ART Galleries Aca Galleries 529 W. 20th St. (betw. ...

Aca Galleries 529 W. 20th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-206-8080, www.acagalleries.com Tues.-Sat. 10:30-6:30; closed Sun. & Mon. Free. "Visions of America: A Black Perspective" feat. collages, paintings & story quilts by many artists incl. Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden, Barkley Hendricks & Faith Ringgold [through 3/2].

Alfred Lowenherz Gallery 853 B'way, 2nd fl. (betw. 13th & 14th Sts.), 212-260-7077. Sat. 12-6. Free. "Joy Goldkind," winner of annual Camera Club Competition, pres. artifact-like photographs [through 3/2].

Anita Shapolsky Gallery 152 E. 65th St. (Lexington Ave.), 212-452-1094. Weds.-Sat. 11-6. Free. "Jackson Pollock," set of 1951 serigraphs shown w/works by Lee Krasner & others [through 2/23].

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. "Art in General on Canal (Part 1)," public space installation along Canal St. by NY artists Matthew Bakkom, Godzilla Asian American Art Network, Yoko Inoue, Sontext & Gelatin [through 2/28].

AXA Gallery 787 7th Ave. (51st St.), 212-554-4818. Mon.-Fri. 11-6; Sat. 12-5; closed Sun. Free. "Thin Skin: The Fickle Nature of Bubbles, Spheres & Inflatable Structures" pres. 22 artists incl. Andy Warhol, Pipilotti Rist, Ray & Charles Eames [through 4/13].

Bonni Benrubi Gallery 52 E. 76th St. (betw. Park & Madison Aves.), 212-517-3766, www.bonnibenrubi.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6. Free. "Star Spangled Spirit," collection of photographs of the flag & other patriotic subjects from legends like Berenice Abbott, Diane Arbus, Weegee & more [through 3/2].

Chasama 135 W. 42nd St. (betw. 6th Ave. & B'way), 718-965-2617. Mon.-Fri. 9-5, Sat. & Sun. 11-7. Free. "30eights" explores the significance of the number eight w/Dan McKereghan's live performance in a window [through 2/26].

Dabora Gallery 1080 Manhattan Ave. (betw. Eagle & Dupont Sts.), Greenpoint, 718-609-9629. Sat. 12-5. Free. "Examination Rooms" feat. creepy handmade dolls by Christina Dallas placed in children's bedrooms & medical wards [through 3/16].

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. "Mapping the Studio I (Fat Chance John Cage)," Bruce Newman's large-scale video installation documents his studio, a prowling cat & a mouse infestation during summer of 2000 [through 6/16].

Deitch Projects 76 Grand St. (betw. Greene & Wooster Sts.), 212-343-7300. Tues.-Sat. 12-6, closed Sun. & Mon. Free. "Collision Drive" by Alan Suicide reconstructs 70s punk sculpture along w/recent work [through 3/1].

DoDo 173 W. B'way (enter at Worth St.), 917-579-3876. Thurs.-Sat. 12-7. Free. "Food Chain," Randy Polumbo makes condoms, plastic fingernails & rubber nipples into spinning, solar-powered sculptures [through 3/15].

Fresh Art Gallery 135 W. 4th St. (Washington Sq. Park S.), 212-254-9156. Weds.-Sat. 1-7. Free. "What's Love Got To Do With It?," over 40 self-taught & outsider artists reflect on romance [through 3/2].

Gagosian Gallery 555 W. 26th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-741-1111, www.gagosian.com Tues.-Sat. 10-6; closed Sun. & Mon. Free. "Lepanto" paintings by Cy Twombly [through 2/23]. "Al Taylor," drawings and Styrofoam constructions alluding to Polynesian outrigger canoes [through 3/2].

Galerie Lelong 528 W. 26th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-315-0470. Tues.-Sat. 10-5:30. Free. "Azur," 39 horizontal sky sections of collage & drawings, & "Hours of the Night," 11 panels inspired by the Book of the Dead, by Nancy Spero [through 3/16].

Gallery 292 120 Wooster St. (betw. Prince & Spring Sts.), 212-431-0292, www.gallery292.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6; closed Sun. & Mon. Free. "Louis Faurer," fashion photographer's acclaimed, emotional & affecting street work [through 3/9].

The Gallery at Lincoln Center Concourse Level, 65th St. (B'way), 212-580-4673. Mon.-Sat. 10-8. Free. "Mozartiana" pres. rare photographs, scores & memorabilia from the composer [through 3/2].

