Herb Albert Articles & Resources

The Greek Athlete

In conjunction with the Olympic Cantos, "The Greek Athlete: Games for the Gods" brings together 150 objects featuring images of ancient Greek athletes. The pieces are interspersed with videos and photographs of contemporary athletes competing in the same events by Herb Ritts and John Huet. The show, curated by Christine Kondoleon and John Herrmann, appears at the Boston MFA, July 21-Nov. 28, 2004.

Rodney Graham

"A Little Thought" is a midcareer survey of the Vancouver-based artist, including some 30 works spanning the last 25 years. Emphasis is given to his film and video work of the past decade. Also on view are archival photographs and models, along with examples of his experiments in sound art and music. The show is co organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Art Gallery of Ontario and . MOCA. Itinerary: Art Gallery of Ontario, Mar. 31-June 27, 2004; LA. MOCA, July 25-Nov. 29, 2004; Vancouver Art Gallery, Feb. 5 May 1, 2005; ICA, Philadelphia, Sept. 10-Dec. 23, 2005.

Josef Sudek

The leading Czech photographer of the 20th century, Josef Sudek is known for photographs with an introspective sensibility and expressiveness. This show is centered on 78 works from the Sonja Bullaty and Angelo Lomeo Collection, recently acquired by the Boston MFA. Curated by Anne Havinga, it appears at the MFA, July 28, 2004-Jan. 17, 2005.

Lebbeus Woods

"Lebbeus Woods: Experimental Architecture" focuses on projects of the architect who, though he has no built projects, is known for his socially conscious use of ideas from such diverse fields as philosophy and cybernetics. This exhibition, designed by Woods, includes drawings, models, photographic blow-ups and an installation. It is on view at the Heinz Architectural Center at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, July 31, 2004-Jan. 10, 2005.

Santiago Cucullu

Featured in the 2004 Whitney Biennial, Cucullu makes large-scale wall installations using collaged bits of contact paper. His references range from historical figures and events to cultural icons like Samuel Beckett and Led Zeppelin. For the UCLA Hammer Museum, he is creating a work based on the Libertarian Federation of Argentina, an anarchist library in his hometown of Buenos Aires. The installation is on view Aug. 14, 2004-Jan. 23, 2005.

Vincent Valdez

The monumentally scaled drawings and paintings of San Antonio native Vincent Valdez mix references to Mexican-American culture, inner-city life and gang culture. For his exhibition at the McNay Museum in San Antonio, he is creating a suite of 12 works that use images of boxers based on the iconography of the Stations of the Cross. The show is on view Aug. 17-Oct. 10, 2004.

William Eggleston

This exhibition presents 88 works from a recently rediscovered series of photographs that Eggleston took on road trips across the southern . between 1965 and '74. Organized by the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, where it debated in spring 2003 before an extensive European tour, the show appears at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Aug. 21, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005, and the Dallas Museum of Art, Feb. 10-Apr. 10, 2005.

Kendell Geers

Utilizing an array of mediums from photography and drawing to long-term performances and site-specific installations, South African artist Kendell Geers confronts issues of politics, power and violence. Curated by Matt Distel, "Hung, Drawn and Quartered," can be seen at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Aug. 27-Nov. 7, 2004.

April Gornik

Inspired by American Romantic and Luminist painters, April Gornik creates depictions of the natural environment--storms, cloud formations and sunlit landscapes--that treat light as an active and physical presence. A midcareer survey of 50 paintings and drawings, curated by Dede Young, is on view at the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, , Aug. 29, 2004-Feb. 15, 2005. It travels to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, June 4-Aug. 7, 2005, and the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 27-Oct. 23, 2004.

September

Robert Smithson

This comprehensive retrospective features over 150 paintings, drawings: photographs and films dating from 1955 to '73 by the influential earthwork artist. Also included are some of Smithson's seminal essays and manuscripts relating to the Land Art movement. Organized by Eugenie Tsai and Connie Butler of . MOCA, the show debuts there Sept. 12-Dec. 13, 2004. Itinerary: Dallas Museum of Art, Jan. 14-Apr. 8, 2005; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, summer 2005.

Terry Winters

This exhibition focuses on the past 10 years of Winters's output, tracking his increasingly abstract tendency. Among the 150 paintings, prints, drawings and artist's books in the show are 20 from "Set Diagram," a series of 100 one-yard-by-one-meter works that can be arranged in various configurations. Curated by Adam Weinberg, the show debuts at the Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Mass., Sept. 17, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005. Itinerary: Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, Jan. 23 Apr. 17, 2005; Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Apr. 30-July 10, 2005.

Byron Kim

Kim is known for his monochromatic canvases that address race and other topical issues. This exhibition, curated by Eugenie Tsai, surveys the artist's career since 1990. Organized by the Berkeley Art Museum, it appears there Sept. 15-Dec. 12, 2004. Itinerary: Samsung Museum, Seoul, Mar. 10-May 8, 2005; MCA, San Diego, May 29-Sept. 4, 2005; Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, , Oct. 23, 2005-Jan. 22, 2006; Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, dates to be announced; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, summer 2006; Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Ariz., Oct. 14, 2006-Jan. 7, 2007.

David Lamelas

A film and video installation from the 1960s by the pioneering Argentinian artist is reconstructed for this exhibition at the Philadelphia ICA. Touching on issues of art, the media and politics, his work is on view Sept. 8-Dec. 12, 2004.

Ignacio Itturia

This survey show includes more than 50 major paintings and mixed-medium constructions by Itturia, who is arguably Uruguay's best-known contemporary painter. Guest curated by Wayne Baerwaldt, the exhibition appears at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, Sept. 8-Nov. 7, 2004; other venues to be announced.

Functional Objects and Art

"Design [not equal to] Art: Functional Objects from Donald Judd to Rachel Whiteread" includes work by 18 artists, such as John Chamber lain, Rosemarie Trockel and James Turrell, who design practical objects in addition to making art. The exhibition explores the relationship between the two types of work and presents items like furniture, lighting and table-settings in their intended domestic contexts. Organized by the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, it can be seen there Sept. 10, 2004-Feb. 27, 2005.

Ilya Kabakov

This show of Soviet emigre Ilya Kabakov's work centers around his imagined narrative about a pair of fictional characters--Charles Rosenthal, the teacher, and Ilya Kabakov, the student--and their reconciliation with the failed Soviet experiment. Kabakov's "total installation" includes drawings and monumental paintings, which he claims were made by the pair, that question issues of abstraction and representation. Organized by MOCA Cleveland, it appears there Sept. 10, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005.

Robert Schwartz

This retrospective explores the refined figurative paintings of the late Bay-area painter (1947-2000) whose haunting images often bear homoerotic undertones. Curated by Susan Landauer, "Dream Games: The Art of Robert Schwartz" appears at the San Jose Museum of Art, Sept. 10, 2004-Jan. 23, 2005.

New Video, New Europe

A number of genres and approaches to video art, us well as wide ranging thematic concerns, are represented in this exhibition featuring recent works by 39 artists from 16 European countries. Curated by Hamza Walker, the show debuted at the Renaissance Society, Chicago, in early 2004 and is on view at the Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Sept. 10-Nov. 21, 2004.

Albrecht Durer

Some 30 woodcuts, engravings and etchings by the German master are on view in this show, including his innovative full-page illustrations that set a new standard in book publishing. Drawn from the collection of the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts at UCLA, the exhibition is on view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, Sept. 11, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005. A second Durer print exhibition, drawn from the collection of the Academy of Visual Arts in Vienna, features 83 images, including his Apocalypse and Passion of Christ series. It is at the Virginia MFA, Richmond, Oct. 15, 2004-Jan. 9, 2005, with other venues to be announced.

Contemporary African Diaspora

Organized by the Museum for African Art in New York in 2003, "Looking Both Ways: Art of the Contemporary African Diaspora" features work by 12 African artists--such as Ghada Amer, Kendell Geers and Yinka Shonibare--who now live in Western countries. The exhibition continues its tour at the Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Sept. 12-Nov. 28, 2004; the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal, January-March 2005; and the Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, Sept. 2-Dec. 31, 2005. Other venues to be announced.

Robbert Flick

This exhibition surveys the photographic work of .-based artist Robbert Flick, who is known for his large-scale mosaiclike grids of images of Los Angeles scenes, often shot from his car and then reassembled through computer manipulation. Over 100 works dating from the 1970s to the present are on view at the . County Museum of Art, Sept. 12, 2004-Jan. 9, 2005.

