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At 94, She’s the Hot New Thing in Painting	Herrera, Carmen	12/20/2009 2:26 AM
After six decades of very private painting, Carmen Herrera is basking in the realization that her career is finally, undeniably, taking off.
A Legend as Muse: Patti Smith Fills Role	Rock Music	12/21/2009 2:47 PM
An all-out blitz for the “godmother of punk,” consisting of a prime-time broadcast of an award-winning documentary, concerts and an art exhibit, begins next week.
Times Are Tough? Bring on Vermeer and the Pianos	Art	12/18/2009 11:28 PM
With the economy in the sewer, our major museums were mainly in austerity mode, concentrating on small, collection-based exhibitions, a pattern likely to hold for years.
A Few Triumphs Pierce the Clouds of a Bleak Time	Architecture	12/18/2009 11:30 PM
The future may be bleak, but at least some architects can look back on the year with a sense of accomplishment.
Habitats: And for Compensation, the View	Alice Austen	12/20/2009 12:01 AM
Paul Moakley, a photographer and freelance photo editor, lives in a photography museum in Staten Island.
Art Review \| Connecticut: Beyond the Mobiles	Calder, Alexander	12/20/2009 12:26 AM
Alexander Calder’s extraordinary versatility as an artist is explored in an exhibition of his prints.
Design: Peter Miles Applies His Quirky, Simple Style to a Range of Platforms	Miles, Peter	12/21/2009 3:18 AM
The English graphic designer Peter Miles, now living in New York, has used his spare approach with clients ranging from German arts publishers to indie magazines.
Cutbacks in Plans but Not in Energy	Art	12/18/2009 11:29 PM
This was the year that the art world repeatedly checked its pulse to see if it was still alive. And guess what? It persisted, albeit in a slightly altered, chastened form.
A Class Reaches Out and Touches High-Tech Art	iPhone	12/21/2009 1:34 PM
Mike Nourse, a co-founder of the Chicago Art Department, has reconciled his love/hate relationship with iPhones by creating an art class around the phone.
Bookshelf \| Photo Collections: The City in Pictures, and in Lists	Photography	12/20/2009 12:08 AM
“New York Sleeps” and “Only in New York: Photographs From Look Magazine” are worth considering as holiday gifts for lovers of the city.