SAN FRANCISCO, CA . – Frey Norris Gallery presents “The Talismanic Lens,” the result of a five year endeavor of collecting, studying and getting to know Leonora Carrington, one of the last surviving Surrealist artists and writers. It has been almost ten years since such a major collection of her work has been on display (her last solo exhibition in California was at the Mexican Museum in San Francisco in 1991). On exhibition 7 February through 30 March, 2008.

Washington, DC - "Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist," on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum May 9 through Aug. 3, presents the first nationally touring retrospective of Aaron Douglas (1899–1979), one of the most influential visual artists of the Harlem Renaissance. Douglas vividly captured the spirit of his time and established a new black aesthetic and vision. The exhibition is presented in Washington, D.C., under the gracious patronage of Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and first lady Michelle Fenty.

New York City - Mireille Mosler, Ltd. announces a solo exhibition of Simon Linke’s Artforum advertisement paintings dating from 1988 to the present. The classic square Artforum ad (the grid-like design of which was conceived by Ed Ruscha,) serves as an indelible endorsement of the exhibition it announces. Although Artforum is respected for its serious editorial content, its advertisements have become an increasingly significant component of the magazine. Often seen before or in lieu of the actual exhibition, advertisements encourage pre-judgment based on commercial qualities such as graphic design, recognizable gallery logos, or the artist’s assumed prestige. With humor, critique, and technical precision, Linke reproduces these familiar images to displace the ego and reclaim art’s conceptual content. On view through 25 October, 2008.

SAN ANTONIO, TX -The San Antonio Museum of Art announces Tigers of Wrath: Watercolors by Walton Ford opening to the public October 27, 2007. The exhibition will feature 31 large-scale works on paper, most completed after 2000, in the Museum’s Cowden Gallery. On Sunday, October 28 at 3 pm, David S. Rubin, The Brown Foundation Curator of Contemporary Art at SAMA will conduct “A Conversation with Walton Ford” in the SAMA Auditorium.

Washington, DC - Philip Johnson: Architecture, at as Art, at the Kreeger Museum, showcases the relationship between art and architecture as seen by Philip Johnson (1906-2005) in his late works. Notably, Johnson was the architect who designed The Kreeger Museum. Curated by Hilary Lewis, a longtime interpreter of Johnson's life and work, the exhibition will present visitors with the final and fascinating chapter of his long career. On view through 31 July, 2008.

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