Howard Greenberg Gallery 120 Wooster St. (betw. Prince & Spring Sts.), 212-431-0292, www.howardgreenberg.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6; closed Sun. & Mon. "Henri Cartier-Bresson: Erotic & Surreal," b&w prints both sensual & strange [through 3/9].

Jessica Murray Projects 210 N. 6th St. (betw. Driggs & Roebling Sts.), Williamsburg, 718-384-9606. Fri-Sun. 12-6, free. "In Private," watercolors of Chris Doyle's many homes [through 3/10].

Lance Fung Gallery 537 B'way (betw. Prince & Spring Sts.), 212-334-6242. Tues.-Sat. 11-6. Free. "Land of No One," installation by Gema Alava Crisostomo [through 2/27].

Location One 26 Greene St. (betw. Canal & Grand Sts.), 212-334-3347, www.location1.org Tues.-Sat. 12-6; closed. Sun. & Mon. Free. "White Balance (to think is to forget differences)," NYC artist François Bucher attempts "to uncover the geographies of power, the frontiers of privilege" through video images depicting downtown Manhattan before & after Sept. 11 [through 3/2].

Marlborough Gallery 40 W. 57th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-541-4900, www.marlboroughgallery.com Mon.-Sat. 10-5:30. "Red Grooms," playful enamel & aluminum cut-outs [through 3/9].

Robert Mann Gallery 210 11th Ave. (betw. 24th & 25th Sts.), 212-898-7600, www.robertmann.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6. Free. "Artur Nicodem: Photographic Essays on Intimacy (1914-1930)" pres. never-seen vintage photos by the Austrian painter of his wives & lovers [through 3/2].

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 Weds., Mon. & Tues. Free. "Sepia Nudes" by Michael J. Berkowitz takes inspiration from Bellocq's New Orleans prostitutes; Chris Welles' "Streets of Morocco" feat. brilliant colors in tiles & carpets; "Transmigration of Reality" by Hyung Bo Sihm shows prints altered by microwave oven [through 3/2].

St. Peter's Church 619 Lexington Ave. (54th St.), 212-935-2200. Daily 9-7. "Carole Silverstein" paints Islamic geometry & Japanese cloud patterns on translucent mylar [through 3/12].

Von Lintel Gallery 555 W. 24th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-242-0599, www.vonlintel.com Tues.-Sat. 10-6. Free. "Jeronimo Elespe" paints on tiny, haiku-like panels [through 2/23].

White Columns 320 W. 13th St. (Horatio St.), 212-924-4212, www.whitecolumns.org Weds.-Sun. 12-6. Free. "face value," un-ironic installations, videos & other works incl. "Art Clichés That Rule" & "Inspirational Slogans That Actually Inspire Me" by Assume Vivid Astro, Jennifer Dalton, Charley Freidman, Verlena Johnson, Tracy Nakayama, Hidemi Sato & Irys Schenker [through 3/10].

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; closed Mon. $7.50, $4 st./s.c., child. under 12 free. "Mikromegas" exhibits stickpins [through 4/28]. Three-part exhibit "Objects for Use: Handmade by Design" incl. baskets, quilts, harps & dogsleds partitioned into "Objects for Interior Space," "Objects for Food & Dining" & "Objects for Sports, Music & Play" [through 4/28].

American Folk Art Museum 45 W. 53rd St. (5th Ave.), 212-595-9533, www.folkartmuseum.org Tues.-Sun. 10-6, Fri. 10-8. Free. "The Henry Darger Collection" christens their new building w/26 paintings (some double-sided & nine-feet long) by epic artist/janitor [through 5/31].

American Indian Community House Gallery Museum 708 B'way, 2nd fl. (4th St.), 212-598-0100. Tues.-Sat. 12-6. Free. "Downtown Dine," mixed media exhibition feat. Glory Tacheenie-Campoy, Lorenzo Clayton & Shonto Begay [through 2/23].

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, $7.50 st./s.c., $6 child. "Meeting God: Elements of Hindu Devotion," artifacts & photos shine light on rituals of Hinduism [through 2/24]. "Pearls" explores the jewel w/half-a-million objects [through 4/14].

The Bronx Museum of Art 1040 Grand Concourse (165th St.), Bronx, 718-681-6000. Weds. 12-9; Thurs.-Sun. 12-6. $3, $2 st./s.c., child under 12 free. "Context: Recent Art from Cuba" showcases six Havana-based artists, painters & photographers [through 3/3].