Atsuko Tanaka

"Electrifying Art: Atsuko Tanaka, 1954-1968" is the first solo exhibitions in the . for any member of the Japanese avant-garde group Gutai. Tanaka is best known for her performances and installations, such as Electric Dress (1956), in which she wore a garment of flashing colored lights, and a 1955 sound piece that used bells to delineate architectural boundaries. Early paintings, drawings and installations are on view in this survey, co-organized by the Grey Art Gallery, New York University, Sept. 14-Dec. 11, 2004, and the Belkin Art Gallery, University of British Columbia, Jan. 21-Apr. 2, 2005.

The Mysterious Monsieur Bellocq

In the 1960s, long-lost negatives portraying New Orleans prostitutes by Ernest J. Bellocq (1873-1949) were discovered in an antique shop by Lee Friedlander, whose prints of the images brought attention to Bellocq. This exhibition, curated by Brian Wallis, features seven newly discovered photos by Bellocq that were recently acquired by the International Center of Photography, New York, where they are on view Sept. 17-Dec. 5, 2004.

Adaptive Behavior

Comprising works by 12 artists from nine countries, "Adaptive Behavior" confronts the tenuous division between public and private spheres in contemporary video based, photographic and installation works. The show includes both commissioned and previously created works by Tonico Lemos Auad, Fikret Atay, Kerry Tribe, and others. It is on view at the New Museum of Contemporary Art's temporary location at the Chelsea Art Museum, New York, Sept. 18 Nov. 13, 2004.

Alfred William Hunt

Inspired by nature, Hunt developed a refined style of landscape painting that was key to the Pre-Raphaelite movement in late 19th-century Britain. This survey of Hunt's work, organized by the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, appears at the Yale Center for British Art, Sept. 18-Dec. 12, 2004.

Jessica Stockholder

Best known for her large-scale, site-specific, quasi-architectural sculptures and installations, Stockholder also makes smaller studio works. Centered on her piece Kissing the Wall from 1988, this survey includes approximately 35 subsequent assemblages and sculptures. The show is co-organized by the Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, where it appears Sept. 18-Nov. 21, 2004, and the Weather-spoon Art Museum, Greensboro, ., which hosts the work Feb. 1g-May 8, 2005. Additional venues to be announced.

Paul Swenbeck

This Philadelphia artist creates mixed medium installations that explore spiritual and occult themes. His installation Specter of the Brocken, based on a visual phenomenon in the Harz Mountains in Germany, incorporates cast resin creatures, Plexiglas ghosts, wall murals, mirrors and lighting. It is on view at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Sept. 18-Nov. 21, 2004.

Jan Matulka

More than 50 paintings, watercolors, drawings and prints executed from 1915 to '40 by the Czech modernist are on view in this exhibition, curated by Patterson Sims of the Montclair Art Museum, where it appears Sept. 19, 2004-Jan. 16, 2005. Itinerary: Greenville County Museum of Art, ., Mar. 1-May 1, 2005; Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, June IS-July 24, 2005; Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Aug. 27-Nov. 27, 2005; Avampato Discovery Museum, Charleston, ., Jan. 14-Mar. 19, 2006; Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Apr. 19-June 11, 2006.

Contemporary South African Art

A collaborative enterprise by South African artists, curators and performers, "Personal Affects: Power and Poetics in Contemporary South African Art" features recent work by 18 artists, including Wim Botha, Steven Cohen, Bernadette Searle, Claudette Schreuders and Moshekwa Langa. The exhibition commemorates 10 years of democracy in South Africa. A complementary performance program will take place al the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Organized by the Museum for African Art, New York, the show appears there Sept. 21, 2004-Jan. 3, 2005.

Boris Mikhailov

Viewed by some as the Diane Arbus of Russia, Mikhailov has for the past 35 years documented the social outcasts of his homeland, before, during and after the fall of the Soviet Union. This career survey, his first in the ., is organized by the Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland. Following an extensive European tour, it appears at the Boston ICA, Sept. 22, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005, its only . venue.

Shomei Tomatsu

This retrospective matures some 200 of Tomatsu's photographs made since the 1960s, many depicting scarred atomic bomb survivors and scenes documenting Japan's increasing westernization. Curated by Leo Rubinfien and organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, it debuts at the Japan Society Gallery, New York, Sept. 22, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005. Itinerary: Corcoran Gallery, Washington, ., May 21-Aug. 29 2005; SFMOMA February-May 2006; Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland, Sept. 1-Nov, 12, 2006.

Mark di Suvero

The works of the New York based artist--best known for his monumental, brightly colored steel sculptures, usually sited outdoors--are featured in several shows around the country. On view at the Frederik Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids, Mich., and in several public places in the city, are 10 sculptures spanning the artist's career, Sept. 24, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005. In New York City, the Madison Square Park Conservancy has placed di Suvero's sculpture Double Tetrahedron in the park, June 1-Oct. 31, 2004. At the Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, ., photos by Richard Bellamy of di Suvero's sculptures are on view May-Nov. 13, 2005.

Yang Fudong

Shanghai-based filmmaker Yang Fudong creates poetic films about contemporary Chinese society. For this exhibition, Yang presents the second installment in his film Seven Chinese Intellectuals--a five-part narrative about seven Chinese artists and poets in the Wet and Jin Dynasties, enacted by young Chinese protagonists in contemporary, Western dress. Also an view is An Estranged Paradise, which trails a wandering man through once-small towns in China. This show of five works, organized by the Renaissance Society, University of Chicago, is on view there Sept. 26-Nov. 7, 2004.

October

Josef and Anni Albers

Though they never collaborated artistically, Josef and Aunt Albers together developed a philosophy that everyday life can be enhanced by design. Featured in "Designs for Living" are objects such as record jackets, nesting tables, writing desks and other items designed by Josef, and textiles and jewelry by Anni. The objects date from the couple's early days in the Bauhaus through the 1950s. The show is on view at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, Oct. 1, 2004-Feb. 27, 2005.

Peter Paul Rubens

Two separate exhibitions focus on the drawings and oil sketches of the Flemish master. A traveling show, "Drawn by the Brush," brings together 35 of Rubens's oil sketches. It debuts at the Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Conn., Oct. 2, 2004-Jan. 30, 2005, and travels to the Berkeley Art Museum, Mar. 2-May 15, 2005, and the Cincinnati Art Museum, June 11-Sept. 11, 2005. The Metropolitan Museum in New York is mounting an exhibition of more than 100 drawings by Rubens, including large-scale preliminary studies in black, white and red chalk, and compositional works in pen and brown ink, many from European collections. Subjects range from female nudes to noblemen and children to animals and landscapes. The show is on view at the Met, Jan. 15-Apr. 3, 2005.

Dan Flavin

This retrospective includes some 40 works by this Minimalist artist, from his early boxlike "canvases" with light fixtures to his well-known fluorescent light sculptures and installations, as well as a number of works on paper. Curated by Michael Govan, it debuts at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, , Oct. 2, 2004-Jan. 9, 2005, and travels to the Modern Art Museum, Ft. Worth, Feb. 27-June 5, 2005. Other venues to be announced.

The Undiscovered Country

Beginning with the 1960s, this exhibition examines various approaches to representation in painting in response to photography and modern abstraction. Curator Russell Ferguson has selected 25 artists, including John Baldessari, Gerhard Richter, Neil Jenney, Philip Guston, Luc Tuymans, Richard Prince and Thomas Eggerer. The show is on view at the UCLA Hammer Museum, Oct. 3, 2004-Jan. 16, 2005.

Kehinde Wiley

Subverting old master conventions, Kehinde Wiley adopts Italian Renaissance or Rococo techniques to paint colorful, ornate portraits of black urban youth, many from the Harlem area. Fifteen works combining traditional styles with hip-hop culture are on view at the Brooklyn Museum, Oct. 4, 2004 Feb. 5, 2005.

Cerith Wyn Evans

Welsh artist Cerith Wyn Evans is known his sculptures and installations using light and unusual physical materials to explore modes of perception. The exhibition of 15 works appears at the Boston MFA, Oct. 6, 2004-Jan. 5, 2005. For the MIT List Visual Arts Center in Cambridge, the artist is creating a large site-specific piece, on view Oct. 7-Dec. 31, 2004.

Joseph Beuys

"Joseph Beuys: Actions, Vitrines, Environments" surveys 38 of the artist's major works created from the 1960s to the '80s. Curated by Mark Rosenthal and Sean Rainbird, the show debuts at the Menil Collection, Houston, Oct. 8, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005, and travels in a slightly reduced form to the Tate Modern, London, Feb. 3-May 2, 2005.

Caio Fonseca

Some 30 of the New York painter's large-scale rhythmic abstractions that feature overlapping geometric forms interspersed with line are included in this show, organized by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington ., where it appears Oct. 9, 2004-Feb. 14, 2005. It is scheduled to travel.

