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1. Chuck Close: Selected Paintings and Tapestries 2005-2009 (May 1-June 20, 2009) @ Pace Wildenstein, 534 West 25th Street, New York, NY.

2. Hernan Bas's show "The Dance of the Machine Gun & Other Forms of Unpopular Expression" (April 23-July 10, 2009) @ Lehmann Maupin Gallery, 201 Chrystie Street, New York, NY.

3. Ghada Amer and Reza Farkhondeh's show "Roses Off Limits" (April 17-May 23, 2009) @ Pace Prints, 521 West 26th Street, Third Floor, New York, NY.

4. Francesco Clemente's show "The History of the Heart in Three Rainbows" (May 2 - May 30, 2009) @ Deitch projects, 18 Wooster Street, New York, NY.

5. The Pictures Generation, 1974-1984 (April 21 - August 2, 2009) @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 100 5th Avenue, New York, NY.