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Cloth of Gold: Winged Lions and Griffins ca. 1250	When Silk was Gold: Central Asian and Chinese Textiles in the Metropolitan and Cleveland Museums of Art Metropolitan Museum Mar. 3-May 17, 1998 Eat your heart out, House & Garden! 65 textiles from the 8th to the early 15th centuries. Curators: James Watt (Met) and Anne E. Wardell (former Cleveland). Catalogue essays: Morris Rossabi, Anne E. Wardell, James Watt. Sponsors: MetLife, William Randolph Hearst Foundation.

The Army of Work and Peace Answers the Fuhrer, Yes!	Blackletter: Type and National Identity Cooper Union, New York City Mar. 3-Apr. 25, 1998 Four European blackletter styles dating from the 15th century, including the sinister Gothic script favored by the Nazis. Curators: Peter Bain, Paul Shaw. Blackletter monograph contributors: Paul Shaw, Peter Bain, Cooper Union professors Philipp Luidl, Philipp Bertheau, Christopher Burke, Hans Peter Wilberg and journalist Yvonne Schwemer-Scheddin.

Joan Snyder Our Foremothers 1995	Joan Snyder: Works on Paper Brooklyn Museum of Art Mar. 6-Jun. 14, 1998 Female symbols and death -- in 40 works on paper by the New York art brut expressionist painter. Organizer: BMA curator Marilyn Kushner.

John Steuart Curry Self Portrait 1937	John Steuart Curry: Inventing the Middle West Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin Mar. 7-May 17, 1998 Nearly 50 paintings and drawings from 1927 to 1941 by the Kansas-born American Regionalist. Curator: Patricia Junker, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Stops: De Young Museum, San Francisco (June 13-Aug. 30, 1998); Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, Mo., (Oct. 11, 1998-Jan. 3, 1999). Sponsors: Henry Luce Foundation; NEH; NEA.

Standing Archer Qin dynasty (221-206 B.C.)	Eternal China -- Splendors from the First Dynasties Dayton Art Institute Mar. 7-Jun. 7, 1998 115 rare objects from the Qin and Han dynasties, including 11 life-size terracotta warrior figures in battle poses. Curator: Dayton Art Institute curator Li Jian. Co-organizer: Administrative Bureau of Museums and Archaeological Data of Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China. Catalogue essays: Li Jian, University of Michigan-Dearborn professor Susan Erickson and Beijing Institute archaeologist Yue Hongblin. Stop: Santa Barbara Museum (July 8-Oct. 18, 1998). Sponsors: General Motors, et al.

Yayoi Kusama Accumulation of Nets 1962	Love Forever: Yayoi Kusama Los Angeles County Museum of Art Mar. 8-June 8, 1998 80 works by the Japanese cult figure best known for her everyday objects covered with phallus-like protrusions. Curators: Lynn Zelevansky (LACMA) and Laura Hoptman (MoMA). Catalogue essays: Lynn Zelevansky, Laura Hoptman, Alexandra Munroe, Akira Tatehata. Stops: Museum of Modern Art; Walker Art Center; Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo. Sponsor: Nippon Foundation.

Louise Bourgeois Harmless Woman 1969	"Sacred and Betrayal": The Art of Louise Bourgeois North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh Mar. 8- May 31, 1998 Love, betrayal and sexual bewilderment in 20 works drawn from Bourgeois' long career. Curators: Lucy Daniels Foundation director Lucy Daniels Inman and North Carolina Museum curator Huston Paschal. Sponsor: Lucy Daniels Foundation.

Georg Baselitz Elke 1976	George Baselitz: Portraits of Elke North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh Mar. 8-May 17, 1998 Over 50 paintings, drawings, watercolors and prints of Baselitz's wife, Elke. Curator: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth curator Michael Auping. Organizer: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Stops: Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh; Museum of Contemporary Art, Monterrey, Mexico.

Li Shida (painting) and Wen Zhenmeng (caligraphy) Mountain Market, Clearing Mist (act. 1574-after 1621)	Poetic Landscapes from Two Chinese Albums Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Wash., D.C. Mar. 8-July 5, 1998 Ink brushwork simulates charcoal-like texture -- in 21 landscapes inscribed with caligraphy from 17-century China. Curator: Joseph Chang.

