diversions museums & exhibitions
atlanta, ga high museum of art
alec soth: Black Line of Woods, through Jan. 3; Leonardo da
vinci: Hand of the Genius, through Feb. 21; John Portman:
art & architecture, through apr. 18. 1280 Peachtree street,
northeast, atlanta, Ga 404 733 4444 high.org
barcelona, spain cultura contemporània de barcelona
cerdà and the Barcelona of the Future: reality versus Plan,
through Feb. 28. Montalegre 5, Barcelona, spain + 34 93 306
41 00 cccb.org
boston, ma museum of fine arts
The secrets of Tomb 10a: egypt 2000 Bc, through May 16;
Bharat ratna! Jewels of Modern indian art, through aug. 22.
avenue of the arts, 465 Huntington avenue, Boston, Ma 617
267 9300 mfa.org
chicago, il art institute of chicago
Playing with Pictures: The art of victorian Photocollage,
through Jan. 3; James castle: a retrospective, through
Jan. 3; Konstantin Grcic: decisive design, through Jan. 24;
apostles of Beauty: arts and crafts from Britain to chicago,
through Jan. 31. 111 south Michigan avenue, chicago, iL 312
443 3600 artic.edu
chicago, il museum of contemporary art
Liam Gillick: Three Perspectives and a short scenario, through
Jan. 10; italics: italian art between Tradition and revolution,
1968-2008, through Feb. 14. 220 east chicago avenue,
chicago, iL 312 280 2660 mcachicago.org
detroit, mi detroit institute of arts
avedon Fashion Photographs 1944-2000, through Jan. 17;
Government support for the arts: WPa Prints from the 1930s,
through Mar. 21. 5200 Woodward avenue, detroit, Mi 313 833
7900 dia.org
london, england tate britain
art now Lightbox: raqs Media collective: The surface of each
day is a different Planet, through dec. 27; Turner and the
Masters, through Jan. 31; chris ofili Jan. 27-May 16. Millbank,
London, england + 44 20 7887 8888 tate.org.uk
los angeles, ca l a county museum of art
new Topographics: Photographs of a Man-altered
Landscape, through Jan. 3; "From the spoon to the city":
objects by architects from LacMa's collection, through Jan
24. 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los angeles, ca 323 857 6000
lacma.org
madrid, spain museo nacional del prado
Juan Bautista Maino (1581-1649), through Jan. 17; dutch
Painters in the Prado dec. 1-apr. 15; The company of
captain reinier reael or The “thin” company dec.1-Feb.
28. calle ruiz de alarcón 23, Madrid, spain + 34 91 330 2800
museodelprado.es
new york, ny cooper-hewitt, national design museum
design for a Living World, through Jan. 4; design Usa:
contemporary innovation, through apr. 4. 2 east 91st street,
new York, n Y 212 849 8400 cooperhewitt.org
