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January 10, 2020 // Franchising.com // ILLINOIS - DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen of NE Suburban Chicagoland in Vernon Hills has been named the states Best Kitchen & Bathroom Remodeling Firm by BUILD, an international online publication covering the global construction and property industries.

Headquartered in the United Kingdom, the magazine named DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen of NE Suburban Chicagoland as the leading Illinois bath and kitchen remodeling firm in its 2019 Home & Garden Awards issue.

This is a wonderful way to start the new year and reflects the skill, imagination and hard work of our design and construction teams, as well as our emphasis on customer service, says Mike Aukerman, CEO of the DreamMaker NE Suburban Chicagoland remodeling franchise.

According to BUILD, the annual awards showcase the businesses and enterprises who provide us with the products and services which make our living environments, not just a place in which we exist, but embodiments of our hopes and dreams.

Discussing the winners, BUILD Awards Coordinator Nathan Angell, praised all of the winners for their hard work and commitment to excellence.

From creative minds in landscaping and interior design, to cleaners and carpenters, this program is designed to highlight those industries that truly make a house a home. I am proud of all of my winners and wish them the best of luck for the future.

DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen of NE Suburban Chicagoland is located at 1000 Butterfield Road, Suite 1001 Vernon Hills, IL 60061, Phone: 847.327.0203, Fax: 847.973.6699, Mobile: 847.732.2465, Michael@DreamMakerNEChicagoland.com, http://www.DreamMakerNEChicagoland.com

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INOLA, Oklahoma - The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Inola.

Investigators said the incident began after an Inola police officer attempted to stop a vehicle Saturday night. The driver refused to stop and the officer pursued the vehicle to the 4200 block of 620 Road in Inola.

Friends of the man who was shot said his name is Scott Nove, they call him Scottie and said they have known him for months.

Anna Harp said she and her son were trying to help Nove get his life back on track. She said hes a former addict who has been clean for a while.

Scottie has the kind of heart that he will give the shirt off his back to help others because hes been in the trenches so long, said Harp.

Nova helped them around the house, like remodeling their bathroom. He was house sitting and watching her sons dogs.

Well I do know Scottie doesnt have a drivers license or a motorcycle license, but he has keys to the truck, car and motorcycle, said Harp.

She said he was headed to her sons house when the Inola police tried to pull him over. According to the OSBI report, Nova refused to stop, but Harp said he was just trying to get home.

To where he thought if he parked the motorcycle there, he could get ID and show he had permission to be there. I dont think he was running, in my heart thats just not him, she said.

The Inola police officer following him fired his gun as the pursuit ended, hitting Nova in the heel.

Im not here to bash the police, I believe in them, and we must support our police officers to the fullest. But when theres wrong done, wrong must come to the front, said Harp.

She believes the city of Inola needs to pay for his medical bills.

The OSBI is investigating whether the shooting was justified.

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A great way to add value to your home, and to increase its usable square footage, is to remodel your basement. Planning the project correctly, and considering all the finishing and decorating options available, will give you a beautiful space that mirrors the style and the feel of the levels above ground. Whether you're looking to create a man cave, additional sleeping quarters for guests, or a large playroom for your children, a remodeled basement can be a terrific solution.

"A basement remodel encompasses a lot of details that some homeowners may not consider in the beginning," explained Lisa Roberts, Marketing Manager for Alexander Lumber. "Attention to detail in the finishes, especially for the cabinetry, trim, and doors, as well as the windows if applicable, can have a huge impact on the finished project."

Just as you would do for an above-ground home remodel, selecting the appropriate trim for baseboards and around the doors will give your basement a more polished look that makes the space feel like the rest of the home instead of an underground room. If you have crown molding or wainscoting on your main level, consider including it in your basement remodel, too. "Doors should match the ones upstairs, if possible," added Roberts. "The cabinetry should also reflect a style similar to what you have upstairs if you're looking to create a beautiful, cohesive flow between the levels in your home."

Including built-in cabinetry is a way to add storage, elegance, and timelessness to a basement remodel. "We help our customers customize their new basement spaces, and our talented designers have a lot of great ideas to share," said Roberts. "We can include built-in bookcases, a bar, storage solutions, home office space, anything our customers can dream up: Weve even incorporated a murphy bed into a remodel. We offer a wide array of ideas and solutions for every space, style and budget."