Calder Miro

The two modern masters shared numerous interests, inspirations and artistic strategies, as well as a five-decade friendship. This exhibition of 104 paintings, sculptures and collages traces the pair's mutual influences and creative collaboration. Selections include a large mural by Miro and a mobile by Calder, both created in 1947 for the Terrace Plaza Hotel in Cincinnati. Curated by Elizabeth Hutton Turner and Oliver Wick, the show is co-organized by the Fondation Beyele5 Basel, where it debuts, May 2-Sept. 5, 2004, and the Phillips Collection, Washington, ., which hosts the survey Oct. 9, 2004-Jan. 28, 2005.

Carnegie International

New and lesser-known works by Lee Bontecou, Robert Crumb and Mangelos highlight the latest installment of this important international exhibition. Among the 38 artists in the show are Kutlug Ataman, Anne Chu, Peter Doig, Yang Fudong, Neo Rauch, Jeremy Deller and Mark Grotjahn. Curated by Laura Hoptman, the survey can be seen at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Oct. 9, 2004-Mar. 20, 2005.

California Biennial

Launching the Orange County Museum of Art's newly renovated facility, the 2004 California Biennial represents some 27 artists working in a broad range of mediums. Participants include Kota Ezawa, Michelle Lopez, Kori Newkirk, Mads Lynnerup and RIGO 04. The survey is on view Oct. 12, 2004-Jan. 9, 2005.

China: 200-750 .

Spanning the Late Han through the High Tang period, "China: Dawn of a Golden Age 200-750 AD" illuminates a formative period in Chinese history, which encompassed the early spread of Buddhism, mass migration and the establishment of long-distance trade routes. On view are some 300 pieces, including gold artifacts, glass and metal objects, important Buddhist sculptures and recently excavated examples from Mongolia. The exhibition appears at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Oct. 12, 2004-Jan. 23, 2005.

The Aztec Empire

A comprehensive survey of Aztec art containing more than 450 works, the show is curated by Felipe Soils Olguin, director of the Museo Nacional de Antropologia in Mexico City, which co-organized the exhibition with the Guggenheim Museum, New York. Designed by architect Enrique Norton, the exhibition appears at the Guggenheim, Oct. 15, 2004-Feb. 13, 2005; and travels to the Guggenheim, Bilbao, Mar. 1-Sept. 4, 2005.

Tiwanaku: Ancestors of the Inca

This ancient civilization predating the Inca thrived near Lake Titicaca in Bolivia from 300 to 1000 ., and left behind a rich archeological site. Over 100 objects--monumental stone sculptures, gold and silver jewelry, ceramics, ritual pieces and textiles--are on view in this first-ever survey at a . museum. Organized by the Denver Art Museum, it appears there Oct. 16, 2004-Jan. 23, 2005.

William Kentridge

South African artist William Kentridge is known for his politically incisive, handcrafted films based on his bold charcoal drawings. Culled from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, this show features works from 1989 to 2001, including films and collages, etchings, lithographs, sculptures and stage designs. It is on view at the Met, Oct. 15, 2004-January 2005.

Spain's Golden Age

"Spain in the Age of Exploration 1492-1819" contains some 100 artworks and objects, most on loan from important Spanish collections. Included are major paintings by Bosch, Titian, El Green, Velazquez and Goya. Curated by Chiyo Ishikawa for the Seattle Art Museum, the show debuts there Oct. 16, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005, before traveling to the Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach, Feb. 2-May 1, 2005.

Theodore Robinson

One of the few American painters to befriend Monet in Giverny, Robinson spent much time in the late 1880s working in the nearby countryside. "Theodore Robinson in Giverny" contains 60 of his canvases as well as a selection of Monet's works from the period. Curated by Sona Johnston, the show debuts at the Baltimore Museum of Art, Oct. 17, 2004 Jan. g, 2005, and travels to the Phoenix Art Museum, Feb. 4-May 8, 2005, and the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, June 4-Sept. 4, 2005.

Roger Fenton

Some 85 works by the 19th century photographer--who gained acclaim for his photos depicting the Crimean War, English landscapes and members of royalty--are on view in this exhibition co-organized by the National Gallery of Art, the Getty Museum and the Metropolitan Museum. The straw debuts at the National Gallery, Washington, ., Oct. 17, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005. Itinerary: Getty, Los Angeles, Feb. 1-Apr. 24, 2005; Metropolitan, New York, May 16-Aug. 14, 2005; Tate Britain, London, Sept. 25, 2005-Jan. 2, 2006.

Katharina Sieverding

Some three decades are covered in this survey of works by the Czech-born German photographer known for her billboard-sized, self-portraits that explore the relationship between the individual and society. The exhibition appears at . 1, New York, Oct. 19, 2004-Jan. 31, 2005, and Kunst-Werke, Berlin, dates to be announced.

Gilbert Stuart

An esteemed portraitist who painted likenesses of many prominent early Americans, Gilbert Smart (1755-1828) is best known for his depictions of George Washington. A number of presidential images are highlighted in this retrospective, along with other works from throughout his career. The show is co-organized by the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, . (closed for renovation until 2006), and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, where it debuts Oct. 21, 2004-Jan. 16, 2005, before traveling to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Mar. 27-July 31, 2005.

Giambologna

Exploring work by Giovanni Bologna, .a. Giambologna, who represents a historical link between Michelangelo and Bernini, "Giambologna: Master Sculptor of the Renaissance" includes over 50 sculptures in marble, bronze, gold and silver. The exhibition appears at the Price Tower Arts Center, Bartlesvllie, Okla., Oct. 22, 2004-Jan. 9, 2005.

Traylor, Edmondson and the Modern

"Bill Traylor, William Edmondson and the Modernist Impulse" explores the formal elements of early 20th-century modernism that permeate the works of these quintessential Outsider artists working during the Depression era. Curated by Josef Helfenstein, the show features some 80 works. It debuts at the Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, Ill., Oct. 22, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005. Subsequent tour: Birmingham Museum of Art, Feb. 1-Apr. 3, 2005; Studio Museum in Harlem, Apr. 20-June 26, 2005; Menil Collection, Houston, July 15-Sept. 25, 2005.

Erwin Wurm

Austrian artist Erwin Wurm is known for his "One-Minute Sculptures," humorous interactive works inducing viewers to engage in strange activities, as well as for sculptural pieces such as Fat Car, a bloated fiberglass body on a sport car frame. "Let's Do It Again" surveys 10 years' worth of the artist's photographs, videos and sculptures. Curated by Rend de Guzman, it appears at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, Oct. 23, 2004-Jan. 9, 2005, and travels to the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Apr. 1-June 12, 2005, and the Des Moines Art Center, summer 2006.

New Chicano & Latino Art

Seeking to challenge stereotypical notions of Latino 'art, "Soy y Que: New Chicano/Latino Representations" brings together artists who specialize in portraiture, including Jamex and Einar de la Torte, Jose Alvaro Perdices, Shizu Saldamando, Favianna Rodriguez, Jesus Barraza, Mario Ybarra and Juan Capistran. The show is organized by the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, in conjunction with Berkeley's La Pena Cultural Center. It is on view at Yerba Buena Oct. 23, 2004-Jan. 9, 2005.

Photos by Visionaries

"Create and Be Recognized: Photography on the Edge" brings together photo-based projects by 15 Outsider artists, such as Steve Ashby, Eugene von Bruenchenhein, Howard Finster and William H. Hawkins. Curated by Deborah Klochko, former director of the Friends of Photography at the Ansel Adams Center, and John Turner, a historian and scholar of Outsider art, the exhibition is on view at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, Oct. 23, 2004-Jan. 9, 2005.

Roy Lichtenstein

This survey presents 50 paintings and 30 works on paper by the seminal American Pop artist. Organized by the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark, the show debuted there in 2003 before making stops in London and Madrid, where it remains on view at the Reina Sofia through Sept. 27, 2004. The show makes its sole . appearance at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Oct. 23, 2004-Feb. 22, 2005.

Burgundian Art

Co-organized by the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Musee des Beaux Arts, Dijon, "Dukes and Angels: Art from the Court of Burgundy (1364-1419)" assesses the artistic legacy of the first two Valois dukes of Burgundy. Philip the Bold and his son John the Fearless were active art patrons who amassed an immense collection of works by such artists as Claus Sluter and the Limbourg Brothers. Among the 150 objects included are sculpture, panel paintings, illuminated manuscripts, textiles, gold and silver works, jewelry, enamels and ivories. The exhibition is on view in Dijon through Sept. 13, 2004, and travels to Cleveland, Oct. 24, 2004-Jan. 9, 2005.

