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Art Review \| 'Pretty Ugly': Art Makes Such Weird Bedfellows	Art	7/24/2008 10:04 PM
Everyone-into-the-pool gallery group shows like “Pretty Ugly” are a welcome distraction in a steamy New York midsummer.
Art Review: Inspired by Vikings and Volcanoes	Art	7/24/2008 10:00 PM
Two exhibitions of Icelandic art are on view for another couple of weeks at Scandinavia House and the Luhring Augustine gallery.
Antiques: Old Fabrics and New Designs	Textiles	7/24/2008 10:08 PM
Antiktex Ltd., a Manhattan company, is one of a handful of companies with large stocks of old fabrics.
Inside Art: Angels Appear, and Museums Rejoice	Art	7/24/2008 10:06 PM
A recently discovered drawing of the Archangel Gabriel by the Netherlandish artist Lucas van Leyden has been acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Art Review: Will the Revolution Be Museumized? Will There Be a Revolution?	Art	7/24/2008 10:24 PM
“That Was Then ... This Is Now” is an ambitious if disappointing effort to extend the activist spirit of the Vietnam War protest days into the Iraq war era.
Art Review: Artists Leap Into the Moment	Art	7/24/2008 10:25 PM
“How Soon Is Now?” at the Bronx Museum of the Arts is almost nothing but symptoms reflecting almost nothing but failings.
Art in Review	Art	7/24/2008 11:58 PM
David Wojnarowicz at P.P.O.W., Matthew Buckingham at Murray Guy and more.
A 7,500-Square-Foot Ad for Chanel, With an Artistic Mission	Architecture	7/24/2008 1:59 AM
A futuristic art pavilion, commissioned by Chanel and designed by London architect Zaha Hadid, will make a temporary appearance in Central Park this fall.
In Ancient Alleys, Modern Comforts	Beijing (China)	7/24/2008 9:48 AM
Some of Beijing’s traditional courtyard homes are being refurbished with a mix of modern sensibility and respect for original detail.
A Canvas of Wood, Chain Saws as Brushes	Art	7/22/2008 11:52 PM
As the popularity of chain-saw carvings increases, the man who claims he invented it is still carving strong after more than 50 years.

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