"I'll stay here, you go to Radha!" From part 5, "Lotus-eyed Krishna Longing for Love," of the Gita Govinda (Love song of the dark lord) ca. 1820-25	Sakhi: Friend and Messenger in Rajput Love Paintings Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Wash., D.C. Mar. 8-July 7, 1998 34 paintings from the 17th to 19th centuries featuring Sakhi, a kind of Indian female cupid who seeks to unite separated lovers. Curator: Sackler Gallery curator Vidya Dehejia. Sponsor: Smithsonian Women's Committee.

Eugene von Breunchenhein Untitled ca. 1967-69	Self-Taught Artists of the 20th Century: An American Anthology Philadelphia Museum of Art Mar. 10-May 17, 1998 Extraterrestial and apocalyptic visions in 300 works by over 30 artists. Curators: Paley/Levy Galleries director Elsa Longhauser and Harald Szeemann (Kunsthaus Zurich). Catalogue essays: Maurice Berger, Arthur Danto, folklorist Gerald Davis. Stops: High Museum, Atlanta (July 14-Sept. 20, 1998); Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and Amon Carter Museum (Oct. 31, 1998-Jan. 24, 1999); Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY (Feb. 20-Apr. 18, 1999); Wexner Center, Columbus, Oh (May 7-Aug. 15, 1999). Sponsors: Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, Henry Luce Foundation, Inc.

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon Psyche Carried Off by the Zephyrs 1808	Pierre-Paul Prud'hon Metropolitan Museum Mar. 10-June 17, 1998 56 paintings and 110 works on paper by 18th-century allegorical painter and portraitist Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, whose work, Psyche Carried Off by the Zephyrs was awarded the Legion of Honor by Napoleon. Organizers: Mus�e du Louvre curator Sylvain Lavessi�re and Met curator Gary Tinterow. Sponsors: Cowen & Company; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Cohen.

Sargent Johnson Mask 1934	Sargent Johnson: African-American Modernist San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Mar. 13-July 7, 1998 60 works profiling the stylistic development of San Francisco artist Sargent Johnson (1888-1967) who began his career making government-funded regionalist art. The show includes naturalistic sculpture, African-influenced masks and abstract expressionist lithographs. Curator: Art historian Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins. Catalogue essays: Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins, Yale professor Judith Wilson. Sponsor: NEA.

Sean Scully (Untitled) Munich 7.2.96	Sean Scully Milwaukee Art Museum Mar. 13-May 10, 1998 56 Matisse-inspired color fields on paper by the abstract artist. Organizers: Staaliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich and MAM curator Dean Sobel.

Romare Bearden Mysteries 1964	Romare Bearden in Black and White: The Photomontage Projections of 1964 Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte Mar. 14-May 10, 1998 20 photomontages and 5 collages inspired by the civil rights movement. Catalogue essay: Whitney Museum curator Thelma Golden.

Alan Rath Friends and Acquaintances 1987	Alan Rath: New Robotic Sculpture Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco Mar. 14-May 31, 1998 The M.I.T.-trained electrical engineer and artist offers six installations of performing robotic sculpture. Curator: Renny Pritikin. Next stop: Huntington Beach Art Center, Cal. (July 11-Sept. 6, 1998). Sponsors: David Bermant Foundation, et al.

Ida Applebroog Shirley Temple Went to France 1993	Ida Applebroog: Nothing Personal, Paintings 1987-1997 Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Mar. 14-June 1, 1998 60 works by the maverick expressionist. Curator: Corcoran Gallery curator Terrie Sultan. Catalogue essays: Author Dorothy Allison, Terrie Sultan, Arthur Danto. Sponsors: Andy Warhol Foundation; President's Exhibtion Fund; Aaron and Barbara Levine.

Ol�w� of Is� Bowl with figures 1938	Ol�w� of Is�: A Yoruba Sculptor for Kings National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Wash., D.C. Mar. 15, 1998 - Sept. 7, 1998 35 works by Ol�w� of Is� (ca. 1873-1938) who was the favored sculptor of Nigerian kings. Curator: NMAA director Roslyn A. Walker.

Doris Salcedo Unland: irreversible witness 1995-98	Unland/Doris Salcedo New Museum of Contemporary Art Mar. 19-May 31, 1998 Ghostly sculptures evoking victims of state violence by Columbian artist Doris Salcedo. The show inaugurates the expanded New Museum. Organizers: New Museum curator Dan Cameron, SITE Santa Fe. Catalogue contributors: Dan Cameron, Charles Merewether and designer Abbott Miller.

Robert Cumming Watermelon/Bread 1970	The Clutter of Happenstance: Photographs by Robert Cumming Museum of Modern Art Mar. 19-June 15, 1998 40 photographs of objects in bizarre circumstances by the American multimedia punster. Organizers: MoMA curator Darsie Alexander.