Cai Guo-Qiang

Three overlapping exhibitions feature the work of the Chinese-born, New York-based artist known for his pyrotechnic displays. In Washington, ., a selection of his gunpowder drawings is on view at the Hirshhorn Museum, Oct. 28, 2004-Apr. 24, 2005, while an installation based on the weathered remains of art Asian shipwreck appears at the Sackler Gallery, Oct. 30, 2004-Apr. 25, 2005. For his exhibition at MASS MoCA, Cat is creating a car explosion, of sorts. Nine white cars will be suspended so as to appear to flip through the air in a manner evoking stop action photography, while attached glass tubes and fiber-optic lights simulate a blast. The installation, along with two accompanying videos, is on view in North Adams, Mass., Dec. 9, 2004-fall 2005.

Fabian Marcaccio

Calling his works "paintants"--a term that combines "painting" and "mutant"--Argentine-born artist Fabian Marcaccio produces large scale mixed-medium installations that appear to be continuously in progress. His recent projects, reminiscent of panoramic murals or billboards, contain elements of painting, photography, printmaking and architecture. Marcaccio will exhibit a 20-foot long curving "paintant" at the Miami Art Museum, Oct. 29, 2004-Jan. 23, 2005.

New Art from Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico

This exhibition examines similarities and differences in art made in the three island nations. Including approximately 45 works ranging from photography to video to sound art, it presents an overview of 32 artists from the Spanish-speaking Caribbean. Organized by the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, the show appears there Oct. 20, 2004-Jan. 30, 2005.

Richard Turtle/ Joelle Tuerlinckx

For this two-part exhibition, Tuttle and Tuerlinckx are alternating between the gallery space at the Drawing Center and its satellite across the street, the Drawing Room. Tuttle presents new work at the Center, Oct. 29-Dec. 18, while Tuerlinckx creates a site-specific installation in the smaller venue. From January to March/April the pair switch spaces, again creating new work.

November

MOMA Reopens

On Nov. 20, New York's MOMA reopens in its newly renovated and expanded facility, designed by Yoshio Taniguchi. In addition to works from the permanent collection, several special exhibitions related to the new building are on view. A show of architectural models and videos of nine museums designed by Taniguchi since 1978 can be seen through Jan. 31, 2005. When renovation of the museum began in 2000, artist Mark Dion was invited to create an archeological excavation project, using artifacts from the foundations of the Abby Aldrich and John D. Rockefeller, Jr., townhouse that lay beneath the sculpture garden, as well as from adjacent brownstones and the demolished Dorest Hotel. Dion's project is up through Mar. 14, 2005. In 2001, German photographer Michael Weseley installed specially designed cameras in and around the museum that documented the construction process in unusually long exposures. A selection of his large-scale photographs is up through January 2005.

Contemporary Art of East Asia

"Past in Reverse: Contemporary Art of East Asia" features some 65 works by more than 20 artists from China, Japan and Korea who combine time-honored techniques with modern technology. Artists include Soun-gui Kim, Cai Guo-Qiang, Tadasu Takamine, Michael Ming hong Lin and Leung Mee Ping. Curated by Betti-Sue Hertz, the show debuts at the San Diego Museum of Art, Nov. 6, 2004 Mar. 6, 2005, and travels to the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, summer 2005; the Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, Mass., fall 2005; and the Hong Kong Museum of Art, early 2000.

Extreme Abstraction

Featuring work by over 100 artists, this exhibition highlights recent trends in abstraction, such as the use of new and unusual materials, installation-based work, experiments with technology and multimedia projects. Artists include Jim Lambie, Jim Isermann, Jennifer Steinkamp, Ingrid Calame, Liam Gillick, along with such established names as Lynda Benglis, Donald Judd, Agnes Martin and Mondrian. Curated by Louis Grachos and Claire Schneider, the exhibition appears at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, Nov. 6, 2004-Mar. 20, 2005.

Lucio Pozzi

This exhibition surveys some 30 years of the versatile artist's works that incorporate photographic elements, mostly black-and-white prints mounted, cut, collaged and otherwise combined with paper, wood and canvas, onto which paint is applied. Fourteen large freestanding and wall installations and some 50 smaller works are on view at the University Art Gallery, SUNY-Stony Brook, Nov. 6-Dec. 11, 2004. Another show features four oversize suspended unstretched canvases, measuring a total of 60 yards, at the Marist College Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, ., Mar. 31-May 1, 2005.

Gerard ter Borch

This artist's first monographic exhibition in the . brings together 45 of the 17th-century Dutch painter's canvases, including renowned interior and genre scenes and incisive portraits. Curated by Arthur K. Wheelock, it is organized by the American Federation of Art and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, ., where it appears Nov. 7, 2004-Jan. 30, 2005, before traveling to the Detroit Institute of Arts, Feb. 28-May 1, 2005.

Film as Found Object

"CUT/Film as Found Object" explores how contemporary artists use excerpts from pre-existing films to create new works. Curated by Stefano Basilico of the Milwaukee Art Museum, the show includes such artists as Christian Marclay, Pierre Huyghe, Douglas Gordon, Jennifer and Kevin McCoy, Omer Fast and Paul Pfeiffer. It debuts at the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, Nov. 13, 2004-Jan. 30, 2005, and travels to Milwaukee, June 25-Sept. 26, 2005. Other venues to be announced.

Royal Art Lodge

In 1996 six artists at the University of Manitoba--Marcel Dzama, Nell Farber, Michael Dumontier, Drue Langlois, Adrian Williams and Jon Pylypchuk--created the Royal Art Lodge collective. "Ask the Dust," a major touring exhibition, comprises a selection of their often humorous work, both solo and collaborative. The show of paintings, sculptures and drawings from the past seven years, organized by the Power Plant in Toronto, appears at MOCA, Los Angeles, Nov. 14, 2094-Feb. 14, 2005; other venues to be announced.

Stubbs and the Horse

Some 40 paintings and 80 drawings and prints are on view in this exhibition devoted to British artist George Stubbs, author of the classic 18th-century illustrated book The Anatomy of the Horse. The show features anatomical studies, scenes of mortal combat in the wild, and equine portraits, including his best known canvas, Whistlejacket. Curated by Malcolm Warner of the Kimbell Art Museum in Ft. Worth, the show debuts there Nov. i4, 2004-Feb. 6, 2005. It travels to the Waiters Art Museum, Baltimore, Mar. 13-May 29, 2005, and the National Gallery, London, June 29-Sept. 25, 2005.

Pontormo, Bronzino, and the Medici

Subtitled "The Transformation of the Renaissance Portrait," this multiartist exhibition contains 45 works by Pontormo, Bronzino and others, including some major Medici portraits. Curated by Carl Brandon Strehike for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the show appears there Nov. 20, 2004-Feb. 13, 2005.

Kenneth Noland

Surveying four decades of the artist's career, "Kenneth Noland: The Nature of Color" presents some 20 canvases from various series, including examples of his Target, Chevron, Stripe and Plaid paintings. The show, curated by Alison de Lima Greene, appears at the Houston MFA, Nov. 21, 2004-Mar. 6, 2005.

December

East Village USA

Taking a 100k back at the thriving East Village art scene of the 1980s, this exhibition includes painting, sculpture, film and performance from artists such as Nan Goldin, Keith Raring and David Wojnarowicz. It also revisits some of the period's more celebrated alternative venues and events, such as the Times Square Art Show and the Real Estate Show. Organized by Dan Cameron, the survey appears at the New Museum's temporary locution at the Chelsea Art Museum, New York, Dec. 2, 2004-Mar. 19, 2005.

Laylah Ali

Known for paintings and drawings filled with playful, schematic figures and acerbic social commentary, Ali here presents preparatory sketches as well as several paintings that were featured in the 2004 Whitney Biennial. The exhibition is on view at the Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Dec. 3, 2004-Feb. 27, 2005.

Quentin Morris

For almost 40 years, Philadelphia artist Quentin Morris has made monochromatic black canvases in myriad tonalities and textures, using such materials as graphite, powdered pigment, crayon, spray paint and ink. This show featuring works produced over the last 10 years appears at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine hats, Philadelphia, Dec. 4, 2004-Feb. 13, 2005.

John Kalymnios/ Roberto Juarez

The works of New York artist John Kalymnios and Miami- and New York-based Roberto Juarez are paired in this exhibition. A new installation by Kalmynios, whose kinetic sculptures combine images from nature with mechanical and technical elements, is designed to play off the paintings of Juarez, who mixes abstract and naturalistic elements in his canvases. The works are on view at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Dec. 10, 2004-Feb. 27, 2005.

Arts & Crafts in Europe and the .

"The Course of Invention: The Arts and Crafts Movement in Europe and America, 1890 1920" presents 260 pieces that showcase the revival of handcrafted objects on the heels of the industrial revolution. Artists include William Morris, Eliel Saarinen, Gustav Stickley and Frank Lloyd Wright. The show debuts at the . County Museum of Art, Dec. 19, 2004-Apr. 3, 2005, and travels to the Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, June 17-Sept. 11, 2005, and the Cincinnati Art Museum, Oct. 21, 2005-Jan. 15, 2006.

