ART Galleries Allen Sheppard Gallery 135 W. 24th ...

Allen Sheppard Gallery 135 W. 24th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-989-9919. Tues.-Sat. 12-6. Free. "Contemporary Landscapes," pastel & oil landscapes by Elissa Gore & Ralph McRae [through 6/1].

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].

Art Directors Club Gallery 106 W. 29th St. (6th Ave.), 212-643-1440, www.adcny.org Mon.-Fri. 10-6, free. "NIEUW: New Dutch Design," 12 designers debut furniture, clocks, film & cartoons [through 5/31].

Caffe Rafaella 134 7th Ave. (betw. 10th & Charles Sts.), 212-254-0508. Call for hours. Free. "Quentin Crisp: The Naked Bon Vivant!," his 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 from nearly half the U.S. states display contemporary works [through 6/15].

Cheryl Hazan Arts Gallery 35 N. Moore St. (betw. Varick & Hudson Sts.), 212-343-8964, www.CherylHazanArts.com Mon.-Sat. 12-6. Free. "Ponds," richly textured & brightly colored showing of paintings by South Beach artist Bruce Tolman [through 6/6].

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].

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].

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 paintings [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].

Here Is New York 1105 6th Ave. (42nd St.), 212-921-5997. Tues.-Sat. 11-7. Free. "A Democracy of Photographs," an extension of the photographs running in Soho, incorporates events in the Middle East, the effects of anthrax [through 6/30].

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].

Kim Foster Gallery 529 W. 20th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-229-0044. Tues.-Sat. 11-6. Free. "Groundwork," Jim Toia's recent works focus on nature & specifically mushrooms [through 6/1].

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].

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 resident Victor Honigsfeld [through 6/15].

Mastel & Mastel Gallery 70 Washington St., #700 (betw. Front & York Sts.), DUMBO, 646-452-1300. Weds.-Fri. 12-6; Sat. & Sun. 1-6. Free. "Michael Krynski," Polish-born sculptor displays works in honor of gallery's first birthday [through 6/2].

Monique Goldstrom Gallery 560 B'way, 3th fl. (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-941-9175, www.moniquegoldstrom.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6. Free. "The Paintings of Hartwell Yeargans: The Early Years to the Present" [through 6/12].

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 New York City artist [through 6/22].

Paul Morris Gallery 465 W. 23 St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 212-727-2752. Tues.-Sat. 11-6. Free. "XXX," David Levinthal's 20x24 inch Polaroids explore themes of sexuality, eroticism & fantasy using toy dolls [through 6/11].

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 surveys the history of this form [through 6/22].

Posteritati Movie Poster 241 Centre St. (betw. Broome & Grande Sts.), 212-226-2207. Tues.-Sun. 11-7. Free. In collaboration w/Film Forum's largest film series, "the Great American Comedy," movie posters from such classics as The Graduate, Some Like It Hot & The Awful Truth are on display [through 6/6].

Rhonda Schaller Studio 59 Franklin St. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-226-0166. "Darkness and Light," Schaller's work documenting the events of 9/11 as seen from 10 blocks away [through 6/1].

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].

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 the same title [through 7/6].

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. Free. Known for his work w/infrared & wide-angle lens photography, "Joe Paduano" displays prints of nudes, beaches & old houses [through 6/1].

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].

Tribes Gallery 285 E. 3rd St. (betw. Aves. C & D), 212-674-3778. Mon.-Sat. 12-6. As part of the annual "Unbearables" arts festival, "Face to Faith" showing feat. Mark Kostabi, Shalom Neuman, Ron English, David Hammons & Maggie Ens's views on religion incl. the funny Sandy O'Bin & J.C. Josephs baseball cards [through 5/31].

White Box 525 W. 26th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-714-2347, www.whiteboxny.org Tues.-Sat. 11-6. Free. "The Run," why a Chelsea gallery is allowing canines to run wild for a week, we're unsure, but it's sure to be a spectacle?complete w/trainers, historians & vets [through 6/1].

Museums/Cultural Institutions

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 [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 are 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].

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 art & Native American works [long term]. "First Saturday" series incl. live performance by Jill Sobule, Brooklyn's tap co., Restoration Dance Theatre, screening of La Ciudad & more [Sat., 5-11, free].

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 & mouse infestation during summer of 2000 [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].

Guggenheim Museum 1071 5th Ave. (89th St.), 212-423-3500, www.guggenheim.org Sun.-Weds. 9-6; Fri. & Sat. 9-8. $12, $8 st./s.c., child under 12 free. "Rachel Whiteread: Transient Spaces," two sculptures by British artist cast from her home & studio [through 6/5].

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].

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 to illustrate how we perceive evil [through 6/30]. "New York: Capital of Photography" chronicles the ever-changing culture of New York City in more than 100 photographs assembled from private & public collections [through 9/2].

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 highlighting Renaissance art from late 15th & first half of 16th century [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, field 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. "Brotherhood: In Strength and Sorrow?Images of the FDNY," 70 photos commemorating "New York's Bravest" [through 6/2]. "Manhattan Skylines," 45 paintings & photographs showing the evolution of our favorite view [through 6/2]. "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 Polish photographer 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].

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. "Name No Names," paintings & ink-wash drawings by Marlene Dumas [through 6/2]. "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 6/9]. "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 defining this era [through 8/14]. "Building on the Flatiron: The Centenary of a New York Icon," celebration of one of oldest skyscrapers feat. photos, drawings, paintings & memorabilia [through 9/1]. "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].

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].

South Street Seaport Museum 207 Front St. (Fulton St.), 212-748-8786. Weds.-Mon. 10-5. $5, free for kids under 12. In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Moby Dick, "Frank Stella's Waves: Prints of Moby Dick" exhibits Stella's 13 prints from '85-'89 [through 6/2].

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 reflecting on African-American life by 30 American artists [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, which blur the line between reality & fantasy [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. "What's New: Recent Acquisitions in Photography," images from 20th- & 21st-century artists acquired over the 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

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 rather than precious metals & stones [opens Fri., through 9/22].

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 [opens Sat., through 7/3].

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 ladies focusing on female identity, women's stereotypes & how the media portrays them [opens Sat. 6-8, through 7/13].

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 [opens Tues. 6-8, through 6/29].

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 [opens Sat., through 8/18].

New School University Main Gallery, 2 W. 13th St. (5th Ave.), 212-229-8923. "Photography Senior Exhibition," class of 2002's show [opens Mon. 6-8, through 6/14].

The New-York Historical Society 2 W. 77th St. (Central Park W.), 212-873-3400. See above listing for times & prices. "The Angry Dove," collection of photos, videos, flyers & posters from nuclear disarmament demonstrations held 20 years ago in Central Park & at the UN [opens Tues., through 9/2].

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 [opens Sat., 4-7, through 6/30].