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The article focuses on various examples of individuals or things being referred to as the Picasso of their respective fields or domains. Topics include references to Picasso's influence on art, comparisons of individuals to Picasso in their respective crafts or professions, and instances where the term Picasso of is used metaphorically to describe someone's skills or talents.

The article presents information about several art exhibitions to be held in the U.S. in the coming days.

Presents several art exhibitions in New York City. "Self-Portraits, 1967-2005," by Chuck Close; "Looking at Atget," by Eugène Atget; "Obsessive Drawing," by various artists; "From Realism to Impressionism," by Max Lieberman.

Presents an obituary for Charles Biederman, an American modernist painter, sculptor and theorist.

Features the event for children, entitled "We Are Family! Weekend Screenings for Kids," at the Museum of Television and Radio in New York City. Screening schedule; "The Snowy Day," based on Ezra Jack Keats' picture book; "The Bear," based on Raymond Briggs' picture books.

Focuses on the exhibition, entitled "Season's Greetings," featuring the works of cartoonist Roz Chast, at the Julie Saul museum in New York City. Drawing style; Set of eggs painted according to a traditional Ukrainian craft.

Focuses on the exhibition, entitled "Iowa," featuring the photographs of Nancy Rexroth, at the Robert Mann museum in New York City. Subjects of her photography; Collection of photographs from 1971 to 1976, using a toy camera.

Features the musical "The Jazz Nut," at the Duke in New York City. Combination of world music with Tchaikovsky's score and re-interpretations by Duke Ellington; Story plot; Comments of Fran Kirmser-Sharma, on the concept of the play.

Features the painting exhibition of Amy Ellingson, entitled "Semper Augustus," at the Charles Cowles gallery in New York City.

Features the installation exhibition of Xavier Veilhan, entitled "The Photorealist Project," at the National Academy Museum in New York City.

Features the photography exhibition of Joel-Peter Witkin, entitled "Heart Beats Dust," at the Ricco-Maresca gallery in New York City.

Features the painting exhibition of Jim Sullivan at the Nancy Hoffman gallery in New York City.

Features the painting exhibition of Odili Donald Odita, entitled "Notes from Paradise," at the Florence Lynch gallery in New York City.

Features the exhibition of Roger Brown's paintings at the Adam Baumgold gallery in New York City.

Presents the exhibition, entitled "Material Metaphor," featuring sculptures by Miroslaw Balka, sculptural landscape by Mark Manders and hand-made objects by Ian Kiaer, at the Tanya Bonakdar gallery in New York City.

Features installation exhibition of Su-Mei Tse, at the Peter Blum gallery in New York City.

Features the exhibition of Julio Larraz's paintings, at the Marlborough gallery in New York City.

Features Kerry James Marshall's exhibition, "One True Thing: Meditations on Black Aesthetics," at the Studio Museum in Harlem in New York City.

Presents an obituary for sculptor Anne Truitt, who died in December 2004.

Features the exhibit "In This Place," at the Art in General, TriBeCa, New York City, scheduled through January 22, 2005. Display of videos and photographs by artists including Claudio Nolasco's street-level views of Williamsburg and Francesca Romeo's video record of life in a Lower East Side bar.

Features the exhibit "Animica," by Yoan Capote," at the George Adams in New York City, scheduled through December 30, 2004. Display of surrealist works such as a suitcase containing a brick wall, a stack of concrete blocks and a faux-classical Greek male torso with a brain replacing its genitalia.

Features the exhibit of black and white photographs of Anders Petersen at the Marvelli in Chelsea, New York City, scheduled through January 31, 2005. Inclusion of a series from 1978 documenting social life in a grungy bar, a 1995 shot in a psychiatric clinic and diatristic works of volatile moodiness.

Features the exhibit "Animals, Buildings, Cars and People," showcasing the outdoor sculptures of Julian Opie, at the City Hall Park, New York City, scheduled through October 14, 2005. Display including cartoon fashion models, life-size enamel-on-steel representations of new cars and a group of white skyscrapers.

Features an exhibit by artist Roger Brown at the Adam Baungold in New York City, scheduled through January 15, 2005. Display of art works blending influences from Indian miniature painting, Giorgio DiChirico,Grant Wood, Outsider Art and old comics to create landscapes and cityscapes.

Features the exhibit "Heart Beats Dust," showcasing the works of Joel-Peter Witkin, at the Rocco-Maresca in Chelsea, New York City, scheduled through December 31, 2004. Display of faux-pas antique pictures of amputees, hermaphrodites, severed body parts and overwrought erotic tableaus.