Kiki Smith Destruction of Birds 1997 (detail)	Kiki Smith: Night Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C. Mar. 19-June 21, 1998 A nocturnal environment of lifeless crows, bird's nests and animal droppings. Curator: Phyllis Rosenzweig.

Nicholas II and Alexandra 1903	Jewels of the Romanovs: Treasures of the Russian Imperial Court Brooklyn Museum of Art Mar. 20-July 5, 1998 Last stop of touring blockbuster -- 200 objects representing three centuries of the Romanov dynasty, including royal portraits, military uniforms and the 52-carat Caesar's ruby presented to Catherine the Great. Sponsor: Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation.

Susan Hiller Wild Talents 1997	Susan Hiller: Wild Talents Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia Mar. 21-May 3, 1998 Exhibition of the Damned? Two wall-size projections examining children with paranormal powers (and a slideshow of ancestral skulls) by anthropologist/multimedia artist Susan Hiller. Curator: ICA director Patrick T. Murphy.

Sarah Charlesworth Figures 1983	Sarah Charlesworth: A Retrospective Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego Mar. 22-June 13, 1998 Rephotographed glamour-mag clips examining image-consciousness in the artist's first comprehensive exhibition. Curators: Susan Fisher Sterling, National Museum of Women in the Arts; Louis Grachos, SITE Santa Fe. Catalogue essays: Susan Fisher Sterling, Whitney curator Lisa Phillips, Dave Hickey. Sponsors: Burnett Foundation, et al.

The Duty of the Hour... Caricature, Puck, 1898	Militant Metropolis: New York City and the Spanish-American War 1898 New York Historical Society Mar. 25-July 12, 1998 The commemoration the centenary of the Spanish-American War via photos of newspaper caricatures and battle-songs on stereographs. Curator: Baruch College professor Alfonso W. Quiroz. Sponsors: Consulate General of Spain in New York; New York State Council on the Arts; Reed Foundation; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

Andy Warhol Brillo Box 1963-69	The Great American Pop Art Store: Multiples of the Sixties Baltimore Museum Mar. 25-May 24, 1998 100 works by Johns, Lichtenstein, Rauschenberg, etc. Includes Warhol's unique Cloud Room. Curator: Constance W. Glenn. Organizer: University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach. Sponsor: NEA.

Ralph Bartholomew, Jr. Untitled[Woman Posing Sequence] for Playtex ca. 1950	Retail Fictions: The Commercial Photography of Ralph Bartholomew, Jr. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Mar. 26-June 15, 1998 100 works by corporate photographer Ralph Bartholomew, Jr. who used the stroboscopic multi-exposure technique to target and define the 1950s teen market. Curator: LACMA curator Tim B. Wride.

Ann Hamilton Privation and Excesses 1989	the body and the object: Ann Hamilton 1984-1996 Miami Art Museum Mar. 27-June 7, 1998 A survey of Ann Hamilton's current installation work joined on Apr. 2 by woven: a table covered with flowers accompanied by voices emanating from short-wave radios. Curator: Wexner Center director Sarah Rogers. Sponsor: Wexner Center Residency Award Program et al.

Claude Monet The Japanese Footbridge 1918-1919	Monet: Paintings of Giverny from the Mus�e Marmottan Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore Mar. 29-May 31, 1998 22 late Monets, plus an exhibition of 19th-century works from the Walters' collection. Curator: Walters Art Gallery associate director William R. Johnston. Catalogue essays: Monet scholar Paul Hayes Tucker, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco curator Lynn Federle Orr and photographer Elizabeth Murray. Co-organizers: San Diego Museum of Art, Portland Art Museum. Stops: San Diego Museum (June 28-Aug. 30, 1998); Portland Museum (Sept. 20-Nov. 22, 1998). Sponsor: NationsBank

Claude Monet Camile Monet on her death bed 1879	Monet: A Turning Point Dallas Museum Mar. 29-May 17, 1998 Some 30 works, mostly winter landscapes, from 1878-81, inspired by his wife's fatal illness and financial troubles. Sponsor: Kimberly-Clark Corporation.

Alexander Calder Rearing Stallion ca. 1928	Alexander Calder: 1898-1976 National Gallery, Washington, D.C. Mar. 29-July 12, 1998 More than 250 works commemorating the centenary of Calder's birth. Stop: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (Sept. 4-Dec. 1, 1998). Sponsor: GTE Corporation.