If your project will include a kitchen area, bedrooms, and a bathroom, Alexander Lumber can also help you select countertops, fixtures, stair railings, and other items. For more information about remodeling your basement, please contact:

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Summer vacation season will be here sooner than you think, making this a good time to start planning that trip and figuring out how to get the most fun and value for your dollar.

The good news for U.S. travelers is that airfares are around their lowest levels since the federal government started keeping track in 1995. The average domestic ticket price is down more than one-fourth over that time, although some of the price drop is offset by fees on everything from checked bags to aisle seats.

Last week, airlines including American, Delta and United were showing round-trip fares between the New York City area and Paris for under $300 for several dates in February and March. Part of the last week in April was available for just a few bucks more. There were deals between the West Coast and Asia for around $400.

"It's a great time to be a traveler now," said Matthew Ma, a co-founder of The Flight Deal. "The seats are tighter, the pitch (between rows) is much tighter, but overall it's a lot cheaper to fly now than say 10 years ago. How long can the airlines sustain that and still make money, who knows?"

Experts like Ma have lots of strategies for saving on flights, lodging, rental cars, dining and sight-seeing.

They all seem to have a theory and data pinpointing the best time to buy an airline ticket before the supply dwindles and prices rise. Most say it's about six to eight weeks before a domestic trip and farther ahead for an international one. CheapAir.com says the ideal is 76 days. Tracy Stewart, content editor at travel site airfarewatchdog.com, said there is no magic time.

"A really cheap fare can pop up anytime, and if you stick to the 6-week rule you may miss out on something," he said. "The best thing to do is set a fare alert and monitor fares along your route."

Sites including Stewart's and Google Flights make it easy to set alerts that will tell you when prices rise or fall. Google-owned ITA is a less visually appealing site for flight searches, but it has an easy-to-use "calendar of lowest fares" and other tools.

Calendars are useful in quickly spotting the days when prices are lowest. Experts advise being flexible in flight dates and length of stay, airlines and airports to get the best price.

Before you click, understand what you are buying. Seats labeled "basic economy" are cheaper but come with restrictions you'll board last, you can't upgrade, and you should count on a middle seat unless you pay an extra fee.

Airlines say they try to keep families together even if they don't pay pay extra for seat assignments, but Consumer Reports says this continues to be a frequent complaint among travelers.

People who haven't flown in a while might be shocked at the explosion of extra fees. Discount carriers such as Spirit Airlines sometimes charge the lowest fares but add many fees even a $10 charge for printing your boarding pass at the airport; do it at home.

"The airlines are constantly finding new fees, and they're constantly upping the existing fees," said Bill McGee of Consumer Reports.

Once you get to your destination, your hotel might charge a "resort fee." While plenty of non-resorts charge resort fees, they are more common and more expensive in tourist-destination cities.

"It's a bogus fee because you're not given a choice it's mandatory," McGee said. "The hotel industry has learned some tricks from the airlines."

The only way to avoid a resort fee may be to avoid the hotel altogether.

Other tips:

Cheap(ish) destinations

The British pound is still looking anything but sterling when compared to the U.S. dollar, making the United Kingdom more affordable for American Anglophiles. Stewart, the Air fare watchdog editor, said flights to and from Canada are coming down they are priced like U.S.-only itineraries as discount carriers such as Swoop add more flights north of the border. Smarter Travel listed countries where the dollar now goes farther.

Breaks on fees

Southwest remains the only major U.S. airline that still lets passengers check one or two bags for free. Potentially more importantly, it doesn't charge to change a ticket than can cost up to $200 on the other biggest U.S. carriers.

Airline credit cards

If your plans include major spending early in the year maybe you're remodeling a bathroom or kitchen check out the airline-branded credit card offerings, some of which come with big enough points bonuses to pay for a couple round-trip tickets.

To get the bonus, however, you generally have to spend at least $2,000 to $5,000 in the first three months. Make sure you can pay the full balance each month or you will get hit with interest charges.

