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The Fine Arts

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(Massachusetts) Art Museum. Both volumes are distinguished by exhaustive research, clear, factual language, and interesting estimates of two splendid sculptors. Without as single gaudy, seven-syllable word, these art historians have avoided esoteric myths in favor of patiently developed analyses.

Another publication that deserves respect is a report entitles "Architecture Worth Saving in Onondaga County," issued by the New York State Council on the Arts. TO my knowledge this is the first time a government agency has undertaken the responsibility of pointing out the dangers of heedless bulldozing, a disease now rampant in the United States. Using the area around Syracuse, New York, as a pilot project, the organization earmarked certain historically and esthetically important buildings for possible preservation. Greek Revival, Victorian, Neo-Gothic, and modern structures are all included. May politicians, real estate operators, businessmen, and just plain citizens take not. "Urban renewal" is fast becoming a dirty word——and a tragic fact.

During March, I found two exhibitions outstanding in New York. Both offered bitter comments on the world today. Both were memorable for their ruthless humor and personal invention. I refer to recent paintings by Richard Lindner at the Cordier & Ekstrom Gallery and recent sculpture by Marisol at the Stable, if one can call Marisol's remarkable half-painted, half-carved, half-constructed, half-found objects sculpture. Repeatedly depending on her own portrait as a microcosm of present-day society, she depicts herself as an entire assemblage of characters. Unique were two monstrous babies, a standing boy and a seated girl, each a baneful projection grasping a doll-like replica of the artist. Equally cynical were Richard Lindner's authoritative paintings of modern life. Designed with masterly control, these cold yet vibrant canvases are strong medicine. Who can readily forget the composition provocatively called One Way with its condensed comments on law, order, and the honkytonk of urban life? Lindner's work is not always easy to take, but a spectator would have to be made of iron to remain untouched. ——KATHERINE KUH.

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——Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. List.
Baby Boy, by Marisol.

In May Don't Miss

Three Centuries of Niagara Falls at the Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo. More than 150 oils, watercolors, drawings, and prints, the earliest dated 1698, reveal how a variety of artists have interpreted a favorite American subject.

Twentieth-Century American Art at Indiana University, Bloomington. The exhibition, designed to show the development of American art during the last half-century, includes the country's most important native artists and movements. Closes May 10.

14th National Print Exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. From over 2,00 entries contributed by artists working in all fifty states, 165 prints were chosen for this important biennial exhibition.

Lyonel Feininger: 50 Years of Figure Painting at the the Willard Gallery, New York. A show with a surprising number of works never before exhibited reveals this great American artist in an unfamiliar role. Closes May 16.

Reopening of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Many new permanent galleries will be unveiled plus several temporary exhibitions stressing lithography, photography, and architectural design. Opens May 15.

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