Art

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CAPTURING THE CONGO VII Photo Agency photographers Ron Haviv, Gary Knight, Antonin Kratochvil, Joachim Ladefoged, and James Nachtwey display photographs taken on a recent trip to the embattled Democratic Republic of Congo with Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres. The work on display is collected in the book “Democratic Republic of Congo: Forgotten War” (de.MO). Alison Morley curated the exhibit. Through Saturday, noon-6 p.m., Engine 27, 173 Franklin St., between Hudson and Greenwich streets, free.


PERSONIFICATION In Canadian artist Marcel Dzama’s drawings and sculptures, on view in his solo exhibit “The Course of Human History Personified,” trees have legs and animals show human grimaces. Through Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., David Zwirner, 525 W. 19th St., between Tenth Avenue and West Street, 212-727-2070, free.


RUSSIAN ARK German photographer Ingar Krauss shot portraits of young people in Arkhangelsk, Russia, last year.The sober results are on view through this weekend in Chelsea. His previous series focused on the inmates in Russian juvenile prisons; this series includes images of nuns, sailors, and young children. Through Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Marvelli Gallery, 526 W. 26th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, second floor, 212-627-3363, free.


TRAVELING BOOK Over the course of 36 weeks starting in June 2003, four artists sent a large sketchbook back and forth between Brooklyn and Belfast. When each received the book, they had five days to complete a spread and then send it to the next artist. By the time the project was completed, it had traveled more than 60,000 miles. The book’s pages are on display through this weekend along with listening stations with discussions by the artists. The exhibit is presented in part by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council as part of the program What Comes After: Cities, Art, and Recovery. Through Sunday, today-Saturday, noon-7 p.m., Sunday, noon-5 p.m., 15 Nassau gallery space, 15 Nassau St. at Pine Street, free.


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