Card holders generally avoid fees on checked bags, and the card's annual fee is usually waived in the first year. Besides airline cards, there are plenty of general travel-rewards cards offered by major banks including pricey ones annual fees of up to $450 with great benefits that are best left to very frequent travelers.

Who knows, the sign-up bonus and the money you charge to your card for this year's vacation might earn enough points to help pay for your dream trip in 2021.

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Who would you go to for toothbrush recommendations? A dentist, of course. What about a great file cabinet? A professional organizer. At least, that's what we would do, if we wanted to spend our hard-earned money on a household product that works well, looks good and lasts. During 2019, experts pointed us to dozens of great products worth your coin. Here are our favorites.

1. The best doormats

For a multiseason mat that can handle whatever winter throws at it, try a lobster-rope mat, says Lisa Myers, owner of home-goods store Capers in Seattle. "They work to shed the water and they have a little bit of coarseness to the rope that takes the dirt off," Myers says. She highlights the Rope Co.'s doormats, handmade in Maine by fifth-generation lobstermen ($65-$129, theropeco.com). "They're super durable. I had a similar one for many years and I just hosed it down and it keeps looking great."

2. The best toothbrushes

When people really like their toothbrush, they're more likely to brush regularly, says Mountain View, California, periodontist Daniel Nelson. An expert on the buildup of bacteria and plaque, Nelson uses a manual brush called the Nimbus ($11.99 for five, nimbusdental.com). It's also the one he recommends to his patients. "It has soft bristles that clean under the gum line," he says.

3. The best space heaters

At True Value, the top-performing space heaters meet consumers' three most-important requests, says Tory Tesdal, senior product merchant: They have tip-over switches, overheat protection and a dial to easily adjust temperature. "Ease of use" is what matters, Tesdal says. True Value sells products to more than 4,000 of its individually owned stores across the country, and the top seller is the 81/2-inch-tall Pelonis Compact Ceramic Heater ($33.99, truevalue.com). "It's also energy-efficient, because everyone cares about saving money."

4. The best garden hose

Kelly Smith Trimble, editorial director of HGTV.com and author of "Vegetable Gardening Wisdom: Daily Advice and Inspiration for Getting the Most from Your Garden," has found both basic hoses that kink and special "kinkless" hoses maddening, she says. Last year, she finally settled on her hose of choice: the Dramm ColorStorm Premium Rubber Hose ($50.99 to $60.35, walmart.com). It resists kinking and coils up nicely, she says, plus it comes in "really bright, fun colors like purple, yellow and red" that match the colors of Dramm's watering wands, hose adapters and sprayers. "Quality watering tools can make the difference between watering feeling like a chore and watering feeling a bit like meditation," she says.

5. The best file cabinets

Poppin's 3-Drawer File Cabinet comes in several colors, so you can choose a neutral to blend in or a colorful one that stands out ($249, poppin.com). "I don't think anyone could go wrong with this gray-and-white combo, but I also love the beautiful aqua color it comes in," says Rachel Rosenthal, owner of organizing firm Rachel and Co. in Washington, D.C. "We've put these in tons of different spaces."

6. The best shower heads

Moen's Magnetix has "the appeal of a fixed shower head, but it rests there on a magnet," says Melissa Haas, project designer at Case Design Remodeling in Charlotte ($69.99, bedbathandbeyond.com). "You can pull off the shower head and use it as a hand shower, whether you're cleaning the tile, rinsing your feet off or cleaning the dog." She adds that "it's really popular in a hall bathroom or a kids' bath setup, where you don't need this luxury-spa setup - you just need an all-in-one sort of thing." It comes in chrome and brushed nickel.

7. The best coolers

If you think you can't bring ice cream camping, think again. Tyler Malek, head ice cream maker and co-founder of scoop shop Salt & Straw in Portland, Ore., and author of an ice cream cookbook, likes to pack it up in the Coleman Steel-Belted Portable Cooler ($79.30-$166.66 for 54-quart cooler, amazon.com). The retro-looking steel is rust-resistant and the handles have comfort grips.