January

Fred Wilson

Recent works in glass, produced in Italy when Wilson represented the . at the 2003 Venice Biennale, are featured in this exhibition by the 2002 Larry Aldrich Foundation Award recipient. The exhibition appears at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Conn., Jan. 28-May 4, 2005.

Stuart Davis

Centered on the artist's 1938 WPA mural Swing Landscape, "Stuart Davis and American Abstraction: A Masterpiece in Focus" places the controversial painting and 15 related Davis works in the context of American modernist experiments by Gorky, Reinhardt and others. The exhibition is on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, January-April 2005.

Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore

In 1894, Claude Cahun moved to Paris with her stepsister and lover Marcel Moore (both pseudonyms); over the next two decades, they created a series of performance-based Surrealist photographs. This show features 100 works, many never before seen or previously attributed to Cahun alone. It debuts at the Berkeley Art Museum, Jan. 8-Mar. 6, 2005. Itinerary: Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, May-July 2005; Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Me, August-October 2005; Jersey Museum, Channel Islands, England, November 2005-January 2006.

Jane and Louise Wilson

Since 1989, British twins Jane and Louise Wilson have been collaborating on multi-screen video installations--often shot in disused spaces, such as a Russian space training center--as a way to address issues of power. For this exhibition, the artists have created a new work that juxtaposes man with machine--shots of gymnasts in England intercut with views of the slow-moving equipment in an offshore oil rig in Galveston Bay. The show is on view at the Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Jan. 8-Mar. 6, 2005.

Ruth Duckworth

This retrospective of work by the German-born American ceramic sculptor features 80 abstract pieces as well as drawings, photographs and letters. It is organized by the Museum of Arts and Design, New York, where it debuts Jan. 13-Apr. 3, 2005. Itinerary: Chicago Cultural Center, Apr. 30-July 19, 2005; Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, Mo., July 23-Nov. 25, 2005; Long Beach Museum of Art, Calif., Feb. 16-April 2006.

Berthe Morisot

The Musee Marmottan Monet in Paris has lent over 40 paintings and drawings for this comprehensive show of Morisot's work, which implicitly comments on women's position in late 19th-century society. Also on view are works by Manet, Renoir, Monet and Degas. The exhibition appears at the National Museum for Women in the Arts, Washington, ., Jan. 14-May 8, 2005; other venues to be announced. /// Barry Le Va

Le Va gained acclaim in the 1970s for his "scatter art" installations that continue to inspire generations of artists. This exhibition brings together his large-scale pieces--many of which are only familiar to viewers through reproductions--with works in other mediums, including drawings, photographs, sound pieces and books, dating from the 1960s to the present. Curated by Ingrid Schaffner, the show is on view at the Philadelphia ICA, Jan. 15-Apr. 3, 2005, and is scheduled to travel.

Jimmy Lee Sudduth

This exhibition examines the long career of the prolific Alabama Outsider, now in his 90s, who is best known for his "sweet mud" paintings of people, animals and street scenes. Curated by Susan Mitchell Crawley of the High Museum, Atlanta, the show contains some 45 works made from 1970 to the present. It debuts at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Jan. 15-Mar. 27, 2005; subsequent venues to be announced.

Raving in the Desert

Israeli artist and writer Tomer Ganihar has been photo-documenting youth culture and the underground rave phenomenon in Israel for the past 10 years. This show, containing a selection of large-scale photos as well as related documentary material, was organized by David S. Rubin of the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, where it debuts, Jan. 15-Mar. 27, 2005: before an extensive tour; venues to be announced.

Eugene Berman

"High Drama: Eugene Berman and the Legacy of the Melancholic Sublime" features 23 works by Neo-Romantic painter and set designer Eugene Berman (1899-1972). Also included are 56 works by artists who also create scenes of decadence and cataclysmic historic events, including peers like Dali, Ernst, Cornell, Tanguy, Kahlo and Tanning, and such contemporary artists as Cindy Sherman, Lari Pittman, Julio Galan, Frank Moore and Thomas Woodruff. Curated by Michael Duncan, the show debuts at the Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Jan. 15-Mar. 20, 2005. Itinerary: McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, May 17-Aug. 14, 2005; Long Beach Museum of Art, Sept. 11-Oct. 30, 2005; Allentown Art Museum, late 2005-early 2006.

Monet and London

The 100-plus paintings and works on paper included in "Claude Monet and Modernist London" were created between 1859 and 1914. Focusing on Monet's celebrated paintings of the Thames, the exhibition also features works on the same subject by his contemporaries, such as Whistler and Derain. Organized by Jennifer Hardin, it debuts at the Museum of Pine Art, St. Petersburg, Fla., Jan. 16-Apr. 24, 2005, before traveling to the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum, dates to be announced.

Petah Coyne

This 17-year survey showcases the work of Petah Coyne, whose elaborate sculptures and installations employ diverse materials such as wood, hay, soil, tar, sand, religious statues, hair, ribbon, taxidermied animals and chicken wire. Some 17 sculptures are included in this show, along with a selection of photographs from 1994 to 2001. The exhibition debuts at two New York venues, the Sculpture Center, Jan. 10-Apr. 3, 2005, and Galerie Lelong, Feb. 5-Mar. 19, 2005. A modified version travels to the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Sept. 17-Nov. 27, 2005; the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Jan. 28-Apr. 23, 2005; the Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, May 20-Aug. 5, 2005; and one other venue to be announced.

Artists by Artists

Organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, this exhibition includes some 50 works in which artists represent other artists, their friends, peers or idols. Among pieces on view are Robert Mapplethorpe's photo of Louise Bourgeois, Deborah Kass's silkscreen of Cindy Sherman and Nan Goldin's portrait of David Wojnarowicz. The show appears in Boston, Jan. 19-May 1, 2005.

Sixty Minutes

This survey brings together recent video works that borrow from process-oriented performance and Conceptual art of the 1970s. Among the artists included are Francis Alys, David Claerbout, Luis Gispert, Euan MacDonald, Will Rogan, Aida Ruilova and Kimsooja. The show is on view at the CCA Wattis Institute, San Francisco, Jan. 19-Mar. 12, 2005.

Keith Haring

In 1983, Haring created Construction Fence Mural, a vast, 24-panel painting for Marquette University. Selected panels from the mural as well as additional works by the artist, recently donated to the Haggerty Museum, Milwaukee, will be on view there Jan. 20-Mar. 27, 2005.

Henry Moore

"The Imaginary Landscape" concentrates on the British sculptor's works derived from nature. Featuring 85 sculptures, drawings and maquettes dating from the mid-1950s to the late '70s, the exhibition is organized by the Henry Moore Foundation, Hertfordshire, ., and the Frederik Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids, Mich., where it appears Jan. 21-May 8, 2005.

Black Conceptual Art Since 1970

"Double Consciousness: Black Conceptual Art Since 1970" seeks to unravel the complex histories that create definitions of Blackness in cultural, social and political contexts. Among the artists selected by curator Valerie Cassel are Frank Smith, Kerry James Marshall, David Hammons, Glean Ligon, Ellen Gallagher, Kara Walker, Lyle Ashton Harris, Leonardo Drew dud Carrie Mac Weems. The exhibition is on view at the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Jan. 22-Apr. 17, 2005.

Contemporary Chinese Art

"On the Edge: Contemporary Chinese Artists Encounter the West" includes 17 artworks by 10 artists, such as Xu Bing, Huang Yong Ping, Zhang Huan and Wang Du, as well as six site-specific installations. Curated by Britta Erickson, it is on view at the Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford, Jan. 26-May 1, 2005. Itinerary: Davis Museum, Wellesley College, Feb. 13-June 3, 2006; Indianapolis Museum of Art, July 2-Sept. 24, 2006.

Cy Twombly Works on Paper

Spanning five decades of Twombly's career, this exhibition brings together approximately 50 works, ranging from early drawings to recent large paintings on paper. Organized by Julie Sylvester for the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, where it debuted in 2003 prior to a European tour, the show appears at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Jan. 27-May 8, 2005, and other venues to be announced.

Romuald Hazoume

Benin-based artist Romuald Hazoume combines modern materials, such as plastic jugs, with traditional African rituals and art forms. His large-scale installation La Bouche du Roi consists of 804 cut-up plastic containers, recorded sounds, and fragrant traditional spices--all intended to evoke the hold of a slave ship. The show appears at the Menil Collection, Houston, Jan. 28-May 9, 2005.

Contemporary Art from Africa

Swiss entrepreneur Jean Pigozzi has, over the past decade and a haft, amassed a collection of some 5,000 works from artists in Sub-Saharan Africa: including Frederic Bruly Bouabre, Romuald Hazoume, Seydou Keita, Bodys Isek Kingelez, Esther Mahalangu, Cheri Samba and Malik Sidibe. In collaboration with Paris-based curator Andre Magnin, selections from his holdings appear for the first time in the . At the Houston MFA, Jan. 29-May 8, 2005.

