Museums & Cultural Institutions ABRONS ARTS CENTER 466 Grand ...

466 Grand St. (betw. Willett & Pitt Sts.) 212-598-0400. Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 12-6; Sun. & Mon. closed. Free. "Interior Landscapes," works by 13 artists explore relationship between psychic interior & external space [through 3/31].

 

ACA GALLERIES

529 W. 20th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-206-8080, www.acagalleries.com Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 10:30-6:30; closed Sun. "Jimmy Earnst: Paintings & Works on Paper," survey of work from German artist who fled Nazi persecution [opens Thurs., through 3/31].

 

AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY HOUSE

709 B'way (betw. Astor Pl. & E. 4th St.), 212-598-0100, www.aich.org Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 12-6; closed Sun. & Mon. Contrib. "On the Rez," images of Native American youth struggling to cope w/modern & traditional roles [through 3/24].

 

ART IN GENERAL

79 Walker St. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.) 212-219-0473, www.artingeneral.org Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 12-6; Sun. & Mon. closed. Free. "Tonel: Lessons of Solitude," Cuban artist Antonio Eligio Fernandez uses merciless satire to portray his society in this unique exhibition [through 3/31].

 

ASIA SOCIETY

502 Park Ave. (59th St.), 212-517-2742, www.asiasociety.org Weds.-Sat., Mon. & Tues. 10-6; Sun. 12-5. $4, $2 st./s.c. Children under 12 free. "Can We Feed Ourselves? A Focus on Asia," Japanese photographer Hiroji Kubota's visual documentation of the problems of matching population growth w/the food supply [through 4/1].

 

THE BRONX MUSEUM OF ART

1040 Grand Concourse (165th St.), Bronx, 718-681-6000. Weds. 12-9; Thurs.-Sun. 12-6. $3, $2 st./sc. child under 12 free. "Leonardo Drew," new wall sculpture reflects on Black experience from slavery to urban decay [through 3/4]. "Carlos Garcia: The Ruins, The Utopia," Cuban artist illustrates social decay & destruction under Communism [through 3/4].

 

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, eve. free; closed Mon. & Tues. $4, $2 st./sc. "Committed to the Image," exhibition of 94 separate black photographers' work exploring their community [through 4/29]. "A Family Album: Brooklyn Collects," exhibition of random art drawn from 80 private collections in Brooklyn to showcase depth of diversity in Kings county [opens Fri., through 7/1].

 

DIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS

548 W. 22nd St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-989-5566, www.diacenter.org Weds.-Sun. 10-6; closed Mon. & Tues. $6, $3 st./sc. "Diane Thater: Knots & Surfaces," multi-projection video installation of light & mathematics [through 6/17]. "Rodney Graham & Bruce Nauman:...the Nearest Faraway Place," two artists irreverently explore myth of American west in culture [through 6/17].

 

THE DRAWING CENTER

35 Wooster St. (betw. Broome & Grand Sts.), 212-219-2976. Weds.-Fri. & Tues. 10-6; Sat. 11-6; Closed Sun. & Mon. Free. "Metamorphoses & Transformations: The Drawings of Rosemarie Trockel," exhibition of established German artist who explores image manipulation through her sketches [through 4/7].

 

EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO

1230 5th Ave. (104th St.) 212-831-7272, www.elmuseo.org Weds.-Sun. 11-5; Mon. & Tues. closed. Contrib. $5, $2 st./s.c. Six Puerto Rican artists from the "Nineties Group" debut their work in "Here & There" exhibit [through 5/20].

 

EXIT ART

548 B'way (betw. Prince & Spring Sts.), 212-925-2928, www.exitart.org Weds.-Fri. & Tues. 10-6; Sat. 11-6. Closed Sun. & Mon. Min. contrib. $2. "Body & the East," survey of unknown body & performance art from former Warsaw Pact nations [through 3/10].

 

FOUNTAIN GALLERY

702 9th Ave. (48th St.) 212-262-2756. Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 11-8; Sun. 1-5; Closed Mon. Free "Watercolors & Sculptures," works by artists who have triumphed over serious mental illness [through 3/17].

 

THE FRICK COLLECTION

1 E. 70th St. (5th Ave.), 212-288-0700, www.frick.org Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 10-6; Sun. 1-6; Closed Mon. $7, $5 st./sc. "The Draftsman's Art: Master Drawings from the National Gallery of Scotland," 80 pieces from artists like Da Vinci, Rubens & Raphael [through 2/25].

 

THE GALLERY AT THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY

1865 B'way (betw. 61st & 62nd Sts.), 212-408-1500, www.americanbible.org Weds., Fri., Mon. & Tues. 10-6; Thurs. 10-7; Sat. 10-5; closed Sun. Free. "Printing the Word: The Art of Watanabe Sadao," exhibition of prints by Japanese artist who utilizes traditional methods to express his religious faith [through 5/19].

