GALLERIES Galleries A Ramona Studio_ 65 W. 37th St. ...

A Ramona Studio_ 65 W. 37th St. 4th fl. (6th Ave.), 212-398-1904, www.aramonastudio.com Sat. 12-6., Free "Moby Dick or EEEE EEEE (Volume One)," dry point drawings & etchings attempt to translate Melville's novel into a text consisting only of the letter E [through 12/27].

Aca Galleries 529 W. 20th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-206-8080, www.acagalleries.com Tues.-Sat. 10:30-6:30, Free "Paul Marcus: An American's Perspective," paintings by a painter responding to'moral and philosophical issues.' Also, "William Gropper"'s Small Paintings and Works on Paper showing biting cartoons from the Jazz & Depression eras [through 12/6].

The Arsenal Gallery Central Park, 64th St. (5th Ave.), 212-360-8163, www.nyc.gov/parks Mon.-Fri. 9-5, Free "Diane Dwyer: Hollow Bones," paintings cataloging birds from the Tufted Tutmouse to the Blue-Winged Warbler in a portrait-like style [through 12/11].

Art@Large 630 9th Ave. #707 (betw. 44th & 45th Sts.), 212-957-8371, www.artatlarge.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6, Free "David Hochbaum: Below Us is the Sky," and above us is the earth. This guy is a bit topsy-turvy, see his painting collage constructions of photos, wood, metal, & paper [through 11/29].

Bronx River Art Center 1087 E. Tremont Ave. (Devoe Ave.), Bronx, 718-589-5819. Mon.-Fri. 3-6:30; Sat. 12-5. "Terrarium," group show using ''landscape & nature as the vehicle of their visual language' [through 12/13].

ClampArt 531 W. 25th St. (10th Ave.), 646-230-0020, www.clampart.com Tues.-Fri. 11-6, Free "The Atrocity Exhibition: Photographs by Jojo Whilden & John Gilliland," photos building on the theme of near accidents, from skid marks to scrapes on freeway divides [through 12/27].

D'Amelio Terras 525 W. 22nd St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-352-9460. Tues.-Sat. 10-6, Free "Glenn Ligon- Going There," new works by the artist, a two-screen projection, sculptures & a soundtrack of the artist & his therapist?eavesdrop on the inner workings of an artist [through 12/23].

Howard Greenberg Gallery Fuller Building, 41 E. 57th St. (Madison Ave.), 212-334-0010, www.howardgreenberg.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6, Free "Art Sinsabaugh," photos of American landscapes both urban & rural [through 12/19].

Howard Scott Gallery 529 W. 20th St. 7th fl. (betw. 10th &11th Aves.), 646-486-7004. Tues.-Sat. 10:30-6, Free "Francisco Castro Le-ero: Displacements," geometric compositions by Mexico City based artist [through 12/29].

Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art 86 Walker St. 6th fl. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 646-613-1252. Weds.-Sat. 12-6, Free "Betrayal/Portrayal," new works by Robert Appleton, Alfredo Cannata, Robert Irwin & Aaron Krach on the question of sexuality & its effect on art [through 12/6].

Smack Mellon Studios 56 Water St. (Front St.), Bklyn, 718-834-8761, www.smackmellon.org Weds.-Sun. 12-6, Free "Big Cry Baby," group show of artists going "waa!" on the subject of things unseen & haunting, like parallel universes lurking around the next corner [through 12/21].

Spencer Brownstone Gallery 39 Wooster St. (betw. Broome & Grand Sts.), 212-334-3455, www.spencerbrownstonegallery.com Tues.-Sat. 11-6, Free "Sven Pˆhlsson," focusing on the rise of the strip mall this animation trilogy observes the architectural phenomenon as well as the "Consuming Pleasures" inherent in the nature of mall culture [through 12/10].

Synchronicity Fine Arts 106 W. 13th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 646-230-8199, www.synchronicityspace.com Tues.-Sat. 12-6, Free "On the Job: The NYPD in Pictures," Steffen Kaplan catches the boys in blue running this town on film [through 11/29].

White Columns 320 W. 13th St. (Horatio St.), 212-924-4212, www.whitecolumns.org Weds.-Sun. 12-6, Free "Fast Forward: Twenty Years of White Rooms," group show/gallery retrospective feat. the old & the new all in one space?let's do the time warp again! [through 12/14].

Ziggie's Cafe 1817 2nd Ave. (94th St.), 212-289-0824. call for times, Free "North Pole Meets East- West," hlep, its all spinning & my directions are all confused. Watercolors & mixed media by Raija Kaivola. Dizziness [through 11/22].

Museums/Cultural Inst.

Czech Center New York 1109 Madison Ave. (83rd St.), 212-288-0830, www.czechcenter.com Tues. Weds. Fri. 9-5; Thurs. 9-7, free "Next Year in Marienbad," not a sequel to the 1961 Alain Resnais film but an exhibit feat. Markéta Othová & Ján Mancuska, two young Czech artists [through 12/12].

Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art 32 Union Sq. E. #600 (betw. 15th & 16th), 212-254-3511, www.moccany.org Mon. & Fri. 11-6; selected Sat. 10-6, pay-what-you-wish "Tarzan: Images of an Icon," the vine swinger as interpreted by a bunch of wild comic & cartoon artists [through 11/26].

Museum of the City of New York 1220 5th Ave. (103rd St.), 212-534-1672, www.mcny.org Weds.-Sat. 10-5; Sun. 12-5, $7, $4 st./s.c./child., $12 families "Glass and Glamour: Steuben's Modern Moment, 1930-1960," first exhibition ever to explore the avant-garde chapter in the story of the glass making company Steuben's [through 4/25].

National Academy of Design 1083 5th Ave. (betw. 89th & 90th Sts.), 212-369-4880, www.nationalacademy.org Weds. & Thurs. 12-5; Fri.-Sun. 11-6, $8 $5 st./s.c "George Innes and the Visionary Landscape," 40 beautiful & enthralling landscapes by the artist [through 12/28].

The New-York Historical Society 2 W. 77th St. (Central Park W.), 212-873-3400, www.nyhistory.org Tues.-Sun. 11-6., $8, $5 st./s.c., child. under 12 free "Children at Risk: Protecting New York City's Youths 1653-2003," save the children! Exhibit documenting the last 350 years of efforts to help NY's kids, you'd think we'd be alright by now... [through 4/11].

Openings/Receptions

Apexart 291 Church St. (White St.), 212-431-5270, www.apexart.org Tues.-Sat. 11-6, free "Looking Awry," organized by What, How & for Whom a Zagreb based arts collective this exhibit takes a twisted perspective on things [reception 11/12 from 6-8, curator talk 11/15 at 12, through 12/20].

Axis Gallery 453 W. 17th St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 212-741-2582. Tues.-Sat. 11-6, Free "Ndebele," beadwork by the Ndebele people of South Africa was worn in ceremony, applied to fertility dolls, sceptres & dance wands [reception 11/14 from 6-8, through 1/10].

Guild & Greyshkul 22 Wooster St. (betw. Grand & Canal Sts.), 212-625-9224, www.guildgreyshkul.com Tues.-Sat. 10-6, Free "My Sources Say Yes," I've checked w/the Ouija & the Magic Eightball & they both say that this will be an amazing group exhibit incl. works by Sean Bluechel, Ernesto Caivano, Benjamin Degen & more. My sources also say that you will go & see it [reception 11/15 from 7-9, through 12/23].

Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation 127-B Prince St. (Wooster St.), 212-673-7007, www.leslielohman.org Tues.-Sat. 1-6, Free "Forbidden Visions," Fritz & Charles invite you to view their collection of gay art, they have been working on it for 50 years so expect a wide range, you can even win some sexy surprises through the raffle! [reception from 6-9, through 12/20].

Littlejohn Contemporary 41 E. 57th St. (Madison Ave.), 212-980-2323, www.littlejohncontemporary.com Tues.-Sat. 10-5:30, Free "Eric Blum," this artists uses layers of pigment & wax to suspend images on his canvas in a way that suggests 'celestial skies.' Also opening is "Jeremy Kidd" a show of architecturally based digital works? which is kind of a mouthful but should prove to be interesting & surreal paintings [reception 11/13 from 5:30-7:30, through 12/13].

MOMA QNS 33rd St. (Queens Blvd.), L.I.C., 212-708-9400, www.moma.org Thurs. & Sun. 10-5; Fri. & Sat. 10-9., $12, $8.50 st./s.c., Fri. after 4 pay-what-you-wish "Tall Buildings," an international cross section of 20 structures that have 'redefined' the skyscraper [opens 11/14, through 2/2].

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place (betw. 1st Pl. & B'way), 646-437-4200, www.mjhnyc.org, $7, $5 st./s.c., child. under 5 free "Ours to Fight For: American Jews in the Second World War," inaugural exhibition of the new wing at the museum looks at the part Jewish men & women played in the American war effort abroad [opens 11/11, through 9/7].

New York Design Center 200 Lexington Ave. (32nd St.), 212-689-0300. Mon.-Sat. 9-5, 1 can of food "Canned Art," aka art made from cans, expect can-made models of a Japanese teahouse, bowling pins & an American eagle [opens 11/13, through 11/26].

Paul Kasmin Gallery 293 10th Ave. (27th St.), 212-563-4474, www.paulkasmingallery.com Tues.-Sat. 10-6, Free "Morris Louis," monumentally sized paintings in an abstract expressionist style [opens 11/13, through 12/31].

Plum Blossoms Gallery 555 W. 25th St. (11th Ave.), 212-719-7008, www.plumblossoms.com Tues.-Sat. 10:30-6:30. "Zhu Wei," the artist brings you "Another Perspective" on art [reception 11/13 from 6-8, through 12/13].

Tibor de Nagy Gallery 724 5th Ave. (betw. 56th & 57th Sts.), 212-262-5050, www.tibordenagy.com Tues.-Sat. 10-5:30, free "Morris Graves," paintings & drawings in the first major show since the artist passed [opens 11/13, through 1/3].