8. The best beach accessories

Frequent road-tripper and author of the book "The Best Coast: A Road Trip Atlas: Illustrated Adventures Along the West Coast's Historic Highways," Chandler O'Leary of Tacoma, Wash., is often sketching at the beach. She keeps her sketchbooks in a Matador Droplet Wet Bag ($14.99, matadorup.com). "It's super handy and stuffs down into a teeny tiny case that can hang on my key ring when I'm not using it," she says. She also keeps her phone, camera and anything else she wants dry in the bag.

9. The best phones for kids

Sascha Segan, the lead analyst for mobile at PCMag.com in New York, believes the Sonim XP3 flip phone ($189.99, att.com) "is the best choice for kids who aren't ready for a smartphone yet: It has a loud speaker, is super tough and has a three-year warranty."

10. The best dining tables

"People have this romantic idea of hosting a 12-person dinner," says Kaitlyn Payne, founding principal of Basicspace in Brooklyn. But her clients in New York City, especially those without a dining room, generally end up with a table that seats "six to eight people, max." A fan of Ikea, Payne likes the Ekedalen extendable table for seating six ($299, ikea.com). Storing the leaf inside the table means it doesn't have to be squeezed into a coat closet.

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If you're building a new home, or renovating an older one, selecting new flooring can be fun but challenging. The options are nearly endless, so it's important to understand the benefits and the installation concerns of each type. If you're interested in beautiful, durable tile flooring, here are 4 things to know about porcelain and ceramic tile:

1. Porcelain tiles are fired at a higher temperature than ceramic, making them harder and more durable. Porcelain tiles aren't crack-proof, but if something heavy is dropped on it, porcelain tile is less likely to crack.

2. When installing a tile floor, a smooth, level surface is required before starting the project. "We sell the Schluter uncoupling Ditra floor system, which is ideal for the larger tiles that are so popular today," said Steve Meyer, owner of Steve's Flooring & Design. "This floor system for underneath the tile is available with heat cables that warm the floor and can be controlled by a programmable thermostat."

3. Rectified tiles have edges that are more square and are exactly the same size. "Since the tiles are identically sized, they can be installed with a smaller grout joint," added Meyer. "This gives the flooring a better aesthetic, and is easier to clean."

4. Less expensive tiles have a greater variance in size and thickness, requiring a larger grout joint. "We sell tile in a variety of price points, and all our tile lines have been selected for their quality and design," said Meyer. "For the popular larger tiles, it's important to avoid lippage, which occurs when adjacent tiles are higher or lower than the tile next to it. This can cause someone to stub a toe if the lippage is great enough. We use a tile leveling system to reduce lippage in our installations. We also recommend a standard 1/3 cut installation pattern, or a herringbone or pinwheel pattern, to reduce lippage when tiles aren't perfectly flat."

For more information, please contact:

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PERRY Step upstairs at Perry Village Hall and its a bit of a time capsule.

Two pinball machines gather dust, along with an old Space Invaders video game which no longer seems to work. An empty Coca-Cola machine the kind with a built-in bottle opener offers drinks for 35 cents apiece.

The space was last used regularly in the mid-80s or early 90s said Mayor Rick Hauser on Saturday. Then handicapped accessibility other issues curtailed its use dramatically.

Its now mostly used for storing cardboard boxes filled with paperwork.

Its kind of sad actually, Hauser said. Its become our storage space ... Whatever era that Space Invaders was out, this was like a community center, before the law came down on the fact that you cant formally use this as an assembly-occupancy, because it didnt have accessibility or a second means of egress. Its been kind of useless, other than just for storage

A $300,000 state Regional Economic Development Council initiative will help bring the area, which encompasses about 3,000 square feet, back into use. The funding was announced shortly before Christmas.

Although large and spacious, with several rooms, the village halls upstairs is accessible only by climbing a single set of stairs which obviously doesnt meet modern needs or codes.

The state grant funding will help install an elevator and second set of stairs.

Im a fundamental believer in the full employment of all of the physical space we have in Perry, Hauser said. To make Main Street viable, you have to make use of the upper floors, and thats one of the things that weve seen in Perry in the past 15 years.

Its a re-inhabitation of our upper floors for mixed use for residential, theres been 30 new or renovated units downtown, he continued. For artists and professional office space, weve added more than 100 workers on Main Street since 2005.