Zoe Leonard

Featuring some 400 photographs by New York-based artist Zoe Leonard, "Analog" documents the disappearance in various cities of local markets, shops, and mom-and-pop ventures in the face of an expanding global economy. For another body of work, the artist followed bundles of donated thrift-store clothing from New York to the markets of Uganda. The show appears at the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 29-May 1, 2005.

February

Tim Hawkinson

This major museum survey features the work of innovative sculptor Tim Hawkinson, known for his elaborate, often humorous, large-scale installations. Curated by Lawrence Rinder, the show of some 60 pieces debuts at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, mid-February-May 29, 2005, and travels to the . County Museum of Art, Jane 26-Sept. 25, 2005.

Ellen Gallagher

"Murmur and Ebony Grid" centers on a new series of 60 prints, featuring images that Gallagher adapted from 1970s magazine ads aimed toward black women. Curated by Bonnie Clearwater, the show also contains five of the artist's animated films. It appears at MOCA, North Miami, Feb. 12-Mar. 27, 2005.

Louise Bourgeois

"Louise Bourgeois: Stitches in Time" features more than 20 recent fabric works by the artist, ranging from small totems to room-size installations. Organized by the Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, the show appears at MOCA, North Miami, Feb. 12Mar. 27, 2005.

Jacques-Louis David

Containing 33 paintings and 36 drawings, "Jacques-Louis David: Empire to Exile" is the first major . survey of the preeminent French painter whose career spans the French Revolution and subsequent Napoleonic era. The show, organized by Philippe Bordes and Scott Schaefer, appears at the Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Feb. 1-May 24, 2005, and travels to the Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Mass., June 5-Sept. 5, 2005.

Andre Kertesz

This retrospective features approximately 140 vintage prints by one of the 20th century's most renowned photographers. Among the highlights are photos taken during the 1920s in Paris, where Kertesz befriended such artists as Mondrian, Leger, Chagall and Calder, all of whom influenced his use of formal structure. Also included are images made after his move to the . in 1936. Organized by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, ., it debuts there Feb. 6-May 15, 2005, and travels to the . County Museum of Art, June 12-Sept. 5, 2005.

Cezanne and Modernism

"Cezanne: The Dawn of Modern Art" traces the artist's influence on the succeeding generation of 20th century artists. Some 20 works by Cezanne are on view alongside 30 by such figures as Braque, Derain, Leger, Matisse and Picaso. Co-organized with the Museum Folkwang, Essen, where it debuts with 100 works, Sept. 18, 2004-Jan. 16, 2005, the show appears in a reduced size at the Guggenheim Museum, New York, Feb. 10-May 8, 2005.

Michael Maltzan

This Los Angeles-based architect is known for his innovative private homes and educational spaces, mostly in the . area, and for his redesign of the Swingline stapler factory for the Museum of Modern Art facility in Queens. This exhibition, focusing on a number of his completed and upcoming projects, is on view at the Heinz Architectural Center, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Feb. 12-June 12, 2005.

Robert Bechtle

Surveying the San Francisco-based Photo-Realist's career since the 1960s, this first major retrospective contains 80 paintings, watercolors and drawings of family scenes, streetscapes and cars. Curated by Janet Bishop, it appears at the San Francisco MOMA, Feb. 12-June 5, 2005, and travels to the Modern Art Museum, Ft. Worth, June 26-Aug. 28, 2005. Other venues to be announced.

Surrealism .A.

This exhibition of 50 paintings, sculptures and works on paper focuses on the Surrealist movement in America from 1980 to 1950. Curated by Isabelle Dervaux, it includes works by European and American artists such as Joseph Cornell, Yves Tanguy, Arshile Gorky, Alexander Calder, Jackson Pollock, Salvador Dali and Max Ernst. The show opens at the National Academy Museum, New York, Feb. 17-May 8, 2005, and travels to the Phoenix Art Museum, June 5-Sept. 25, 2005.

John Szarkowski

When appointed director of the photography department at New York's Museum of Modern Art in 1962, Szarkowski was already an accomplished photographer. Upon his retirement in 1991, he returned to making photographs. This exhibition surveys his photographic career, from his early images of Louis Sullivan's Chicago buildings to more recent landscapes. It is on view at San Francisco MOMA, Feb. 19-May 2005.

Juan Manuel Echavarria

Colombian novelist and artist Echavarria is the subject of this survey featuring his conceptual, politically oriented photographs and videos made since 1997. The show appears at the North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, Feb. 20-Mar. 20, 2005.

March

Recent Art in India

Organized by the Asia Society, New York, in association with the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, "Edge of Desire: Recent Art in India" includes more than 80 works by 37 artists and artisans. Participants include Nalini Malani, Dayanita Singh, Nilima Sheikh and the Raqs Media Collective. In New York, the show is jointly presented by the Asia Society and the Queens Museum of Art, and is complemented by work made by contemporary Indian artists living in New York. Itinerary: Perth, Sept. 25, 2004-Jan. 16, 2005; New York City, Mar. 1-May 30, 2005; Tamayo Museum, Mexico City, August-October, 2005; MARCO, Monterrey, Mexico, November 2005-January 2006; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, fall 2006.

Thomas Demand

This German artist is known for his large photographs and videos of what appear to be architectural spaces but are actually paper sculptures he meticulously constructs. Focusing on major pieces since 1993, his exhibition of 26 works is on view at MOMA, New York, Mar. 4-May 30, 2005.

Eamon Ore-Giron

For several years, San Francisco artist Ore-Giron has created paintings and complex wall installations depicting an imaginary world he calls Arizonia, which satirically skewers the notion of manifest destiny. The latest installment in this series appears at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Mar. 5-May 15, 2005.

George Herms

Curated by Walter Hopps, "George Herms: Hot Seat" surveys 40 works by the California-based Beat generation artist and poet known for his imaginative sculptures, assemblages and collages. The exhibition appears at the Santa Monica Museum of Art, Mar. 5-May 14, 2005.

Kermit Oliver

Texas native Kermit Oliver uses allegories based on Greek and Roman mythology as well as Christianity in his neoclassical style paintings of contemporary figures and landscapes. This exhibition of some 80 paintings and drawings appears at the Houston MFA, Mar. 6-July 4, 2005.

Cool Japan

Curated by artist Takashi Murakami and organized by the Japan Society and the Public Art Fund in New York, "Cool Japan: Contemporary Japanese Popular Culture" explores Otaku, a Japanese youth subculture, via the work of 60 creators from various fields. Some 200 examples are on view, including anime, manga, paintings, photographs, video games, toys and clothing. Public-art projects include wrapped public buses, specially designed Metrocards, and a Murakami animation in Times Square. The show runs Mar. 9-June 19, 2005.

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Brooklyn-born Basquiat rose to fame in the 1980s with work that took its cue from street culture and Abstract Expressionism, among other influences. Before his untimely death at 27 in 1988, he had produced an extensive oeuvre that includes painting, collage, graffiti and sculpture. This exhibition, curated by Marc Mayer, contains approximately 125 works and is organized by the Brooklyn Museum, where it opens, Mar. 11-June 5, 2005. Itinerary: Los Angeles MOCA, July 17-Oct. 10, 2005; Houston MFA, Nov. 18, 2005-Feb. 12, 2006.

Daniel Buren

For his installation at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, this French artist, known for his public art works, is creating an architectural intervention in the museum's rotunda using his signature stripes and a mirrored tower that will reach the full height of the space. The work is on view Mar. 17-May 8, 2005.

Dennis Oppenheim

An exhibition featuring mostly recent work, "Dennis Oppenheim: Indoors, Outdoors" includes a large outdoor sculpture to be installed at the Price Tower Arks Center, Bartlesville, Okla., where the show appears Mar. 18-May 22, 2005.

Pre-Raphaelites

"Waking Dreams: The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites from the Delaware Art Museum" is a major touring exhibition of 130 artworks taken from the largest collection of Pre-Raphaelite works outside England. Organized by Art Services International, it debuts at the Portland Art Museum, Maine, Mar. 19-May 29, 2005. Itinerary: Nottingham Castle, England, June 25-Sept. 4, 2005; McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Oct. 1, 2005-Jan. 1, 2006; Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Jan. 28-Apr. 2, 2006; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Apr. 22-July 2, 2006; Frick Art and Historical Center, Pittsburgh, July 29-Oct. 8, 2006; Cincinnati Art Museum, Oct. 28, 2006-Jan. 7, 2007; St. Louis Art Museum, Feb. 3-Apr. 15, 2007.

