548 W. 22nd St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-840-7470, www.diacenter.org Wed.-Sun. 12-6, $6, $3 st./s.c., child. under 12 free "Prototype," Jorge Pardo shows an environment adaptable plywood structure. Also showing Rosemarie Trockel's Spleen & Robert Whitman's Playback [through 2/29].

Doctors Without Borders 333 7th Ave. 2nd fl. (betw. 28th & 29th Sts.), 212-679-6800, www.doctorswithoutborders.org Tues., Thurs., & Fri. 3-6pm, free "AIDS Treatment: The South African Struggle," a special World AIDS Day exhibit contrasting the lives of people living w/AIDS in S. Africa & the political struggle of activists throughout the country [through 2/3].

The Dollhaus 37 B'way (betw. Dunham Pl. & Wythe Ave.), Williamsburg, 718-384-6139, www.dollhaus.org Weds.-Sun. call for hours, Free "Big Top Bizarro," a circus event/art installation by Mary Doyle [through 2/14].

Eyebeam Gallery 540 W. 21st St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 718-222-3982, www.eyebeam.org Tues.-Sat. 12-6, Free "Beta Launch: Artists in Residence '03," big group show, lotsa cool stuff [through 1/31].

Gagosian Gallery 980 Madison Ave. (76th & 77th Sts.), 212-744-2313, www.gagosian.com Tues.-Sat. 10-6, Free "Just Hit The Mark: Works From the Speck Collection," also called Jeder Griff Muss Sitzen this second installment of work by Joseph Beuys will include a diverse group of scultptural pieces [through 2/14].

Guild & Greyshkul 22 Wooster St. (betw. Grand & Canal Sts.), 212-625-9224, www.guildgreyshkul.com Tues.-Sat. 10-6, Free "MUTE!," listen up, this exhibition about sound & image feat. Pierre Bismuth, Ceal Floyer, Douglas Gordon, Jonathan Monk & Fernando Ortega & is curated by Lisa Rosendahl [through 2/21].

Hirschl & Adler Galleries 21 E. 70th St. (Madison Ave.), 212-535-8810, www.hirschlandadler.com Tues.-Fri. 9:30-5:15; Sat. 9:30-4:45, Free "Looking Back to Beauty: A Selection of European Masterworks, 1800-1900," focusing on the classical ideals of beauty, harmony & humanism this show feat. 50 paintings by Europeans & Impressionists [through 2/11].

Howard Greenberg Gallery Fuller Building, 41 E. 57th St. (Madison Ave.), 212-334-0010, www.howardgreenberg.com Tues.-Sat. 10-6. "Made For America, Part 2," Exhibition of vintage photos from the Time-LIFE photo archives [through 1/14].

Howard Scott Gallery 529 W. 20th St. 7th fl. (betw. 10th &11th Aves.), 646-486-7004. Tues.-Sat. 10:30-6, Free "Francisco Castro Le-ero: Displacements," geometric compositions by Mexico City based artist [through 2/23].

KIN at Local Project 21-36 44 Rd. (23rd St.), LIC, 718-433-2779. Call for times. "KIN," 20 color photographs from 10 artists on the theme "family" we especially recommend Marni Horwitz's (photos & family) [through 2/5].

Lehmann Maupin Gallery 540 W. 26th St. (10th & 11th Aves.), 212-255-2923, www.lehmannmaupin.com Tues.-Sat. 10-6, Free "Jennifer Steinkamp: Dervish," new media & CA (that's Computer Animation, fool) created art that explores concepts of space, architecture & motion. In conjunction w/"Sadegh Tirafkan"'s photographs of ruined buildings & branded bodies [through 2/14].

LFL Gallery 531 W. 26th St., 4th fl. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-989-7700, www.lflgallery.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6. "Material Eyes," Enlightening art by David Altmejd, Dana Schutz & Kirsten Stoltmann [through 1/17].

Littlejohn Contemporary 41 E. 57th St. (Madison Ave.), 212-980-2323, www.littlejohncontemporary.com Tues.-Sat. 10-5:30, Free "Eric Blum," this artists uses layers of pigment & wax to suspend images on his canvas in a way that suggests 'celestial skies.' Also opening is "Jeremy Kidd" a show of architecturally based digital works- which is kind of a mouthful but should prove to be interesting & surreal paintings [through 1/31].

Littlejohn Contemporary 41 E. 57th St. (Madison Ave.), 212-980-2323, www.littlejohncontemporary.com Tues.-Sat. 10-5:30, Free "David Kroll," recent paintings by a 'master artificer' who copies lush landscapes & still life objects on to canvas [through 1/31].