That concept also applies to the village hall, he said. About 50 percent of its space is under-used and making the upper floor viable would allow an open area capable of housing court, public meetings, performances, community events, or any number of uses.

If youve been to our village boardroom, its fine for regular meetings but it cant accommodate comfortably more than about 10 guests, Hauser said. So when we have meetings or public hearings, we often have to go to another location. This would be a way to keep everything at the village hall. Step one is getting handicapped access and a second means of egress to this space so we can use it again for assembly purposes.

The grant funding provides a two-year window of opportunity, Hauser said. The elevator and stairs would need to be installed by that point.

In the meantime, hed like to develop renovation plans for the remainder of the upper floor, and seek funding to help get the rest of it underway.

Its early in the process and a total cost estimate wasnt available.

It opens up opportunities the village hasnt had, Hauser said. Space of this scale in the downtown for public or municipal use. And just generally to make these buildings viable, they need periodic, generational-scale reinvestment ... As buildings pass the 100-year mark they need to be updated. We need to be utilizing the whole building so we can efficiently condition it and make use of our resources.

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CEDAR RAPIDS Artists will soon have the opportunity to submit ideas for artwork for the new Dr. Percy and Lileah Harris Building.

The Linn County Public Art Commission is searching for artwork for the building, named in recognition of civil rights leaders Dr. Percy and Lileah Harris.

I have no idea what the submissions will be for the Harris Building, but I look forward to it, said Linda Langston, member of the public art commission and former Linn County supervisor, who was integral to establishing the commission in 2010.

Eight public art pieces have been installed since then.

Percy Harris was the first black physician in Cedar Rapids and served as the Linn County medical examiner for almost 40 years. Lileah Harris was a lifelong learning and education advocate, a member of the Human Rights Commission and a board member of the Cedar Rapids Symphony Guild, now Orchestra Iowa.

County supervisors can designate up to 1 percent of a capital projects costs toward public art. The $31.1 million Harris building, at 1020 Sixth St. SE, opened in November and houses Linn County Public Health and Child & Youth Development Services.

The Linn County Public Art Commission is looking for artists to create one outdoor piece and one indoor piece for the building.

The outdoor piece will be installed between the playground and the parking lot in a 15-by-20-foot space.

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The indoor piece, which will be in the lobby of the Harris Building, could be two- or three-dimensional.

It could be a mosaic, ceramic, a painting, any number of things. Were really open to seeing what artists come up with, said Sean Ulmer, director of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art and a commission board member.

A call for artists will be posted this month on CAFE, a website where artists can submit their work for consideration. An art selection committee, made up of community members and a Harris family member, will select the two projects.

Langston expects the pieces to be installed by the end of the year, although installing the outdoor piece may have to be delayed until the spring of 2021, depending on the weather.

Up to 200 artists from anywhere in the world can submit a sample of their artwork to be considered.

Langston said artists, when submitting work, should consider the Harrises role in the community and the history of the Oak Hill Jackson neighborhood, where the Harris Building is located.

We recognize, in some cases, this art has the opportunity to have historical reference, she said.

Langston said when the commission was established a decade ago, members met with local artists to ask them if they were interested in a leg up, with preference given to local artists.

The consistent response we heard was no, Langston said. They wanted to be able to compete with any other artists who submitted work.

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Ulmer said if a local artist is awarded the commission, it is absolutely all the more meaningful they were selected from an international pool.

At the end of the day, we all want the same thing. We want the best work of art for that place and site that our budget will allow, Ulmer said.

The building will have a picture of Dr. Harris and his wife at the entrance, with a picture of the Harrises with their 12 children on the second floor.

Its a way to very significantly say to the neighborhood that this is the Harris Building, Langston said.

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Each week, we search New York City for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events. See them below.

Abdallah Benanteur,To Monet, Giverny (1983). Collection of the Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE.

1. Taking Shape: Abstraction From the Arab World, 1950s1980s at the Grey Art Gallery

The Grey Art Gallery presents some 90 works from theBarjeel Art Foundation in Sharjah, UAE, that show the rise of abstract painting and sculpture in the Arab world beginning in the 1950s. Featured artists include Etel Adnan, Shakir Hassan Al Said, Kamal Boullata, Huguette Caland, Ahmed Cherkaoui, Saloua Raouda Choucair, Rachid Korachi, and Hassan Sharif.

