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Provides information about performances, exhibitions and discussions that opposes the Republican Convention in New York City. "War! Protest in America 1966-2004"; "Sixty Cameras Against the War"; Freedom of Expression National Monument; "Before You Don't Vote: Advice to the Angry, Apathetic and Alienated".

Features a project by artist Jenny Holzer in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Comments of Holzer; How, with the help of the public art organization Creative Time, Holzer will project U.S. government documents and the words of international poets for 11 nights on the facades of five New York City buildings; Reference to Holzer's 1977 "Truisms," a series of slogans she pasted on street corners and buildings; Highlights of the display; Holzer's use of light; Biographical and career details.

Focuses on Christo and Jeanne-Claude, artists whose work includes wrapping major landmarks in fabric, such as the Reichstag building in Germany. Their 'Gates' proposal to festoon Central Park in New York City with large swatches of translucent saffron fabric supported by metal gates; Mention of the exhibit 'Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection,' at the National Gallery in Washington D.C.; Possibility that their 'Gates' project may receive public support from Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Profiles artist Louise Bourgeois, who, at 90 years old, lives and works in the Chelsea area of New York City. Description and themes of her sculptures; Biographical information; Items displayed in her Cheim & Read Gallery exhibit; Her comments regarding her work and life.

Focuses on Leon Golub, an artist. Details of the exhibit 'Leon Golub: Paintings, 1950-2000,' organized by the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin, Ireland, and on view at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City; Biographical information; Description of his art.

Discusses the impact of World War I on French art and the avant-garde. Kenneth Silver's revisionist analysis, `Esprit de Corps: The Art of the Parisian Avant-Garde and the First World War, 1914-1925'; Features of the Museum of Modern Art's (MoMA) spring 2000 exhibition, `Making Choices'; Transformation of Cubism; German influences.

Focuses on the retrospective art exhibition of Jasper Johns at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, New York. Purpose of the paintings of Johns; Factors that contribute to the paintings of Johns.

Focuses on the `The Welcoming Hands' by artist Louise Bourgeois which were moved from the Battery Park City site to a spot some distance away. Why was the art moved; Debate raised on who controls public art; Concern from Bourgeois that she was not notified of the removal. INSET: Other art repositioned..

Reports on the movement of art galleries from SoHo, New York City. Economic improvements in the area; Growth of galleries in southern Soho; Rental rates.

Reports the announcement of Marcia Tucker that she will step aside as director of the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City, which she founded in 1977. Her comments on the decision; The status of the museum, as of March 1998; Its planned March 19, 1998 reopening in expanded quarters; Criticism of Tucker's leadership.

Discusses sculptures by artist Louise Bourgeois in Battery Park City, in New York Harbor. Concerns of some officials that the sculptures would offend Holocaust survivors; Collision between Bourgeois' vision and concern over viewers' sensibilities; Comments by the artist.