Toulouse-Lautrec and Montmartre

Focusing on the glamour and decadence of the Parisian district of Montmartre, this exhibition features more than 275 works, most by Touloase-Lautrec but also including examples by Degas, Manet, Puvis de Chavannes, Bonnard, van Gogh, Seurat and Picasso. Among the items on view are paintings, drawings, prints, posters, sculptures, zinc silhouettes and ephemera. The exhibition is co-organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, ., Mar. 20-June 12, 2005, and the Art Institute of Chicago, July 16-Oct. 10, 2005.

The Disappeared

The artists in this show have all made works about victims of Latin American military dictatorships that "disappear" their adversaries. Participants include Juan Manuel Echavarria, Luis Camnitzer, Luis Gunzales Pahua and Graciela Sacco. Curated by Laurel Reuter, the exhibition is on view at the North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, Mar. 29-June 5, 2005.

April

Max Ernst

This major retrospective features over 200 paintings, collages, drawings, sculptures and illustrated books spanning the career of the German-born artist: who was a founding member of the Surrealist group in Paris. Curated by William S. Licberman, Sabine Rewald and Werner Spies, the show debuts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Apr. 5-July 10, 2005.

Anne Chu

Containing some 30 works, this show is the first museum survey for the New York-based artist whose mixed-medium sculptures fuse figuration and abstraction. Curated by Bonnie Clearwater, the exhibition debuts at MOCA, North Miami, Apr. 9-July 3, 2005; subsequent venues to be announced.

Oliver Boberg

The works or this German artist appear to be documentary style photographs of banal industrial spaces, yet are actually shot from scale models constructed by the artist. This show includes 47 examples from the past six years. It is on view at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, Apr. 16-July 3, 2005.

Edward Burtynsky

Edward Burtynsky's large-format images of mines, industrial plants and oil tankers examine man's impact on nature. The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem, ., has organized an exhibition of 25 of his recent photographs of the Three Gorges Dam in China, on view Apr. 30-July 2, 2005. In addition, the Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, is mounting a show of his "Manufactured Landscapes" series, which includes 62 photographs of various manmade environments. It is on view Mar. 20-June 5, 2005, and travels to the Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford, June 29-Sept. 18, 2004, and the Brooklyn Museum, Oct. 7, 2005-Jan. 15, 2006.

William Wegman

Though now popularly known for his humorous dog portraits, William Wegman first gained a reputation as a pioneering video artist. His early videos, performances, photos and drawings all share a wry, conceptual tone. Curated by Joan Simon, "William Wegman--Funney/Strange" surveys the artist's work in all mediums since the 1960s, including several new series. The exhibition debuts at the Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Mass., Apr. 30-July 31, 2005, and is scheduled to travel.

May

Hilla von Rebay

Founding director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, German born Rebay was also an established artist dedicated to the idea of nonobjectivity. This show features some 120 of her abstract works, along with examples by peers such as Arp, Ernst and Kandinsky, and a partial re-creation of the museum's first show, "Art of Tomorrow." The exhibition appears at the Guggenheim, New York, May 19-Aug. 7, 2005.

Michael Borremans

Including some 70 small drawings and paintings on cardboard, this exhibition focuses on the past seven years of work by the Belgian artist, whose enigmatic images of individuals often seem borrowed from earlier styles. After stops at the Museum for Contemporary Art, Basel, Oct. 16, 2004-Jan. 9, 2005, and .., Ghent, Feb. 5-Apr. 10, 2005, the show appears at the Cleveland Museum of Art, May 30-Sept. 4, 2005.

June

Gustave Dore

The first major Dore retrospective ever mounted in the ., "Fantasy and Faith: The Art of Gustave Dore," contains 70 paintings and works on paper by the renowned 19th-century French artist and illustrator. Curated by Eric Zafran, the show also includes a selection of sculptures as well as 25 illustrated books. It appears at the Dahesh Museum of Art, New York, June 1-Sept. 18, 2005.

Christian Jankowski

This Berlin based artist, who was included in the 2002 Whitney Biennial, is known for video works in which he takes on various personas, blurring reality and fiction. A survey of his videos and films appears at the Des Moines Art Center, June 11-Aug. 28, 2005, and is scheduled to travel.

Mary Heilmann

This is the first museum retrospective of New York-based painter Mary Heilmann, who fuses geometric abstraction with pop culture and craft in her boldly colored canvases. The exhibition includes some 75 works dating from 1972 to the present. It is organized by the Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, where it appears June 5-Sept. 8, 2005, before a national tour.

Lee Friedlander

This retrospective surveys more than 500 mostly black-and-white images produced over half a century, from the photographer's early "social landscapes" to his recent medium-format views of the American West. Organized by Peter Galassi, the show debuts at MOMA, New York: June 10-Aug. 29, 2005. Other venues to be announced.

Rockwell Kent

Bringing together more than 130 paintings, drawings and prints, including many never before exhibited, "Rockwell Kent: The Mythic and the Modern" examines the long career of the artist and illustrator, who died in 1971 at age 89. Organized by the Portland Museum of Art, Maine, the show appears there June 28-Oct. 22, 2005; additional venues to be announced.

Cezanne and Pissarro

"Pioneering Modern Painting: Cezanne and Pissarro 1865-1885" presents the work of these two modernists in the context of their 20-year artistic relationship. It features some 80 paintings and 10 drawings from the period when they worked side by side in Pontoise and Auvers, France. Organized by Joachim Pissarro, the exhibition appears at MOMA, New York, June 24-Sept. 12, 2005. Other venues to be announced.

Jacob van Ruisdael

"Master of Landscape: Jacob van Ruisdael" showcases some 70 works by the 17th century Dutch painter. Curated by Seymour Slive and jointly organized by the . County Museum of Art, the Royal Academy of Arts in London, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the show appears at LACMA, June 26-Sept. 18, 2005, and travels to Philadelphia, Sept. 24, 2005-Jan. 8, 2006, and London, Feb. 25-June 4, 2006.

July

Richard Tuttle

This major retrospective features some 200 works by the Post-Minimalist from the past four decades. Selections include painted-wood reliefs, galvanized tin constructions, wire pieces and other sculptures, assemblages, works on paper, artist books and furniture. The show is organized by Madeleine Grynsztejn of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, where it debuts July 2-Oct. 23, 2005. Itinerary: Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, fall 2005; Des Moines Art Center, spring 2006; Dallas Museum of Art, summer 2006; Chicago MCA, fall 2006; . MOCA, spring 2007.

Wangechi Mutu

Wangechi Mutu's enigmatic collages examine the collision between Western ideals of beauty and African reality, especially as experienced by African women. The Kenyan-born, New York-based artist's collages are overlaid with watercolor drawings and ink-soaked texts rooted in traditional Kenyan storytelling. Curated by Peter Boswell, the exhibition can be seen at the Miami Art Museum, July 22-0ct. 9, 2005.

Isamu Noguchi Centenary

On the occasion of the centenary of the Japanese-American sculptor's birth, the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum in New York has reopened in newly renovated quarters, and a major exhibition is making appearances in New York and Washington, . Inaugurating the artist's revamped namesake museum is "Isamu Noguchi: Sculptural Design." With a distinctive installation by Robert Wilson, the show focuses on the artist's sculptures as well as his imaginative forays into the world of design, from teacups to a reconceptualization of Central Park. Following a European tour, the survey is on view in New York through Oct. 4, 2004, and travels to the Seattle Art Museum, June 9-Sept. 5, 2005, and the Japanese-American National Museum, Los Angeles, February-May 2006. Additional venues to be announced.

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, ., and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, have organized "Isamu Noguchi: Master Sculptor." Featuring drawings, architectural projects, stage sets and sculptures, the show focuses on the artist's works from the 1930s and '40s, including a group of his "lunar" sculptures. It debuts at the Whitney, Oct. 28, 2004-Jan. 16, 2005, before traveling to the Hirshhorn Feb. 10-May 8, 2005.

Summer Show Update

These major shows were listed in the 2003 Annual Guide and currently remain on view:

Modigliani, organized by the Jewish Museum, New York, remains on view there through Sept. 19. Itinerary: Art Gallery of Ontario, Oct. 23, 2004-Jan. 1, 2005; Phillips Collection, Washington, ., 29, 2005.

Romare Beanten, organized by the National Gallery of Art, is on view at the Dallas Museum of Art through Sept. 5. Subsequent itinerary: Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Oct. 14, 2004-Jan. 9, 2005; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Jan. 29-Apr. 24, 2005.

Diane Arbus, organized by the San Francisco MOMA, is at the Houston MFA through Aug. 29, 2004: It travels to the Metropolitan Museum, New York, Mar. 1-May 30, 2004, the Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany, June-September 2005, and the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, October 2005-January 2006.

