Featured at San Francisco's newly opened Fine Arts center for East Africa, THE ART ROOM, this inaugural presentation entitled EAST AFRICA'S MODERN ART MOVEMENT highlights original works by two leading members of this fine art movement, David Kibuuka, currently residing in Canada, and James Kitamirike, a San Francisco resident. Read Indepth Article

The work in this exhibition is by eighteen Cuban artists who grew up in the Cuban Revolution that came to power on January 1, 1959. The oldest is thirty-nine and the youngest is twenty-four. Of course, the references in their work are frequently Cuban. And while it enriches the experience of the work to know some of the cultural and historical references, it would be a mistake to read these works simply as messages about Cuban reality. They are works of art and, for that reason, are multiple in reference and open to a multiplicity of readings. Read Indepth Article

Featuring works by Aniwar, Cai Jin, Chen Wenbo, Hong Hao, Feng Jiali, Li Jin, Liu Xiaodong, Liu Jianhua, Liu Liguo, Xia Xing, Yang Mian Yu Gao, Zhang Dali, Zhang Lei, Zhuang Hui. Opening Reception: Sunday, February 27, 2000, 2:00 - 5:00 pm.

Friday, February 25 at 8 PM eastern standard time. In conjunction with the thing and e-flux, the Guggenheim presents a realtime audio Webcast of Prototype 1, a performance by Carsten Nicolai at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Read Indepth Article

NAPA, the international association for all who use (or enjoy) acrylic paints creatively is establishing a francophone division. The division is being established by Lisa Micah, artist, long time NAPA member and winner of the NAPA prize of 1988, who has lived and painted near the French-Swiss border for some ten years now. NAPA started as the English 'National Acrylic Painters' Association' but now has a global membership, with very active groups organising exhibitions in both England and North America.