Art
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HISTORICAL THREADS Fiber artist Chana Cromer created 12 textiles, including shirts and curtains, for the exhibit “The Story of Joseph: Unveiling the Text,” which reinterprets Joseph’s story from the Old Testament. Ms. Cromer currently lives in Jerusalem. Through Sunday, March 25, Tuesday–Thursday and Sunday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Yeshiva University Museum, 15 W. 16th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-294-8330, $8 general, $6 students and seniors.
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America of Columbia University and the Italian Cultural Institute of New York present the opening of “Fall 2006 Premio New York,” an exhibit by emerging Italian artists featuring Paolo Chiasera’s “The Trilogy: Drawings,” ink and gouache on paper works that explore collective mythology, and Eva and Franco Mattes’s “13 Most Beautiful Avatars,” a portrait series. Tonight, 6 p.m., exhibit through Tuesday, December 19, Monday–Friday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Columbia University, Italian Academy, 1161 Amsterdam Ave. at 118th Street, 212-854-2306, free.