Chuck Close, organized by the Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, is at the Miami Art Museum through Aug. 22. Itinerary: Knoxville Museum of Art, Oct. 29, 2004-Mar. 27, 2005; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, ., Apr. 16-Aug. 7, 2005; Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Mass., Sept. 6-Dec. 4, 2005; Modern Art Museum, Ft. Worth, Apr. 16-June 18, 2006; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, Jan. 28-Apr. 20, 2007; Boise Art Museum, May 12-Aug. 11, 2007, Portland Art Museum, Ore., September-December 2007.

SITE Santa Fe's Fifth International Biennial, curated by Rob Storr, is on view through Jan. 9, 2005.

"Inverted Utopias: The Avant-Garde in Latin America, 1920-1979" is on view at the Houston MFA through Sept. 12, 2004.

David Ireland, organized by the Oakland Museum of California, is at the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 21-Nov. 14, 2004, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Dec. 11, 2004-Mar. 13, 2005.

Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China, organized by the ICP and Asia Society in New York, is on view through Sept. 5, 2004. Itinerary: MCA and Smart Museum, Chicago, Oct. 2, 2004-Jan. 16, 2005; Seattle Art Museum, Feb. 10-May 8, 2005; House of World Cultures, Berlin, spring 2006; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, summer 2006.

Sister Gertrude Morgan opened at the Folk Art Museum, New York, and remains there through Sept. 26, 2004, before traveling to the New Orleans Museum of Art, Nov. 13, 2004-Jan. 16, 2005.

Ed Ruscha, organized by the Whitney Museum in New York, is on view there through Sept. 26, 2004. Itinerary: MOCA, Los Angeles, Oct. 17, 2004-Jan. 17, 2005; National Gallery of Art, Washington, ., Feb. 13-May 30, 2005.

Kerry James Marshall is at the Baltimore Museum of Art through Sept. 5, 2004. Subsequent itinerary: Studio Museum in Harlem, Oct. 13, 2004-Jan. 9, 2005; Birmingham Museum of Art, Feb. 3-Apr. 24, 2005.

Ant Farm, organized by the Berkeley Art Museum, appears at the Philadelphia ICA, Sept. 8-Dec. 12, 2004.

Manny Farber, organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, appears at . 1, New York, Oct. 5-Dec. 10, 2004.

Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya, co-organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, ., and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, appears at the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, Sept. 4, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005.

The Persistence of Dali

Several major museum exhibitions in this country and abroad have been organized this year to mark the centenary of Salvador Dali's birth. A full assessment of the Spanish Surrealist's formidable and often controversial career has not been attempted since his death in 1989. Coinciding with Dali exhibitions in Rotterdam, Madrid and Figueres, Spain, . events kicked off with "Dali Centennial: An American Collection," at the Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, Fla., Jan. 9-Sept. 26, 2004. The show includes rarely exhibited studies for some of the important Dali works in the museum's collection, as well as never-before-shown archival material related to the artist, such as original manuscripts recently acquired from the estate of Andre Breton.

Meanwhile, the most comprehensive Dali retrospective ever mounted, containing 150 paintings and 50 sculptures and works on paper, has been organized by the Palazzo Grassi, Venice, in collaboration with the Gala-Salvador Da0 Foundation, Figueres, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Curated by Dawn Ades, the exhibition debuts in Venice, Sept. 12, 2004-Jan. 9, 2005, and travels to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Feb. 16-May 15, 2005, its sole . venue.

Alternative Space Preview

* ArtPace, San Antonio

Some 10 video and photographic works by Brooklyn-based artist Luis Gispert, who uses a hip-hop esthetic to explore youth culture, art history, and his own Cuban-American background, appears July 29-Oct. 17, 2004.

* Arthouse, Austin

"Comic Release: Negotiating Identity for a New Generation" includes work by over 50 artists--Michael Ray Charles, Marcel Dzama, Nicole Eisenman, Kerry James Marshall, Chris Johanson and Sean Landers, among them--who use humor and comic imagery to address challenging issues. Curated by Barbara Bloemink and Vicky A. Clark with Ana Merino and Rick Gribenas, it is on view Sept. 11-Oct. 24, 2004.

* Atlanta Contemporary Art Center

"Chris Verene: From Galesburg to Atlanta" is a midcareer survey of the Atlanta-based artist's lush color photographs. At once bizarre and banal, they portray American life from small-town homes to suburban bedrooms. More than 40 images can be seen Sept. 11-Oct. 23, 2004,

London artist Hew Locke creates detailed charcoal drawings of British royalty, whimsical sculptures from colorful toys, and elaborate architectural structures from cardboard. His show "House of Cards" is on view Nov. 13, 2004-Jan. 8, 2005.

* DiverseWorks, Houston

In a continuation of their 2000 project, "America and the Globe," Jon Winet & Margaret Crane again explore the spectacle of presidential campaigns in the United States. For their show in Houston, the duo is constructing a production studio as part of an interactive installation satirizing public forums and the media. The exhibition appears Sept. 16-Nov. 6, 2004,

"Erotic Drawing," surveying recent trends in erotic art, includes such artists as Chloe Piene, Leon Golub, Cecily Brown. Tracy Nakayama, Ida Applebroog, Paul Henry Ramirez and Mark Dean Veca. Curated by Sarah Kellner of DiverseWorks, Harry Philbrick of the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, and independent Portland curator Stuart Horodner, the show debuts in Houston, Jan. 28-Mar. 5, 2005, and travels to the Aldrich, Ridgefield, Conn., June 5-Sept 4, 2005.

* Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo

Associated Artists for Propaganda Research has produced various politically oriented projects, from posters and stickers to large-scale gallery installations, focusing attention on mass-media control. A number of installations are on view Sept. 18-Oct. 23, 2004.

* The Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh

As part of the Mattress Factory's residency program, works by 10 Cuban artists--Angel Delgado, Rene Francisco, Jose Fuentes Fonseca. Erik Garcia Gomez, Luis Gomez, Glenda Leon, Lindomar Placencia, Sandra Ramos, Lazaro Saaverdra, and Jose A. Toirac--are presented Oct. 3, 2004-July 25, 2005.

* White Columns, New York

The global economic and political impact of the crude oil industry is addressed in this group exhibition that features such artists as Justin Beal, Heidi Cody, Christoph Draeger, Evgeny Fiks, Anton Ginsberg, Jason Middlebrook and David Opdyke. The show is on view Oct. 22-Nov. 28, 2004.

* SF Camerawork, San Francisco

"Monument Recall" is a thematic exhibition that explores concepts of the monument and memory. Works by Lex Thompson, Wang Quinsong, Larry & Debby Kilne, Shimon Attie, Thomas Kellner, Bureau of Urban Secrets, Boym Partners, David Maisel and Manuel Pina are on display in October-November 2004.

* Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia

"Body Maps" is an exhibition by a group of 13 HIV-positive South African women who call themselves Bamabanani, which means "bringing people together." Featuring painting, photography and texts, the show includes life-size renderings of each woman's perception of the disease's effect on her body, along with works detailing personal struggles with the government and the healthcare system. It debuts Nov. 5, 2004-Jan. 16, 2005.

Using primarily black inks, pigments and paper, Ayanah Moor explores issues of identity, focusing on the cultural significance of the color black. A selection of her paintings, lithographs and videos can be seen Feb. 4-Mar, 20, 2005.

* Artists Space, New York

"Flipside" addresses socioeconomic change, especially in post-Communist Eastern Europe, examining how contrary views of "utopia" develop under different political ideologies. Artists include Cristian Alexa, Milena Dopitova, Vadim Fishkin, Pravdo Ivanov, Joan Jonas, Charles Krafft, Pavel Kruk, Julia Kunin, Odili Donald Odita and Tony Oursler. Curated by Katherine Carl, the show is on view Nov. 11-Dec. 18, 2004.

* Art in General, New York

Tijuana-based artist Jaime Ruiz Otis uses discarded material from factories on the .-Mexico border in installations that explore the cultural and economic relationships between the two countries. For this show, he is creating a site-specific installation, Nov. 17, 2004-Jan. 22, 2005.

Using a technique borrowed from traditional Cuban arts and crafts, Alberto Casado applies ink to glass backed with foil and mounted on wood. His shimmering images reference street life in Havana, mythical and religious symbols and various popular culture sources. A show of about 20 works debuts Apr, 9 June 25, 2005, and is scheduled to travel.

* Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio

Featuring such artists as Michelle Stuart, Meridel Rubenstein, Mark Klett, Suzanne Paquette, and Robert Rauschenberg, "Terra Firma" highlights works inspired by the natural world. The exhibition appears Apr. 14-June 19, 2005,

Mostly large-scale, the granite sculptures of Jesus Moroles evoke both ancient civilization and modern esthestics. His work can be seen June 30-Aug. 21, 2005.