 

GERSHWIN HOTEL

3 E. 27th St. (betw. 5th & Madison Aves.), 212-213-8289, www.bway.net/~modcult Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 10-6. Free. "Lisa Soskolne, Paintings," examines how movies have replaced paintings as societies visual storyteller [through 3/3].

 

GOETHE INSTITUT

1014 5th Ave. (83rd St.) 212-439-8700, www.goethe.de/newyork Weds., Fri. & Mon. 10-5; Thurs. & Tues. 10-7; Sat. & Sun. Closed. "Gursky's Studio," German ethnographic photographer, Matthias Petrus Schaller's, fragmented pictures of another artist's studio [opens Thurs., through 3/22].

 

Grant Gallery

484 Broome St. (betw. Wooster St. & W. B'way) 212-343-2919. Weds.-Sat. & Tues 11-7; Sun. 12-6; Mon. closed. Free. "Vasily Kafanov," exhibition of work by Marc Chagal protégé who is best known for his Smashing Pumpkins artwork [opens Thurs., through 3/18].

 

THE GROLIER CLUB

47 E. 60th St. (Park Ave.) 212-838-6690, www.grolierclub.org Weds.-Sat., Mon. & Tues. 10-5; closed Sun. Free. "Mirror of the World," choice elements of Martin Bodmer's famous globe spanning collection of antique books & art that explores the origin of culture [through 4/28].

 

GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM~SOHO

575 B'way (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-423-3500. Thurs.-Mon. 11-6; closed Weds. & Tues. Free. "Andy Warhol: The Last Supper" exhibits his take on Da Vinci's work through silkscreens & paintings [permanent].

 

THE HARBOR DEFENSE MUSEUM

Bldg. 230, Fort Hamilton, Bklyn., 718-630-4349. Weds.-Fri., Mon. & Tues. 10-4, second Sat. of month 10-4. Free. Explore how New York Harbor has been defended from the Revolution to today [permanent].

 

HEBREW UNION COLLEGE

Brookdale Center, 1 West 4th St. (betw. B'way & Mercer St.) 212-824-2205, www.huc.edu Weds., Thurs., Mon. & Tues. 9-6; Fri. 9-3; Sat. Closed; Sun. 10-2. Free. "Paper-Lace: Illuminations & Blessings," six Jewish artists explore their identity through lace created from cutting paper [through 3/20].

 

HERE ART

145 6th Ave. (Spring St.) 212-647-0202 x308. Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 12-8; Sun. & Mon. closed. Free. "Post-Digital: 800 Lbs. of Pixels," Devorah Sperber's exhibition examines ways of distorting scale & perception w/pixels [opens Sat., through 4/7].

 

HUNTER COLLEGE

450 W. 41st St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.) 212-772-4991, www.hunter.cuny.edu./artgalleries Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 1-6; closed Sun. & Mon. Free. "Abstraction & Immanence," work by 18 painters who use abstraction to explore their inner selves [through 4/7].

 

INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY~MIDTOWN

1133 6th Ave. (43rd St.), 212-768-4682. Weds., Thurs. & Tues. 10-6; Fri. 10-8; Sat. & Sun. 10-6; Mon. closed. $8, $6 st./sc. "Andy Warhol: Photography," first major exhibit to feat. full range of the artist's work [through 3/18].

 

INTREPID SEA-AIR-SPACE MUSEUM

Pier 86, W. 46th St. (12th Ave.), 212-245-0072, www.intrepidmuseum.org Weds.-Sun. & Tues. 10-5; closed Mon. $10, $7.50 veterans, reservists, st./sc., $5 ages 6-11, $1 ages 2-5, free for active duty & toddlers. "Defending our Future" exhibits machinery, statistics & Pentagon's latest project [permanent]. "Desert Storm Strike," "A-6 Cockpit Challenge" & "Cold War/Berlin Wall Exhibit" [permanent]. "Prepare to Dive: Centennial Exhibit of the Navy's First Submarine" feat. submarine built in 1878 [permanent].

 

JEWISH MUSEUM

1109 5th Ave. (92nd St.), 212-423-3271, www.thejewishmuseum.org Weds., Thurs., Sun. & Mon. 11-5:45; Tues. 11-8; closed Fri. & Sat. $8, $5.50 st./sc., child. under 12 free. Pay-what-you-wish Tues. after 5. "Charlotte Salomon: Life? or Theater," tragic paintings of women haunted by suicide & Nazi persecution [through 3/25].