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. $6, $3 st./s.c. "Eternal Egypt" borrows more than 140 ancient statues, portraits, luxury items & funerary objects from the British Museum [through 2/24]. "American Identities: A New Look" incorporates American paintings & sculpture w/Spanish art & Native American works [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; closed Mon. $8, $5 st./s.c., child under 12 free. Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas in Madrid brings 186-piece collection of early 20th-century "Glass of the Avant-Garde: From Vienna Secession to Bauhaus" to National Design Museum [through 2/24]. "Russel Wright: Creating American Lifestyle" celebrates inventor of name-brand marketing & modernist designer w/over 350 artifacts incl. furniture, drawings, tableware, photos & videos [through 3/20].

Cooper Union Foundation Bldg., E. 7th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-353-4214, www.cooper.edu/month.html Mon.-Fri. 11-7; Sat. 12-5; closed Sun. Free. "Massin in Continuo: A Dictionary" celebrates innovative French graphic designer & inventor of "expressive typography" [through 3/2].

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. $6, $3 st./s.c. 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].

Goethe-Institut 1014 5th Ave. (betw. 82nd & 83rd Sts.), 212-439-8700. Mon., Weds. & Fri. 10-5; Thurs. & Tues. 10-7. closed Sat. & Sun. Free. "Afterwards," photos by Renate Aller documenting faces of Tribeca post-9/11 [through 2/28].

Guggenheim Museum 1071 5th Ave. (89th St.), 212-423-3500, www.guggenheim.org Tues. & Sun. 9-6; Fri. & Sat. 9-8; closed Thurs. $12, $8 st./s.c., child. under 12 free. "Norman Rockwell: Pictures for the American People" finishes up its successful American run w/70 paintings & 322 Saturday Evening Post covers from his 60-year career [through 3/3]. "Brazil: Body & Soul" feat. massive Baroque altarpiece, jewelry, ship's masts, concrete paintings & more spanning two centuries [through 5/29].

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. "The Emergence of Jewish Artists in 19th-Century Europe" feat. 70 works by 21 artists incl. Camille Pissarro, Max Liebermann & Simeon Solomon [through 3/17].

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. "Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed" pres. corsets, ruffs & more at the Costume Institute [through 3/17]. "Benjamin Brecknell Turner: Rural England Through a Victorian Lens" exhibits quintessential English subjects like ruined castles & crumbling cottages. "Earthly Bodies: Irving Penn's Nudes, 1949-50" shows 60 prints made by the prominent portrait/fashion photographer 50 years ago [both through 4/21]. "Splendid Isolation: Art of Easter Island"?more than just giant stone heads?over 50 wooden sculptures, barkcloth figures & examples of Rongorongo, the island's undeciphered script [through 8/4].

Municipal Art Society 457 Madison Ave. (51st St.), 212-695-2432 x15. Daily 11-5 except Thurs. & Sun. Free. "Reclaiming the High Line" uses photos, video & drawings to argue for saving the West Side elevated rail line (now overgrown w/trees & flowers) [through 3/5].

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, field photographs & videos [through 3/3].

Museum of Chinese in the Americas 70 Mulberry St. (Bayard St.), 212-619-4785. Tues.-Sat. 12-5; closed Sun. & Mon. $3, $1 st./sc., child. under 12 free. "Gateway to Gold Mountain" chronicles the Angel Island immigration experience [through 5/31].

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; Tues. 10-2; closed Mon. $7, $4 st./s.c./child., $12 families. "Adrian's Camelot" pres. 80 pencil & watercolor/gouache costume drawings by famed B'way & film designer Gilbert Adrian [through 5/26]. "A Community of Many Worlds: Arab Americans in New York City," 80 photos, books, costumes, textiles exploring immigration, identity & assimilation [through 6/2].

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. "Projects 73: Olafur Eliasson?Seeing Yourself Sensing," displayed in MoMA's Garden Hall, addresses the museum's constant construction & renovation [through 5/21].

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./sc./child. 6-16. "Modernism & Abstraction: Treasures from the Smithsonian" feat. over 50 works incl. Willem de Kooning, David Hockney, Ellsworth Kelly, Georgia O'Keefe [through 4/7].