Location:The Grey Art Gallery at NYU, 100 Washington Square EastPrice: $5 suggested donationTime: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 11 a.m.6 p.m.; Wednesday, 11 a.m.8 p.m.;Saturday, 11 a.m.5 p.m.

Sarah Cascone

2. Lil du Collectionneur at Gabriel & Guillaume

Nancy Gabriel and Guillaume Excoffier bring their Paris/Beirut design gallery to New York for the first time, for an exhibition in the penthouse of New Yorks historic Steinway Hall. Built in 1925 and now a registered historical landmark, the space will host contemporary and vintage mid-century design objects from the likes of Zaha Hadid, Max Ingrand, and Gabriella Crespi.

Location:Steinway Hall, 111 West 57th StreetPrice:FreeTime: Opening reception, 6 p.m.8 p.m. and by appointment, 9 a.m.7 p.m.

Nan Stewert

Jason Stopa, Interior Pleasures (2019). Courtesy of Monica King Contemporary.

3. Surface Tension: A Conversation with Jason Stopa at Monica King Contemporary

Artist and curator Jason Stopa will join Katherine Bradford and Craig Stockwell, along with Two Coats of Paint founder Sharon Butler and Hyperallergic editor Thomas Micchelli, for an evening of conversation on the occasion of New Skin Stopas latest curatorial project, on view at the gallery through January 25. The exhibition, which includes works by Michael Berryhill, Shirley Kaneda, and Clare Grill, among others, places emphasis on works that toy with idea of representation, conjuring ideas of objects, but leaving space for imagination.

Location: Monica King Contemporary, 39 Lispenard Street, East EntrancePrice: FreeTime: 6 p.m.

Nan Stewart

Darren Bader, no title, not dated. Comprised of fruits and vegetables. Image courtesy the artist and Andrew Kreps Gallery.

4. fruits, vegetables; fruit and vegetable salad at the Whitney Museum

Do you have a hankering for saladand art? Weve got the work for you. Artist Darren Baders untitled, undated work featuring various vegetables and fruitswhat he has referred to as natures impeccable sculptureare set individually atop light-colored wooden plinths at the Whitney, and while the perishables, well, perish, they will be removed by museum assistants and chopped, sliced, and diced to make a fresh salad.

Location:Whitney Museum, 99 Gansevoort StreetPrice:$25 general admissionTime:Salad making and eating Monday, 3 p.m.6 p.m.; Wednesday, 3 p.m.6 p.m.; Friday, 7:30 p.m.10 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m.6 p.m.

Caroline Goldstein

Vaughn Spann, Beach Side (2019). Courtesy of the artist and Almine Rech.

5. Vaughn Spann: The Heat Lets Us Know Were Alive at Almine Rech

For his first show since joining Almine Rech, rising star Vaughn Spann will be showing 12 brand new paintings that seemingly run the gamut from figurative to abstract works. InBeach Side, a striking woman with deliberately accentuated collarbonesone for each of the two heads sprouting from her neckwears the colors of the Pan-African flag on her swimsuit on a sandy beach. Spann paints two-headed people relatively frequently, putting ideas of dual identities front and center.

Location: Almine Rech,39 East 78th Street,Price: FreeTime: Opening reception, 6 p.m.8 p.m.; TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.6 p.m.;Saturday, 11 a.m.6 p.m.

Tanner West

Anne-Charlotte Finel, Jardins (Gardens)(2017), film still. Courtesy of the artist.

6. Anne-Charlotte Finel: Jacklighting at the Chimney

French artist Anne-Charlotte Finel gets her first US solo show, featuring three video works. The exhibition title is named after the nocturnal hunting practice of shining bright lights at animals in order to blind them. The lighting in Finels work suggest some kind of night-vision goggles, a disorienting approach to shooting urban, rural, and underground landscapes.

Location: The Chimney, 200 Morgan Avenue, BrooklynPrice:FreeTime: Opening reception, 6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m.6 p.m.;Saturday, 11 a.m.6 p.m.

