Art
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BRAIN SCAN “Systemsanderrors” is the first solo show by Philadelphia artist Jim Houser.The installation is intended to “create a map of the contents of his head over the course of a particular period of time” – a period during which he apparently thought a lot about elephants, wordplay, and unusual plants. Mr. Houser, a sometime graphic designer, is a founding member of the Philadelphia art collective Space 1026. In the gallery’s second space, new work by A.J. Fosik and Daniel Peacock is on display. Through Saturday, August 13, Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Jonathan LeVine Gallery, 529 W. 20th St., between Tenth Avenue and the West Side Highway, no. 9E, 212-243-3822, free.
LADIES FIRST The group show “Girls on Film” gathers work by artists who portray women the way pop culture often does: as starlets, pinups, or fashion models. Francis Picabia’s “L’elegante” (1942-43), painted in a style cribbed from popular “gentlemen’s magazines,” is the focal point of the show. Other artists whose work is on view include John Currin, Paul McCarthy, Cindy Sherman, and Andy Warhol. Through Friday, September 2, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Zwirner & Wirth, 32 E. 69th St., between Park and Madison avenues, 212-517-8677, free.
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