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MARK POWER INSTALLATIONS AT HOLLAND TUNNEL

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NEW YORK CITY — The gallery Holland Tunnel is presenting new sculpture installations and works on paper by New York artist Mark Power through February 6.

The work on view consists of three wall sculptures interspersed with drawings made directly on one gallery wall; on the facing wall, is ranged a series of 8- by 10-inch abstract drawings made on Mylar.

Centerpieces of the new exhibit are three wall sculptures, each incorporating separate and visually equal parts. First, balls of crumbled color paper dipped into resin are crafted to make a kind of infrastructure, which provides a platform or “shelf” for an 8- by 10-inch abstract drawing laid horizontally on top. Resting on top of the drawing is a small organic sculpture made from crayons, plastic, paper, Playdoh and other everyday materials. Behind the small sculpture, leaning against the wall in open-book fashion, is a symmetrical drawing in the fashion of a Rorschach inkblot. The “shelf” is installed below eye level, so that the viewer can easily see the drawing resting on top.

The exhibition is at 61 South Third Street in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. It is open Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 pm. For information, 718-384-5738 or www.hollandtunnelart.com.

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UN BALLO IN MASCHERA AT CARAMOOR FEBRUARY 4 –

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KATONAH, N.Y. — Masks will be mandatory and intrigue inevitable when Cara-moor hosts its premier Un Ballo in Maschera in Cara-moor’s House Museum on Friday, February 4, from 7:30 to 11 pm.

Celebrating Carnival, Venetian-style, Un Ballo in Maschera promises an evening of mystery and gaiety with a dinner dance featuring fine dining, entertainment by Caramoor’s own commedia dell’arte troupe, I Giullari di Piazza, and dancing to the music of The Jazzmenco Quartet.

Guests are encouraged to wear Carnival costumes; the maschera or mark will be required of all participants. As guests arrive a group of judges will assess the creativity of costumes and mascheras. Winners will be announced at the end of the evening and will receive tickets to events at next summer’s Caramoor International Music Festival.

Tickets for Un Ballo in Maschera are $135 and include dinner, entertainment, dancing and valet parking at Caramoor’s House Museum. For information or tickets, call the Caramoor Box Office at 914-232-1252, Monday–Friday between 10 am and 4 pm, or www. Caramoor.com.

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LACMA BEYOND GEOMETRY

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LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LACMA, announced that the exhibition “Beyond Geometry: Experiments in From 1940s–1970s” garnered a first-place award as Best Thematic Museum Show Nationally by the International Association of Art Critics, AICA.

LACMA tied for the first place in a category with nine competitors, many of them thematically examining either minimalism or avant-garde art. Other nominees included the Walker Art Center; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Curator Lynn Zelevansky of LACMA’s Modern and Contemporary Art department will accept the award at the AICA 2003-2004 Award Ceremony on January 25, in the newly reopened Museum of Modern Art in New York.

“Beyond Geometry” provided a fresh and revelatory look at the role of radically simplified form and systematic strategies in the evolution of vanguard art across the West in the decades following World War II. Covering Central and Western Europe and North and South America, “Beyond Geometry” was the first exhibition to treat these issues in a broad international context. Two hundred works by more than 130 artists were included, with examples of European and South American Concrete art, Argentine Arte Madi, Brazilian Neo-Concretism, Kinetic and Op Art, US Minimalism and various forms of post-Minimalism, including Process and Conceptual Art.

LACMA is at 5905 Wilshire Boulevard. For information, 323-857-6000 or lacma.org.

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THE WHALING MUSEUM IN COLD SPRING TO PRESENT JOHN ROUSMANIERE LECTURE

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COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. — The Whaling Museum on Main Street will present ‘“Looking for the One Shot’ — Sleek Yachts and Their Daring Photographers,” on January 30, at 4:30 pm.

The beautiful but often dangerous pastime of yachting comes alive in John Rousmaniere’s new talk, showing 50 breathtaking black and white photos of classic sailing yachts. With humor and human interest, he tells how great photographers made beautiful yachts even more glamorous and thrilling, even as they hung on for dear life to keep from being tossed overboard from their chase boats.

A reception will immediately follow the presentation. Reservations suggested, $6 for nonmembers; and $3 for members; this includes museum admission and film. For information, 631-367-3418 or www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.