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Mona Hatoum + or - 1994	Mona Hatoum New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York Dec. 4, 1997 - Feb. 22, 1998 A video of the artist's esophagus, a cross of stacked metal cots and a cell of chicken-wire cages in this first U.S. survey of the Palestinian artist living and working in London. Curator: Jessica Morgan, Chicago MCA assistant curator Catalogue essays: Jessica Morgan and Dan Cameron Sponsors: Lannan Foundation, Peter Norton Family Foundation and the Diana Tamari Sabbagh Foundation.

Gabriele M�nter The Village Church 1908	Gabriele M�nter: The Years of Expressionism, 1903-1920 Milwaukee Art Museum Dec. 5, 1997 - Mar. 1, 1998 Presenting 70 paintings, drawings and prints by Kandinsky's protege & mistress who cofounded the Munich-based Blue Rider group. Curator: U. Chicago art historian Reinhold Heller Stops: Columbus Museum of Art, Apr. 18 - Jun. 21, 1998; Virginia MFA, Richmond, July 13 - Sept. 20, 1998; McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Nov. 3, 1998 - Jan. 5, 1999. Sponsors: Olsten Staffing Services; Lufthansa.

John Altoon Untitled 1959	John Altoon Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego Dec. 7, 1997 - Mar. 11, 1998 The first museum retrospective of the late California artist (1925-1969) features his brazen nudes, plus Pollock-inspired abstractions and airbrush drawings. Co-curators: Hugh M. Davies and Andrea Hales Catalogue essays: Art historian Peter Selz, Altoon's psychoanalyst Dr. Milton Wexler, the poet Robert Creely and Andrea Hales. Sponsors: L.J. Cella, Elizabeth Cella, Arpa Foundation for Film, Music and Art and the NEA

Th�ophile Bra Untitled [unity synthesized iconography...]	The Drawing Speaks: Th�ophile Bra, Works 1826-1855 Menil Collection, Houston Dec. 12, 1997 - Mar. 29, 1998 50 little-known drawings by the mystical 19th-century sculptor whose work anticipated Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism. Curator: Jacques de Caso, art historian, U. Cal., Berkeley. Catalogue essays: Jacques de Caso and Andre Bigotte, librarian of Douai (Bra's birthplace) Stops: University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City; Mus�e de la Chartreuse, Douai, France Sponsors: The Menil Collection, Inc. and Louise Ferrari

Henry Darger Spangled Benglins	Henry Darger: The Unreality of Being High Museum, Atlanta Dec. 13, 1997 - Mar. 7, 1998 58 watercolor drawings extracted from the former janitor's 12-volume novel chronicling the battle to free child slaves from an army of evil soldiers. Organizer: University of Iowa Museum of Art

Scenes from The Tale of Genji ca. 1599	Twelve Centuries of Japanese Art from the Imperial Collections Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, D.C. Dec. 14, 1997 - Mar. 8, 1998 1,200 years of Japanese refinement, via 76 works. Curator: James Ulak, Freer and Sackler curator Catalogue essay: Freer and Sackler associate curator Ann Yonemura Organizers: Imperial Household Agency; Agency for Cultural Affairs; Japan Foundation; Smithsonian Institution. Sponsors: Henry Luce Foundation; Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund; Smithsonian Institution Special Exhibition Fund; Japan World Exposition Commemorative Fund.

Rosa Bonheur Race of Wild Horses	Rosa Bonheur: All Nature's Children Dahesh Museum Dec. 17, 1997 - Feb. 21, 1998 60 works by 19th-century animalier who wore men's clothing in order to freely sketch her subjects in the slaughterhouses and horse markets of Paris. The Dahesh is the only U.S. venue. Curator: Dahesh director David Farmer Catalogue essays: Gabe Weisberg, Britta Dwyer, Christina Portell, Helen LaFonte-Couturier, Annie Paule Quinsac Additional organizers: Mus�e des Beaux Arts, Bordeaux; Mus�e de l'Ecole de Barbizon-Auberge Ganne Sponsors: Citibank, Bankers Trust, Edward Foss Wilson Trust, Bordeaux Wine Bureau and the Alliance Francaise/French Institute.

Carlos Alfonzo Grief 1988	Triumph of the Spirit: Carlos Alfonzo, A Survey 1975-1991 Miami Art Museum Dec. 18, 1997 - Mar. 8, 1998 71 works by the late Cuban American painter. Curator: Hirshorn assistant curator Olga M. Viso Catalogue essays: Olga M. Viso, Dan Cameron and C�sar Trasobares Stops: Hirshorn Museum, June, 1998 Sponsors: NEA; State of Florida Challenge Grant; Anonymous Gift in Memory of Carlos M. Artigas; Saks Fifth Avenue; Judith Rothschild Foundation; Mr. and Mrs. Juan P. Loumiet.

Zaha Hadid Malevich Tektonik 1977	Constructed Landscapes: Projects by Zaha Hadid San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Dec. 19, 1997 - Mar. 10, 1998 Two dozen images by the Iraqi-born British architect whose suprematist-inspired city drawings defy gravity. Curator: Aaron Betsky, SFMOMA curator of architecture and design Sponsors: Modern Art Council; Architectural Foundation of San Francisco; American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter.

Jose de Paez The Adoration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus with Saints Ignatius Loyola and Aloysuis Gonzaga	The Body of Christ in the Art of Europe and New Spain 1150-1800 Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Dec. 21, 1997 - Apr. 12, 1998 Christ in 75 works by D�rer, Botticelli, Rubens, Veronese, etc. Curator: MFA curator James Clifton Catalogue essays: James Clifton and Rice U. professors Linda Neagley and David Nirenberg Sponsor: Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Reckling III