Features the exhibit "Art of Definite: Alexi Worth: "Only Connect," at the DC Moore in New York City, scheduled through December 30, 2004. Display of paintings by artists devoted to the Modernist fundamentals of flatness and compositional order.

Offers a look into the exhibit of "Notes From Paradise," featuring the works of Nigerian-born Odili Donald Odita, at the Florence Lynch, Chelsea, New York City, scheduled through December 31, 2004. Showcase of abstract paintings with intimations of landscape and African textile design.

Features the exhibit "Flight or Fight," at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, scheduled through February 81, 2005. Amy Gartrell's psychedelic felt banners spoofing affirmation mantras; Kristin Baker's semiabstract paintings evoking car crashes; Marc Swanson's ship mast with a square sail of T-shirts.

Features the exhibit "Semper Augustus," showcasing the works of Amy Ellingson, at the Charlres Cowles in Chelsea, New York City, schedule through January 15, 2005. Display of paintings that are optically enthralling and tactile.

Features the exhibit of the works sculptor Keith Edmier at the Friedrich Petzel in Chelsea, New York City, scheduled through January 15, 2005. Critique of a display of a pair of plants resembling palm trees cast from life in gray polyurethane.

Features the exhibit "Vocho," showcasing the works of Margarita Cabrera at the Sara Meltzer, Chelsea, New York. Display of a 1970s Volkswagen Beetle automobile replicated almost entirely in yellow, black and gray vinyl; Focus opf Cabrera's work on political and economic issues having to with relations between Mexico and the United States.

Features the exhibit "Material As Metaphor," at the Tanya Bonakdar in Chelsea,. New York City, scheduled through January 51, 2005. Display of works that are physical yet poetic including comically anthropomorphic sculptures by Miroslaw Balka, a surrealistic sculpture by Mark Meanders and arrangement of mostly yellow found and hand-made objects by Ian Kiaer

Features an exhibit of the works of Julio Larraz at the Marlborough, 57th Street, New York City, scheduled through January 8, 2005. Focuses of Larraz's paintings on realistic images recordings scenes of ordinary beauty.

Features the exhibibt "Lopsided," at the Artists Space in New York City, scheduled through January 8, 2005. Showcase of the works of artists who have participated in programs organized by Artslink, which has worked to promote contemporary art in Eastern Europe.

Features the exhibit "The Perfect Ride,' showcasing the works of Jennifer Pastor, at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, scheduled through January 16, 2005. Showcase of animated cartoon, a semi-abstract sculpture and a model of a human ear.

Previews the art exhibitions "The Art of the Definite," featuring the works of painter Helen Miranda Wilson, and "Only Connect," by painter Alexi Wirth at the DC Moore gallery in New York City. Preoccupation of the two shows with the picture plane; Schedule.

Previews the exhibition "Flipside," featuring the high-concept works of Eastern European artists at the Artists Space in New York City. Description of some of the works and the issues that they address.

Previews the art exhibition "One True Thing: Meditations on Black Aesthetics," featuring the works of Kerry James Marshall at the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York City. Inclusion of works in sculpture, collage, photography, video and installation; Problems with Marshall's idea about black aesthetics.

Previews the art exhibition featuring the paintings of Lori Taschler at the JG Contemporary art gallery in New York City. Schedule; Contact information.

Previews the art exhibition "3 Attempts at Longevity," at the Triple Candie gallery in New York City. Schedule; Contact information.

Previews the art exhibition "Radical Realism," featuring the works of painter Shi Chong at Ethan Cohen's art gallery in New York City. Schedule; Contact information.

Previews the art exhibition "In This Place," featuring photographs and videos at the Art in General gallery in New York City. Schedule; Contact information.

Previews the art exhibition featuring the works of Roger Brown at Adam Baumgold in New York City. Influences on Brown's works; Schedule.

Previews the art exhibition "Animals, Buildings, Cars and People," featuring the works of Julian Opie at the City Hall Park in New York City. Schedule; Contact information.

Previews the art exhibition "Heart Beats Dust," featuring the works of post-modernist photographer Joel-Peter Witkin in New York City. Schedule; Contact information.

Previews the art exhibition "Fight or Flight," at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. Schedule; Contact information.

Previews the art exhibition featuring the works of photographer Anders Petersen at Marvelli art gallery in New York City. Schedule; Contact information.

Previews the art exhibition featuring the paintings of Julio Larraz in New York City. Schedule.

Previews the art exhibition "Notes from Paradise," featuring the work of Odili Donald Odita at Florence Lynch's art gallery in New York City. Schedule; Contact information.