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. "Across Borders: Beadwork in Iroquios Life" incl. over 300 pieces of "tourist art" developed in the 19th century [through 5/19]. "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. "Cloaca," room-sized installation of lab glassware, pumps & tubing by Wim Delvoye replicates the human digestive system [feedings at 4:30 & eliminations at 2:30 daily, through 4/28].

The New-York Historical Society 2 W. 77th St. (Central Park W.), 212-873-3400, www.nyhistory.org Tues.-Sun. 11-5; closed Mon. $5, $3 st./s.c., child. 12 & under free. "WTC: Monument," originally conceived to tell the story of its creation, now incl. its destruction; joins "New York Sept. 11th by Magnum Photographers" in "History Responds" exhibit [through 3/5].

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. "The Short Century: Liberation & Independence Movements in Africa, 1945-1994" major survey of post-colonial works by 53 artists from 22 countries [through 5/5].

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; closed Mon. $10, $8 st./s.c./groups of 10 or more; Fri. pay-what-you-wish 6-9 p.m. "Dancer: 1999 Nudes by Irving Penn," series of photos created at age 82, coincides w/Met show [through 5/12].

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. "Lucky DeBellvue: Khlysty, the Owls & the Others" uses pipe cleaners to make colorful large-scale woven sculptures [through 4/5].

Openings

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. $6, $3 st./s.c. "Jewish Life in Ancient Egypt," 5th-century Aramaic papyri plus Egyptian & Persian statues, vessels & jewelry [opens Fri., through 5/12].

China Brilliance Gallery 155 W. 72nd St. #703 (betw. B'way & Columbus Ave.), 646-295-5667. Weds.-Sat. 2-6. Free. "The Puppy Love Exhibition," playful, human-like paintings of dogs by Eric Ginsburg [opens Fri. 5-8, through 2/28].

Fire Patrol No. 5 Gallery 307 121 St. (betw. Manhattan & 8th Aves.), 212-316-2609, Weds.-Sat. 1-7. Free. "The Changing Face of Harlem," group show by 11 Harlem artists inc. Monique de la Tour, Cecil Lee Sr. & Jr., Richard Outlaw & Clementia Hawkins [opens Fri. 7-9, through 3/2].

George Billis Gallery 508 W. 26th St., 9f (10th Ave.), 212-645-2621, www.georgebillis.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6. Free. "Alejandro Mazon" pres. fanciful, Salvador Dali meets Narnia mixed-media paintings [opens Fri. 6-8, through 3/9].

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; closed Sun. & Mon. Free. "Red" pres. over 100 examples of historic & contemporary red clothing, accessories & textiles [opens Thurs., through 4/20].

The New-York Historical Society 2 W. 77th St. (Central Park W.), 212-873-3400. See listing above for hours & prices. "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 [opens Fri.]

Ricco Maresca Gallery 529 W. 20th St., 3rd fl. (10th Ave.), 212-627-4819, www.riccomaresca.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6. "Industrial Modern: Renderings of a Future Past," 20 gouache images made by an anonymous employee of the American Machine & Metals Co. betw. 1930 & 1950 [opens Thurs., through 3/23]. "Higher Ground," Michael Flomen's new photographs lit only by fireflies [opens Weds. 5-8, through 3/23].

Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Gallery 31 Mercer St. (Grand St.), 212-226-3232, www.feldmangallery.com Tues.-Sat. 10-6. Free. "The Last Days of Pompeii," Eleanor Antin's 14 large-scale color photographs of imagined scenes w/gladiators, sculptors & orgies [opens Sat. 6-8, through 3/16].

Sarah Morthland Gallery 511 W. 25th St., #709 (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-242-7767. Tues.-Sat. 11-5:30, free. "The Limelight Years: Photographs 1954-1961" feat. vintage photos by many greats incl. Berenice Abbott, Robert Doisneau, Robert Frank & Minor White [opens Weds. 6-8, through 4/13].

Splendid 132 Greenpoint Ave. (betw. Manhattan & Franklin Aves.), 646-387-7983, www.sunarts.info (email Suncollective@aol.com for times). "Urban Street Art" feat. graffiti art by Beau, Greg Bruno, Christopher Chillemi, Mike D., Humid & Rosa Colwin Jurjevics [opens Sat. 7-10, through 4/13].

Tibor de Nagy Gallery 724 5th Ave. (57th St.), 212-262-5050. Tues.-Sat. 10-5:30, free. "Kathy Butterfly" pres. funny, precise sculptures [opens Thurs. 5-7, through 3/16].