Art
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UNDER PRESSURE Peer Gallery presents “Melting Point,” an exhibit of 16 largescale pigment prints by Jeff Jacobson, which through visual anomalies depict personal tragedy and global discord. Through Saturday, January 6, Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Peer Gallery, 525 W. 26th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, suite 208, 212-741-6599, free.
OIL IN MOTION “What Visions Burn” and “What Birds Remember if They Do Remember” are two animated videos by Ezra Johnson, who used canvases as backdrops for his painted animated characters. Through Saturday, January 6, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, 526 W. 26th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, 212-243-3335, free.
POLITICAL AWARENESS Kevin Christy’s paper collages feature scenes concerning political issues, such as the divide between blue- and white-collar communities and the recent elections. His work is on display in the exhibit “The Victory of Variables.” Through Saturday, January 6, Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Monya Rowe Gallery, 526 W. 26th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, #605, 212-255-5065, free.
PLANT LIFE The New York Botanical Garden presents “Buried Treasures: The Nature and Art of Bulbs,”an exhibit of plantrelated drawings and paintings from the collection of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library. Featured artists include Georg Dionysius Ehret, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, and Walter Hood Fitch. Through Sunday, January 7, Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., New York Botanical Garden, Bronx River Parkway and Fordham Road, the Bronx, 718-817-8700, $13 general, $11 students and seniors, $5 children.
FROM PAPER TO CANVAS “First in Line: Preparatory Drawings for Paintings in the Collection” is an exhibit of seven paintings from the Brooklyn Museum’s collection that displays line studies next to complete paintings. Selections include Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “At the Well” (1880) and Knight’s “Peasant With Water Jug: Study for ‘The Well'” (c. 1880). Through Sunday, January 28, Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway at Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, 718-638-5000, $8 general, $4 students and seniors, free for children and members.
