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Five Centuries of Art: Selections From the Permanent Collection (Tuesday-April 26, Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington). Highlights include Old Master works, 17th century paintings from the Dutch Golden Age, 18th century Italian paintings, Francois Girardon's sculpture "The Rape of Proserpine" and American paintings by William Merritt Chase, Thomas Moran and a rare tile painting by Winslow Homer.
heckscher.org, 631-351-3250
Text Messaging (Sept. 17-Nov. 16, Islip Art Museum). No, this is not cell-phone-inspired art. Rather, this group show focuses on works by artists who use words as integral parts of their paintings, sculptures, photographs or installations. Ring tones, not included. There's a reception Oct. 5. Send yourself a text message as a reminder. islipartmuseum .org, 631-224-5402
The Dead Sea Scrolls: Mysteries of the Ancient World (Sept. 21-Jan. 4, the Jewish Museum). Fragments of six scrolls with more than 30 other artifacts discovered at a cave near the Dead Sea provide one-of-a-kind insights into the lives of ancient peoples of the Holy Land and the groundwork for modern religious practices. jewishmuseum.org, 212-423-3200
Tiffany and the Gilded Age (Sept. 21-Jan. 4, Nassau Museum of Art). Examining Tiffany's influence on the artistic styles of his time, particularly Art Nouveau, with furniture, jewelry, ceramics, objets d'art and paintings by such avant-garde artists as Charles Prendergast and Childe Hassam, all presented in a drawing room environment. Plus a separate exhibit of the world-famous Tiffany lamps,
nassaumuseum.com, 516-484-9337
Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night (Sept. 21-Jan. 5, Museum of Modern Art). Forty masterworks by Vincent van Gogh on the theme of evening and night, a subject recurring throughout his too-short career, including such iconic paintings as "The Night Cafe," "The Potato Eaters" and "The Starry Night." moma.org, 212-708-9400
Childe Hassam: An American Impressionist on Long Island (Oct. 4-Feb. 22, Long Island Museum of American Art, History & Carriages, Stony Brook). Oil paintings, watercolors and etchings produced in and around East Hampton from 1898 to 1935, along with photographs and a documentary film of the artist at work. longis landmuseum.org, 631-751-0066
The Philippe de Montebello Years: Curators Celebrate Three Decades of Acquisitions (Oct. 24-Feb. 1, Metropolitan Museum of Art). The challenge for curators at the Met was to come up with 300 out of more than 84,000 works of art acquired during de Montebello's 31 years as director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and to mount this exhibition before he retires next year. metmuseum.org, 212-535-7710
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SEPT. 7. Infrastructures: Photographs by Bryan Whitney. Photographic images of communication towers emphasizing the complexity and mystery of some of the most distinctive structures in the contemporary landscape. (Reception Sept. 21.) Anthony Giordano Gallery, Dowling College, Oakdale. Through Oct. 12. dowling.edu 631-244-3016
SEPT. 9. Landscapes Clear and Radiant: The Art of Wang Hui (1632-1717). If you're still curious about all things Chinese following the Olympics, check out these 27 masterworks from museums in Taipei, Beijing, Shanghai and Tokyo together with six works from the Met's permanent collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, metmuseum.org., 212-535-7710. Through Jan. 4.
SEPT 11. Aaron Douglas (1899-1979): African-American Modernist. Paintings, murals and book illustrations by one of the foremost visual artists of the Harlem Renaissance. Douglas, who was born in Kansas, was often called the "dean of African-American painters." Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Through Nov. 30. nypl.org/research/sc, 212-491-2200
SEPT. 21. Modern Photographs: The Machine, the Body and the City: Selections From the Charles Cowles Collection. Tracing the evolution of photography in the 20th and 21st centuries through works by Berenice Abbott, Diane Arbus, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Mapplethorpe, Irving Penn, Robert Rauschenberg, Man Ray, Andres Serrano, Cindy Sherman, Andy Warhol, Gary Winogrand and others. Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, parrishart.org, 631-283-2118. Through Nov. 30.
SEPT. 23. The Greatest of All Time: Muhammad Ali. Capturing Ali's life and career as a fighter in images by Annie Leibovitz, Gordon Parks, Steve Schapiro, Thomas Hoepker, Sonia Katchian and Art Shay, as part of the Hofstra Cultural Center conference, "The Greatest: Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali." Emily Lowe Gallery, Hofstra University, hofstra.edu/commu nity/museum, 516-463-5672. Through Dec. 2.
OCT. 7. John Milton's "Paradise Lost." The only surviving manuscript of Milton's epic poem, along with the first authorized printing in 1667, plus copies of later illustrated editions and a selection of master drawings tracing the poem's fascination for artists and illustrators through the centuries. Morgan Library and Museum, Manhattan.
themorgan.org, 212-685-0008. Through Jan. 4.
OCT. 10. Winners' Show: Best in Show. Works by Janet Culbertson, Eline Martin, Tulla Booth, Roxanne Panero, Pat Patterson Hauck, Jax Peters Lowell, Kay Kidde, Mary Bares Tubridy. (Reception Oct. 17.) East End Arts Council Gallery, Riverhead. eastendarts.org, 631-727-0900. Through Nov. 14.
OCT. 16. Alexander Calder, The Paris Years, 1926-1933. From ages 27-34, Calder created wire drawings in space, performed his Circus (now part of the Whitney's permanent collection) and invented his signature paintings. This period is represented in about 200 works, plus photos, films, illustrations and correspondence. Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan, whitney .org., 212-570-3600. Through Feb. 15.
OCT. 17. Grant and Lee in War and Peace. Chronicling the promises and disappointments that Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee and fellow citizens faced as the United States expanded west and into Mexico, fought the Civil War and rebuilt as a unified capitalist behemoth in the Gilded Age. New-York Historical Society, Manhattan, nyhisto ry.org, 212-873-3400. Through March 29.
NOV. 18. Art and Love in Renaissance Italy. More than 150 paintings and art objects from 1400-1600 celebrating betrothal,
marriage and childbirth, including Lorenzo Lotto's "Venus and Cupid," plus Renaissance jewelry, glassware and birth trays. Metropolitan Museum of Art, metmuseum.org, 212- 535-7710. Through Feb. 16.
- Steve Parks
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