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BRITISH ARTIST TONY CRAGG HAS LONG PUT FAMILIAR THINGS TO

NOVEL USES: IN THE EARLY,SOS, HE MADE HIS NAME ARRANGING BITS

OF PLASTIC TRASH INTO COLORFULWALL INSTALLATIONS. SINCE THEN, HE'S EMBRACED MORE TRADITIONAL MATERIALS (WOOD, STONE,

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BRONZE MCCORMACK, LEFT. "TONY CRAGG: SEEING THINGS,,, AT THE NASHER SCULPTURE CENTER IN DALLAS, BRINGS TOGETHER PIECES FROM THE LASTTWO DECADES, INCLUDING FOUND-OBJECTASSEMBLAGES AND DRAMATIC LARGE-SCALE WORKS. A SELECTION OF HIS RARELY SEEN DRAWINGS
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Maria Pergay: Complete Works 1957-207 0 (Damiani, $70) documents objects and fu rn ish in gs by the 80-year-old Parisbased designer. Her
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ln the 16th and 17th centuries, emperors in lndia

bu i lt extravagant pa I aces,

surveys the full range of the lndia-born British artistt work, incl udin g the womblike Leviathan

takes center stage, from the 1968 Flying Carpet daybed, on the cover above, to the 2007 Ribbon Pouf, styled as a perfect bow. Her clamshaped Turtle Sofa is also in the mix.

installed this summer at Paris's Grand Palais. He! a master of shapes and voids, as seen in Chicago's Cloud Gat+a giant bean in polished steel-and his resin forms that protrude and recede from gallery walls.

mosques, and tombs, including the Taj Mahal. Mughal Architecture & Gardens (Antique Collectors' Club, $90) tours nearly 100 sites and details their rich orna-

Vibrant, sensual, relentlessly energetic-the same words might describe Willem de Kooning's iconic works as well as the Abstract Expressionist himself. A leader of the movement, he proved the human figure remained a compelling subject in an era ruled by abstract marks. "De Kooning: A Retrospective," at the Museum of Modern Art in NewYork, presents the full scope of his career, including early academic works made in his native Holland and canvases from his 80s. There are plenty of blockbusters too: The 1948 Painting, above, in oil and enamel, debuted in the artist's first solo show, where it was snapped up by MoMA. And the voluptuous Woman l, another star in the collection, is joined by drawings from'the same series. September 1 8 to January 9,2012; moma.org.

mentation: white marble cladding, geometric

terraces, and dazzling stone inlay. lt's sure to inspire wanderlust.

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Who says an august institution can't have a sense of humor? New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrates 500 years of poking fun with "lnfinite Jest: Caricature and Satire from Leonardo to Levine." The 164 drawings and prints take aim at familiar subjects, such as American presidents (Lincoln, Obama) and spoof-worthy fads and fashions, as in this 1777 British etching,
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The Moshe Safdie-designed Kauffman Center in Kansas City.

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to March 4,2012; metmuseum.org.

Moshe Safdie, the Boston-based architect behind showstopping projects in Singapore, Jerusalem, and Montreal, has reshaped another skyline-this time in Kansas City, Missouri. The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, which opens Septemb er 16, features two stand-alone halls sheathed in stainless steel; along the front of the building, an enormous glass wall-65 feet tall by 330 feet wideoffers a sweeping view of downtown. The city's symphony, ballet, and opera companies will call it home, sharing space with touring shows. The talent lined up for the inaugural weekend is fittingly top notch, with performances by tenor Pl5cido Domingo, violinist ltzhak Perlman, and jazzsinger Diana Krall (kauffmancenter.org).