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Fairy Tales, but Strictly Adults-Only	Art	11/20/2009 10:32 PM
In his recent works, the ribald, pop-culture-obsessed provocateur known as Paul McCarthy has suddenly revealed himself to be an old master.
Design: Eloquent Ode to the Simple	Design	11/22/2009 8:32 AM
Konstantin Grcic wants you to think about the “products of our times” — like the grubby metal boxes you see when you look out an airplane window.
Art Review \| Connecticut: The Nature of Time, Ever Passing	Art	11/21/2009 11:24 PM
“Continuous Present,” at the Yale University Art Gallery, examines how 11 artists work with ideas of time, presenting contemporary artwork in an engaging yet scholarly way.
Arts Long Island: Studio in Stony Brook, Heart in the Desert	Art	11/21/2009 11:27 PM
The Staller Center honors Mel Pekarsky, a retired professor who has specialized in the dry beauty of the American Southwest.
Jeanne-Claude, Christo’s Collaborator on Environmental Canvas, Is Dead at 74	Christo	11/20/2009 10:23 AM
Jeanne-Claude worked with her husband, Christo, on dozens of environmental arts projects, including “The Gates” in Central Park in 2005.
Art Review \| 'The Origins of El Greco': Saints at a Cultural Crossroads	Art	11/19/2009 11:41 PM
A lustrous exhibition at the Onassis Cultural Center of Venetian Crete, where East met West, and artists painted the divine.
Exhibition Review \| 'Leonardo da Vinci's Workshop': Flights of Mind, Brought to Life	Museums	11/20/2009 2:21 PM
The Discovery Times Square Exposition’s show actually brings you closer to understanding the real workshop of Leonardo: his mind.
Art Review \| 'Tim Burton': A World of Macabre Misfits	Art	11/19/2009 11:36 PM
Given the appeal of Tim Burton’s movies, you would hope that the Museum of Modern Art’s expansive retrospective of his noncinematic art would be equally exciting. Alas, it is a letdown.
Chicago News Cooperative: Modern Art for Modern Museumgoers	Art	11/20/2009 10:46 AM
A new wing is giving the Art Institute of Chicago room to breathe.
Art Review \| 'Alias Man Ray': Mercurial Jester, Revealing and Concealing	Photography	11/19/2009 11:49 PM
A traditional retrospective on Man Ray, with an irresistible biographical hook, at the Jewish Museum.