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Is there anyone who hasn't enjoyed making an abstract drawing -- an elaborate classroom doodle, a Spirograph masterpiece, a tic-tac-toe game? Marking up a blank piece of paper, even in these pixel-fixated times, seems an inherently human activity. But the stunning new exhibition of abstract -- or mostly abstract -- drawings at the Katonah Museum of Art reveals the elements of the sublime in this sometimes mundane pursuit. The title alone, ''Drawn/Taped/Burned: Abstraction on Paper,'' promises something special. And burning, taping and the usual suspects -- ink, pencil, charcoal -- are only the beginning. The show's artists, who range from megastars like Jasper Johns and Sol LeWitt to relative newcomers like Tristan Perich and Tad Mike, also deploy tea, dust, wax and tar. And their implements run the gamut from lichen to a computer-driven machine invented by Mr. Perich. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article focuses on the trends and activities of various art institutions in the U.S. in 2012. It says that Metropolitan Museum of Art (MoMA) remains silent over its plans for the Whitney's Breuer Building. It discusses various art shows in 2012 including shows featuring the works of Richard Artschwager and Yayoi Kusama at the Whitney Museum, the "Joseph Albers in America: Painting on Paper" exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum, and the "Tokyo 1955-1970: A New Avant-Garde" show at MoMA.

The article presents information related to the "Multiple Choice: From Sample to Product," exhibition, which is scheduled to take place on November 9, 2007 at the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York. The exhibition is reported to show instances from the museum's collection of wallpaper and fabric sample books, sample ceramic plates and other items. Lucy Commoner, the museum's head of conservation, talked about the beauty and modernity of objects to be exhibited.

This article presents information on various art exhibitions being organized in galleries in New York. Paper cups, opaque bottles and plain boxes: solidly painted in muted colors, these humble objects appear singly, in pairs or in small groups in Victor Pesce's mostly small paintings. Mr. Pesce's objects look slightly anthropomorphic. Simom Starling has devised a new suite of obscurely related objects and photographs whose theoretical interest is higher than its visual appeal. A massive sheet of steel, imported from Romania, rests on three air cushions.

Mentions an exhibit of architectural drawings, which will show until October 19, 2002 at the AXA Gallery in the atrium lobby of Equitable Tower in New York City. Display of the drawings which are notable for their innovative ideas for structures and cities that were never built; Discussion of so-called paper architecture; Credits for the exhibition.