Momenta Art Gallery 72 Berry St. (N. 10th St.), Williamsburg, 718-218-8058, www.momentaart.org Fri.-Mon. 12-6, Free "the eteam, Barry Hilton," the eteam, a collaboration of artists pres. an old saloon combined w/ video footage, this concoction is called Train Stop Inn [through 1/19].

Paul Kasmin Gallery 293 10th Ave. (27th St.), 212-563-4474, www.paulkasmingallery.com Tues.-Sat. 10-6, Free "Unhinged," new box paintings by Joe Zucker in a simple yet multi-textured style [through 2/7].

The Prince Street Gallery 530 W. 25th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 646-230-0246, www.princestreetgallery.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6, Free "Nandu Vadakkath: Paintings," large colorful oil-on-canvas pieces in a impressionistic style [through 2/7].

Puffin Room 435 Broome St. (betw. B'way & Crosby St.), 212-343-2881, www.puffinroom.org Weds.-Sun. 1-7, Free "Dance On Camera Festival," 2004 Winter Dance Project pres. photographs by dancers Mike Van Sleen, Meital Hershkovitz, Julie Lemberger & Lina Jang [through 2/8].

Robert Mann Gallery 210 11th Ave., 10th fl. (betw. 24th & 25th Sts.), 212-989-7600, www.robertmann.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6, Free "Joe Deal: The Fault Zone & Other Work 1976-1986," vintage silver prints of American landscapes in b&w [through 1/31].

Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Gallery 31 Mercer St. (Grand St.), 212-226-3232, www.feldmangallery.com Tues.-Sat. 10-6, Free "Graeco-Roman Colossi 1959-1964 + Erotica, etc., 2000-2003," exhibit of two series with similar sexy themes, the first shows 'hunks of physicality' & the second 'interludes of the erotic' [through 2/7].

SculptureCenter 44-19 Purves St. (Jackson Ave.), L.I.C., 718-361-1750, www.sculpture-center.org Thurs.-Tues. 12-6, Free "In Practice Projects," works commissioned through the In Practice program created to support works by innovative emerging artists [through 4/11].

Socrates Sculpture Park B'way (Vernon Blvd.), LIC, 718-956-1819, www.socratessculpturepark.org. "Winter Light," illuminating light-based works to guide your way through the winter's darkness, these projects will be viewable from across the water & outside the park only [through 2/29].

Museums/Cultural Inst.

American Museum of Natural History Central Park W. (79th St.), 212-769-5100, www.amnh.org Daily 10-5:45, $12, $9 st./s.c., $7 child "Milstein Hall of Ocean Life," the whale is back! After a few months resting up from a little cosmetic surgery, just a few nips & tucks, big blue is back in action-suspension?-in the redone hall of fishy life. "Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites," Chicken-Little, Chicken-Little, the sky is falling-so bring a helmet to the re-opening of the hall dedicated to rocks that rain down from the sky. "Petra: Lost City of Stone" once upon a time, the Nabateans created a city called Petra, then they lost it, then we found it [through 7/6].

American Museum of the Moving Image 35 Ave. (36 St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077, www.movingimage.us Tues.-Fri 12-5; Sat. & Sun. 11-6, $10, $7.50 st./s.c., $5 child 5-18, child 5 & under free "Tim Burton Drawings," sketchy sketches by the creator of many fanciful movies such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, & Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. [through 11/4].

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 contrib, $6, $3 st./s.c., child. under 12 free "Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity," almost 600 objects, incl. treasures, reliefs & statuettes, dating from 4400 B.C. to 1353 B.C.

Cooper Hewitt's National Design Museum 2 E. 91st St. (5th Ave.), 212-849-8380, ndm.si.edu Tues.-Thurs. 10-5; Fri. 10-9; Sat. 10-6; Sun. 12-6, $8, $5 st./s.c., child. under 12 free "National Design Triennial: Inside Design Now," overview of last three years of American architectural & design progress [through 1/25].

Humanities and Social Sciences Library, New York Public Library 5th Ave. (42nd St.), 212-930-0803, www.nypl.org Tues.-Weds. 11-7:30; Thurs.-Sat. 10-6, Free "Russia Engages the World," explore the realm of the Muscovy in an exhibit that incl. books, manuscripts, prints, fine art items & artifacts [through 1/31].

International Center of Photography 1133 6th Ave. (43rd St.), 212-857-0000, www.icp.org Tues.-Thurs. 10-5; Fri. 10-8; Sat. & Sun. 10-6, 2 for 1 Thurs. in Nov, $10 $7 st./s.c "Only Skin Deep: Changing Visions of the American Self," group show curated by Coco Fusco & Bran Wallis incl. works by Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Cindy Sherman & more [through 3/28].

