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Wed, October 31, 2007 08:59:08 PMFrom:
Dwell on Design
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Introducing: Dwell-Around the Clock
Your Tuesday evenings and Thursday lunch hours just got a lot livelier. This week, Dwell introduces Around the Clock, a weekly guide to events in five U.S cities. Whether you live in SoHo or Santa Monica, South Beach or San Francisco, Around the Clock is your guide to uncommon happenings in the interlocking worlds of design, culture, food, and more. Go to dwell.com/aroundtheclock to sign up for single-city editions of Around the Clock, emailed directly to your inbox each week.
Chicago:
The Art Institute of Chicago’s new Jasper Johns exhibition is all about gray areas. Viewers explore the artist’s use of the color in more than 130 prints, sculptures, drawings, and paintings from 1955 to the present. Through January 6, 2008. 111 South Michigan Avenue; (312) 443-3600; www.artic.edu
Los Angeles:
On Friday, influential design retailer Moss features an exhibit of German Industrial designer Dieter Rams’ early 1960s work at its LA showroom. 8444 Melrose Avenue; (323) 866-5263; www.mossonline.com
Miami:
An exhibit of Argentinian artist Santiago Porter’s photographs opened recently at PanAmerican ArtProjects. Porter documents sites where acts of violence took place, allowing the physical image of a building to be transposed by memory. The exhibit, entitled “Reaching Beyond,” also features Lopez Pardo’s tornado series and Andrea Cote’s work with human hair. Through Nov. 20. 2450 NW 2nd Ave.; (305) 573-2400; panamericanart.com
New York:
Carnegie Hall’s “Berlin in Lights Festival” begins Friday, kicking off 17 days of city-centric arts and entertainment. Though the possibilities abound, we recommend checking out the “Kino! Berlin” film screening series at the MoMA, Sunday’s panel discussion of Berlin’s architectural transformation, and Monday’s lecture on urban design and memorials. www.carnegiehall.org
San Francisco:
A retrospective of Jeff Wall’s lightbox photographs recently opened at the MoMA. Through January 27. 151 Third Street b/w Mission and Howard Streets; (415) 357-4000; www.sfmoma.org
