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The China Institute’s Curator Has Connections	Art	3/20/2010 10:44 PM
Willow Weilan Hai Chang has put the China Institute on the map by mounting small, strategically focused exhibitions that illuminate different aspects of Chinese art and life.
Arts, Briefly: Mapplethorpe Photos to Stay in Florence	Photography	3/21/2010 10:52 PM
A ceremony in Florence on Monday will herald the donation of photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe to two Italian state museums.
Design: Why @ Is Held in Such High Design Esteem	Design	3/21/2010 9:07 PM
The Museum of Modern Art in New York has deemed the symbol to meet its standards on form, function, values, cultural impact and innovation.
Link by Link: Advising Recovery Board on Offering Clear Data	Tufte, Edward	3/21/2010 11:00 PM
The information-design theorist Edward Tufte is using his critical eye to improve the recovery.gov Web site.
Poster Art for Revival of ‘La Cage Aux Folles’	Theater	3/20/2010 1:05 AM
A look at some of the poster art ideas for the coming Broadway revival of “La Cage aux Folles.”
Arts\| Westchester: Showing Off Bakelite in Yonkers, Where Plastics Grew Up	Hudson River Museum	3/19/2010 4:42 PM
The exhibition “Bakelite in Yonkers: Pioneering the Age of Plastics” runs through June 6 at the Hudson River Museum.
Cars and the City, Imperfect Together	Automobiles	3/19/2010 10:45 PM
An exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York explores the city’s role in the history of the automobile and the car’s role in shaping the city.
What the Still Photo Still Does Best	Photography	3/20/2010 5:39 PM
Thoughts on the enduring power of photojournalism — and on the death of Charles Moore, one of its great practitioners.
Book Review \| 'Backing Into Forward: A Memoir,' by Jules Feiffer	Feiffer, Jules	3/19/2010 9:03 AM
In this frequently hilarious memoir, the acclaimed cartoonist Jules Feiffer offers a vision of New York City during the cultural and political foment of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.
Arts \| Connecticut: ‘Exotic Encounters’ at the Bruce Museum	Bruce Museum of Arts and Science	3/19/2010 8:15 PM
The “Exotic Encounters” exhibit at the Bruce Museum explores the complex relationship between travel and art.