Nan Stewert

Work by Rafael Domenech for his SculptureCenter commission. Courtesy of the artist.

7. Rafael Domenech:Model to exhaust this place (SculptureCenter Pavilion) at SculptureCenter

SculptureCenter commissioned Cuban artist Rafael Domenech to create a new installation for its first-floor gallery. The resulting modular sculpture, made from construction materials, is inspired by the museums former life as a trolley repair shop.

Location: SculptureCenter is located at 44-19 Purves Street, Long Island City, QueensPrice: $5 suggested donationTime:ThursdayMonday, 11 a.m.6 p.m.

Sarah Cascone

Rendering of Krzysztof Wodiczko, Monument. Courtesy of the artist and Madison Square Park Conservancy

8. Krzysztof Wodiczkos Monument at Madison Square Park

For this project, the artist collaborated with 12 refugees who have resettled in the US. Their images and spoken narratives are superimposed on the the parks 1881 monument to Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, a Union naval hero during the Civil War. Each filmed participants home country has been impacted by civil war, which inspired Wodiczko to choose the Farragut site to provide context about how some individuals are lionized in wartime while others are ignored.

Location:Madison Square Park, 26th Street and Fifth AvenuePrice:FreeTime: Opening reception, 6 p.m.8 p.m.

Eileen Kinsella

Hans Haacke: All Connected (2019), exhibition view, New Museum, New York. Photo by Dario Lasagni, Hans Haacke/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

9. The Plinth and Monumentality at the New Museum

As the critically acclaimedshow Hans Haacke: All Connected draws to a close (the last day is January 26), the New Museum is hosting a panel on what monuments and memorials mean in our contemporary world, considered here in the context of the exhibitions showpiece, Gift Horse (2014). (The massive statue was created for Londons popular Fourth Plinth public art series.) The speakers are Kendal Henry of New Yorks Percent for Art program, architect and educator J. Meejin Yoon, and artistPaul Ramrez Jonas.

Location:The New Museum, 235 BoweryPrice:$10 general admissionTime: 7 p.m.

Sarah Cascone

Somaya Critchlow, Obligation II(2019). Courtesy of Marianne Boesky Gallery.

10. Xenia: Crossroads in Portrait Painting at Marianne Boesky Gallery

Marianne Boesky Gallery kicks off the new year with a group show across its adjacent Chelsea locations. The exhibition examines the power of the portrait and how it can reflect our perceptions of ourselves and the world we occupy. Amoako Boafo,Somaya Critchlow,Maria Farrar, andSalmanToor are among the 17 artists featured.

Location:Marianne Boesky Gallery, 507 and 509 West 24th StreetPrice: FreeTime: Opening reception, 6 p.m.8 p.m.; TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.6 p.m.

Cristina Cruz

Stan Douglas, Still from Doppelgnger (2019), Stan Douglas. Courtesy of the artist, Victoria Miro, and David Zwirner

11. Stan Douglas: Doppelgnger at David Zwirner

I have never not been enthralled by this artists work (including his filmsCirca 1948 and Luanda-Kinshasa). Hisvideo installationDoppelgngerdebuted at this years Venice Biennale, but this presentation marks its first showing in the US (and it coincides with one at Victoria Miro in London, opening January 31). Doppelgnger is set in an alternative present where the looped narrative that unfolds across two translucent screens depicts events in two worlds that are vastly different.

Location:David Zwirner, 537 West 20th StreetPrice:FreeTime: Opening reception, 6 p.m.8 p.m.; TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.6 p.m.

Eileen Kinsella

Noah Davis, Leni Riefenstahl (2010) The Estate of Noah Davis. Courtesy of the estate of Noah Davis.

12. Noah Davis at David Zwirner

Under normal circumstances, I would never highlight a second show at the same world-class gallery in the same post as one of my colleagues. (Eileen!)But I have been hopelessly in the tank for the late Noah Davis ever since encountering Imitation of Wealth, the show he re-created in the storefront exhibition space operated by Los Angeless Museum of Contemporary Art in 2015, when I was still living in the city. Organized by super-curator Helen Molesworth (who also established a partnership between MOCA and the Underground Museum, the essential and enduring nonprofit space Davis co-founded with the sculptor Karon Davis, his wife, in LAs Arlington Heights neighborhood), the exhibition at Zwirner includes several of Noahs incisive figurative paintings; various artworks and ephemera relating to the Underground Museum; and works by other brilliant artists who also happened to be his loved ones, including Karon and his brother, the video artist and filmmaker Kahlil Joseph.