 

LOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT MUSEUM

90 Orchard St. (Broome St.), 212-431-0233. Call for times & prices. "Sitting Shiva: The Rogarshevsky Family Apartment," interactive exhibit feat. home of Jewish immigrant family from Lithuania in mourning [permanent]. "The Gumpertz & Baldizzi Apartments," restored to 1870 & 1935 (respectively) specifications [permanent]. Tours incl. "19th-century Tenement," "The Confino Family Apartment" & "The Streets Where We Lived."

 

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

1000 5th Ave. (82nd.), 212-535-7710, www.metmuseum.org Weds. & Thurs. 9:30-5:30; Fri. & Sat. 9:30-9; Sun. 9-5:30; Tues. 9:30-5:30; closed Mon. $10, $5 st./sc., child. under 12 free w/adult. "Still Lifes of Evaristo Baschenis: The Music of Silence," view 18 paintings from preeminent yet largely unknown 17th-century Italian master [through 3/4]. "Rain from the Moon: Silver in Ancient Peru," 130 rare objects of Native American metal work culled from public & private collections [through 4/22]. "Sultan Ali of Mashhad, Master of Nasta liq," exhibit of Iranian calligrapher in supremely elegant Nasat liq style [through 4/22]. "19th & 20th Century Chinese Paintings," over 90 works reflecting two centuries of wrenching change in China from Robert H. Ellsworth Collection [through 8/19].

 

MUSEUM FOR AFRICAN ART

593 Broadway (betw. Prince & Houston Sts.) 212-966-1313. Weds.-Fri., 10:30-5:30; Sat. & Sun. 12-6. $5, $2.50 st./sc. & child. "African Forms," explores the relation between function & decoration in everyday African objects [through 8/8].

 

MUSEUM OF CHINESE IN THE AMERICAS

70 Mulberry St. (Bayard St.), 212-619-4785. Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 12-5; closed Sun. & Mon. $3, $1 st./sc., child. under 12 free. "Tong Zhi/Comrade: Out in Asian America," Ken Chu's groundbreaking show on homosexuality/masculinity in the Asian Diaspora [through 4/14]. "Chinatowns in North America," William Chu's CD-ROM tour documents Chinese immigrant experience [permanent]. "Family Portraits" [permanent]. "Where Is Home? Chinese in the Americas," personal stories, photos, mementos & poetry encased in a structure reminiscent of a glowing Chinese lantern [permanent].

 

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; closed Mon. $5, $4 st./sc./child., $10 families. "The City Shops," photographs by Martha Cooper & Fred W. McDarrah illustrate local shops, which define diverse neighborhoods of the city [through 4/15]. "Guys & Dolls," exhibit celebrates 50th anniversary of the musical w/an exploration of the 1920's world it was set in [through 6/10]. Photographs & essays by NYC high school students document changes in city's immigrant neighborhoods with "New York Toy Stories" & "The Infamous Andrew Jackson Head" exhibits [permanent].

 

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./sc., child. under 16 free. Banner exhibition by three women, "Projects 70: Janine Antoni, Shahzia Sikander, Kara Walker" [through 3/13]. "Van Gogh's Postman: the Portraits of Joseph Roulin," artist's paintings of a valued friend from a moment of deep personal crisis [through 5/13]. "Andreas Gursky," exhibition of new & some previously unseen work from influential German photographer [opens Sun., through 5/15].

 

MUSEUM OF TELEVISION & RADIO

25 W. 52nd St. (5th Ave.), 212-621-6600, www.mtr.org Weds., Sat., Sun. & Tues. 12-6; Thurs. 12-8; Fri. 12-9. $6, $4 st./sc., $3 child. under 13. "From Class Clown to Social Critic: Comedy of George Carlin," 90 minutes of highlights from revolutionary four-decade career [through 3/4].

 

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN

George Gustav Heye Center, 1 Bowling Green (betw. State & Whitehall Sts.), 212-668-6624. Weds. & Fri.-Tues. 10-5; Thurs. 10-8. Free. "Gifts of Pride & Love: Kiowa & Comanche Cradles," some of greatest examples of Plains Indian beadwork on display, showing off a combination of beauty & function [opens Sun., through 5/27] "All Roads Are Good: Native Voices on Life & Culture," exhibit displays more than 300 symbolic objects chosen by 23 Native selectors [permanent].

 

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDENS

200th St. (Southern Blvd.), Bronx, 718-817-8747, www.nybg.org Weds.-Sun. & Tues. 10-6; closed Mon. $10, $7.50 st./sc., $4 child 12 & under. "Nature's Pharmacy: Plants That Heal," explore the medicinal properties of curative flora [though 3/11].

 

NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE

47-01 Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 718-699-0005. Weds., Mon. & Tues. 9:30-2; Thurs.-Sun. 9:30-5. $7.50, $5 child./sc. Free Thurs. & Fri., 2-5. "Marvelous Molecules?The Secret of Life," illustrates similar chemistry traits among living things?humans, amoebas & cockroaches [permanent].