Jewish Museum 1109 5th Ave. (92nd St.), 212-423-3200, www.thejewishmuseum.org Sun.-Weds. 11-5:45; Thurs. 11-8; Fri. 11-3, $10, $7.50 st./s.c., child. under 12 free. Pay-what-you-wish Thurs. after 5 "Schoenberg, Kandinsky, and the Blue Rider," when I was 10, my cousin took me to see a Kandinsky show & I was bored out of my mind. Hopefully, you are more sophisticated & will enjoy this show [through 2/12].

Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 5th Ave. (82nd St.), 212-535-7710, www.metmuseum.org Tues.-Thurs. Sun. 9:30-5:30; Fri. & Sat. 9:30-9, $12, $7 st./s.c., child. under 12 free w/adult "Dreams of Yellow Mountain: Landscapes of Survival in Seventeenth-Century China," focusing on Yellow Mountain which symbolized survival, resistance & reclusion to the 'leftover subjects' of the Ming Dynasty [through 1/25]. "Braveheart: Men in Skirts" this exhibit searches out men w/out pants through the ages & across different cultures-see how the boys look when they show a little leg [through 2/8]. "Chuck Close Prints: Process & Collaboration" retrospective of more than 100 pieces incl. Chuck's first ever print, intaglios, woodcuts, silk screens, lithos & editioned pulp paper pieces (say that three times fast) [4/18].

Metropolitan Museum of Art Grace Rainey Rogers Aud. 5th Ave. (82nd St.), 212-570-3949. Tues.-Thurs. & Sun. 9:30-5:30; Fri. & Sat. 9:30-9, $12, $7 st./s.c., child. under 12 free "Celebrating Saint Petersburg," oodles of Russian & European art from the 1700s through the early 20th century, for the 300th anniversary of the 'Burg [through 1/25].

MOMA QNS 33rd St. (Queens Blvd.), L.I.C., 212-708-9400, www.moma.org Thurs. & Sun. 10-5; Fri. & Sat. 10-9, $12, $8.50 st./s.c., Fri. after 4 pay-what-you-wish "Kiki Smith: Prints, Books, and Things," a survey of this print masters achievements from lithographs & etchings to books [through 3/8].

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place (betw. 1st Pl. & B'way), 646-437-4200, www.mjhnyc.org, $7, $5 st./s.c., child. under 5 free "Ours to Fight For: American Jews in the Second World War," inaugural exhibition of the new wing at the museum looks at the part Jewish men & women played in the American war effort abroad [through 8/31].

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, $7, $4 st./s.c./child., $12 families "Glass and Glamour: Steuben's Modern Moment, 1930-1960," first exhibition ever to explore the avant-garde chapter in the story of the glass making company Steuben's [through 4/25].

National Academy of Design 1083 5th Ave. (betw. 89th & 90th Sts.), 212-369-4880, www.nationalacademy.org Weds. & Thurs. 12-5; Fri.-Sun. 11-6, $8, $5 st./s.c "George Innes and the Visionary Landscape," 40 beautiful & enthralling landscapes by the artist [through 2/22].

National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center, 1 Bowling Green (betw. State & Whitehall Sts.), 212-514-3700, www.americanindian.si.edu Fri.-Weds. 10-5; Thurs. 10-8, Free "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, www.newmuseum.org Tues.-Sun. 12-6; Thurs. 12-8. $3 Thurs. 6-8, $6, $3 st./s.c., child. under 18 free "Trisha Brown: Dance and Art in Dialogue, 1961-2001," if you think Britney & Wade have got the moves come check out Trisha Brown & her talents as a dancer/choreographer [through 1/24].

The New-York Historical Society 2 W. 77th St. (Central Park W.), 212-873-3400, www.nyhistory.org Tues.-Sun. 11-6, $8, $5 st./s.c., child. under 12 free "Children at Risk: Protecting New York City's Youths 1653-2003," documents the last 350 years of efforts to help NY's kids...you'd think we'd be alright by now [through 4/4].

Studio Museum in Harlem 144 W. 125th St. (betw. Lenox Ave. & Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd.), 212-864-4500, www.studiomuseum.org Weds.-Fri. & Sun. 12-6; Sat. 10-6, $5, $3 st./s.c., $1 child under 12 "Harlem Postcards," gain new perspectives on local landmarks. Series feat. artists incl. Alice Attie, Adler Guerrier & Kira Lynn Harris [permanent].