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ART
THE CARTOONIST The Jewish Museum presents “From The New Yorker to Shrek: The Art of William Steig.” Steig worked for 73 years at the New Yorker, where his art appeared on more than 120 covers and more than 1,600 of his drawings were published. He is credited with transforming the way cartoons were created at the weekly magazine. He also wrote and illustrated children’s books; his picture book “Shrek!” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) inspired the “Shrek” films by DreamWorks. This is the first major exhibition of the artist’s work. Featured are 190 original drawings, several of the artist’s notebooks, sketchbooks, and letters, as well as Steig’s mock-ups for his books for young readers. Through March 16, 2008, Saturday–Wednesday, 11 a.m.–5:45 p.m., Thursday, 11 a.m.–8 p.m., the Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave. at 92nd Street, 212-423-3200, $12 adults, $10 seniors, $7.50 students, free for members and children under 12.
WORLD VIDEO An international group of video artists explores themes of globalization, displacement, and mobility in the exhibit “Terra Infirma.” Among the eight featured artists are Perry Bard from New York City, Francesco Jodice of Milan, Italy, and Clare Langan of Dublin, Ireland. The film and video curator at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Spain’s national museum of 20th-century art, Berta Sichel, is the guest curator of the show. Through Saturday, December 1, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, second floor, 144 W. 14th St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues, 212-647-7778, free.
DANCE
ON THE EDGE The program for Garth Fagan Dance’s 2007 season at the Joyce Theater includes the world premiere of “Edge/Joy,” a full-company piece that re-envisions space on the stage with action taking place along the periphery and overlapping entrances and exits. The Eastman Music Ensemble performs accompanying music, a suite of three works composed by Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, during two dances.Tonight through Sunday, the Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Ave., between 18th and 19th streets, 212-242-0800, $44.
MOVE SOMETHING The Laban/ Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies, the AIA New York Chapter, and the Center for Architecture present a collaborative work as part of the “Berlin-New York Dialogues,” a global event that focuses on how decision-makers and everyday citizens feel about their own built environments. Dancers from LIMS participate in the event, “Dance Movement: Mosaic ’07,” creating “movement choirs” that explore the theme of changing landscapes. Movement choirs are artistic articulations of the relationship among the individual, society, and nature; they integrate professional dancers and audience members in improvisational dances. Thursday, 4:30 p.m., Washington Square Park, near La Guardia Place, free. For more information, go to limsonline.org.
PAINTINGS
IN SEARCH OF OBJECTS William Bailey’s still lifes of freestanding objects and figures are painted not from models, but from memory. Writing in the October 25 edition of The New York Sun, critic John Goodrich remarked, “Mr. Bailey guards each object’s independence, modeling it in a separate harmony of colors, and pointedly locating it with overlappings of contours and shadows. To this end he takes constant, subtle liberties, sharpening or softening shadows and simplifying planes.” Selections from the self-titled exhibit at Betty Cuningham Gallery include “Green Line” (2006), above. Through Saturday, November 24, Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Betty Cuningham Gallery, 541 W. 25th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, 212-242-2772, free.
TALKS
ART KLATCH The National Academy Museum and artcritical.com host a Review Panel on a selection of exhibits showing around the city. Featured panelists include critics Vincent Katz of Art in America and Linda Yablonsky of Bloomberg News. Among the shows under review are Kara Walker’s “My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love” at the Whitney Museum of American Art; Isaac Julien’s “Western Union: Small Boats” at Metro Pictures, and Kate Shepherd’s exhibit of abstract art “No Title Here,” at Galerie Lelong A critic for The New York Sun David Cohen, is moderator of the event. Friday, 6:45 p.m., National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Ave at 89th Street, $5, free for National Academicians, friends of the Academy, and students.
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