 

NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

2 W. 77th St. (Central Park W.), 212-873-0509. Weds.-Sun. & Tues. 11-5; closed Mon. $5, $3 st./sc., child. 12 & under free. "Elder Grace: The Nobility of Aging," photographer Chester Higgins, Jr. explores lives of 80 older African-Americans [through 3/4]. "Kid City" [permanent]. "Masterworks of 19th-century American Painting" feat. nearly 50 oil paintings by such artists as William Sydney Mount, Thomas Cole & Asher B. Durand [permanent].

 

NEW YORK SCHOOL OF DESIGN GALLERY

161 E. 69th St. (betw. Lexington & Third Aves.) 212-472-1500. Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 10-5; Sun. & Mon. closed. Free. "Expressions: New York School of Design Faculty Projects," models of works real & conceptual from faculty at school [opens Fri., through 4/8].

 

PAINE WEBBER ART GALLERY

1285 6th Ave. (52nd St.), 212-713-2885. Weds.-Fri., Mon. & Tues. 8-6; Sat. & Sun. closed. Free. "A Maritime Album," 100 b&w photos exploring man's interaction w/sea, from war to whaling [through 3/30].

 

P.S.1

22-25 Jackson Ave. (46th St.), L.I. City, 718-784-2084, www.ps1.org Weds.-Sun. 12-6; $5, $2 st./sc "Abraham L'ami de Dieu," first U.S. exhibit of African Georges Adeagbo's work reflects unique perspective on history & culture [through 3/2001].

 

QUEENS MUSEUM OF ART

New York City Bldg., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 718-592-9700, www.queensmuse.org Weds.-Fri. 10-5; Sat. & Sun. 12-5; closed Mon. & Tues. $4, $2 st./sc., child. under 5 free. "Gio Ponti: A Metaphysical World," retrospective of famous Italian furniture designer [through 5/20]. "Nancy Friedemann," two site specific drawings using symbolic shapes as raw materials [through 5/20]. "Parallel Plane-Mapping Corona," maps & images of long forgotten master plans that still shape Queens evolution [through 5/20]. "Heart of Glass," seven international artists use glass a medium to explore multiple themes [through 5/27]. "Panorama of the City of New York," 9000+ sq. foot model of NYC from 1964 World's Fair [permanent, formal tours every Sat. at 3:30]."Queens Focus" exhibit displays work of local artists [permanent]. "Tiffany in Queens: Selections from the Neustadt Museum Collection" [permanent].

 

RARE BOOKS, INC.

601 W. 26th St. (11th Ave.) 212-691-5973. Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 12-6; Sun. & Mon. closed. Free. "El Uso de la Palabra," exhibition of surrealist writing & painting from two influential Peruvians, Emilio A. Westphalen & Cesar Moro [through 3/24].

 

SCANDINAVIA HOUSE

58 Park Ave. (betw. 37th & 38th Sts.), 212-779-3587, www.amscan.org Weds.-Sun. & Tues. 11-5; closed. Mon. Contrib. $3, $2 st./sc. "Young Nordic Design: The Generation X," survey of 50 young designers in multitude of fields [through 3/4].

 

SOHO TRIAD FINE ARTS

107 Grand St. (B'way), 212-965-9500, www.sohotriad.com Weds.-Tues. 10-6. Free. "Here to There," exhibit of work by 17 photographers from Life magazine explores all modes of transportation [through 3/4].

 

WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART AT PHILLIP MORRIS

120 Park Ave. (betw. 41st & 42nd Sts.), 917-663-2453, www.whitney.org Weds., Fri., Mon. & Tues. 11-6; Thurs. 11-7:30. Free "A Way with Words," exhibit of 14 text based works used to illustrate influence of words upon images [through 3/30].

 

YESHIVA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM~CAMPUS LOCATION

2520 Amsterdam Ave. (185th St.), 212-960-5390. Weds., Thurs., Mon. & Tues. 10-5; closed Fri.-Sun. Free. "Moritz Daniel Oppenheimer: Jewish Identity in 19th-Century Art," major retrospective of painter of the Rothschilds [through 8/31]. Museum acquisitions from the past decade are displayed as corresponding to the Hebrew aleph-bet in "From Aleph to Tav: Collecting at the Turn of the Century" [permanent].

 

YESHIVA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM AT THE CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY

15 W. 16th St. (5th Ave.), 212-294-8330. Weds., Sun. & Tues. 11-5; Thurs. 11-8; closed Mon., Fri. & Sat. $6, $4 st./sc., child. under 5 free, Yeshiva Univ. students free w/id. "Major Intersections," broad overview of Jewish history feat. many previously unseen works of art, documents & historical objects [through 3/2001].