Location:David Zwirner, 533 West 19th StreetPrice:FreeTime: Opening reception, 6 p.m.8 p.m.; TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.6 p.m.Tim Schneider

Fuminori Nousaku and Mio Tsuneyama, Holes in the House (2017). Photo Ryogo Utatsu.

13. Architectural New Wave: From Ruins to the Future of Housing at the Japan Society

Tokyo architectsFuminori Nousaku and Mio Tsuneyama have a sustainability-forward approach to their field, with an eye toward adaptive reuse of existing buildings. In a talk with architect Jing Liu, they will present their ongoing renovation projectHoles in the House, which is transforming a 1980s steel warehouse in part by creating holes that let in natural light and regulate temperature. The building is featured in the Japan Societys current show,Made in Tokyo: Architecture and Living, 1964/2020 (on view through January 26).

Location: Japan Society, 333 East 47th StreetPrice:$15 general admissionTime: 5 p.m.

Sarah Cascone

Artwork by Adrienne Elise Tarver. Photo courtesy of the artist.

14. Inside Art at the Childrens Museum of Manhattan

The Childrens Museum of Manhattan tosses the dont touch the art rule out the window with this interactive exhibition featuring the work of 11 contemporary artists including Borinquen Gallo, Adrienne Elise Tarver, and Carlos Jesus Martinez Dominguez. Expect colorful, hands-on installations that kids ages three to 10 can climb on, clamber under, and explore to their hearts content.

Location:The Childrens Museum of Manhattan, the Tisch Building, 212 West 83rd StreetPrice:$15 general admissionTime:TuesdayFriday and Sunday, 10 a.m.5 p.m.;Saturday, 10 a.m.7 p.m.

Sarah Cascone

Jerry Blackman: Psychic Snip installation view at Peninsula Art Space. Photo courtesy of the artist.

15. Jerry Blackman: Psychic Snip closing reception at Peninsula Art Space

Its the last chance to see Brooklyn-based artist Jerry Blackmans new show in Red Hook, which features large, monochromatic charcoal drawings affixed to two-sided panels, plus a selection of smaller graphite drawings in the back of the gallery. The subject matter veers from a pair of scissors to a third eye to abstracted forms, all relating in some way to the gesture of the snipas in a surgical procedure or a haircutand the potential psychological currents therein.

Location:Peninsula Art Space, 352 Van Brunt Street, BrooklynPrice:FreeTime:5 p.m.8 p.m.

Tanner West

Installation view of A Famine of Hearing: Sarah Zapata at Performance Space New York. Photo by Da Ping Luo.

16. A Famine of Hearing: Sarah Zapata at Performance Space New York

Its your last chance to catch Sarah Zapatas large-scale textile installation at Performance Space New York. The artist is known for her ability to use yarn as an architectural building material, creating labor-intensive handwoven landscapes.

Location:Performance Space New York, 150 1st Avenue, fourth floorPrice:FreeTime:MondayFriday, 12 p.m.6 p.m.

Sarah Cascone

Anne Spalter: Vacation Planet installation view. Photo courtesy of the artist.

17. Anne Spalter: Vacation Planet at Wallplay

If youre already missing this past weekends mild weather, head to Brooklyn for a taste of a beach vacation from pioneering digital artist Anne Spalter, who has created a massive 8,300-square-foot installation that will transport you to warmer climes. Recline on Adirondack chairs and take in your surroundings: tropical plants, an ocean soundscape, and massive spherical Miami Marbles sculptures printed with the artists kaleidoscopic digital artworks, based on photos taken in Miami Beach and other popular vacation spots.

Location: 25 Kent Street, Williamsburg, BrooklynPrice:FreeTime: WednesdaySunday, 11 a.m.7 p.m.

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