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Art: Watch the Children, That Subversive Is Back	Books and Literature	7/25/2008 3:54 PM
Tomi Ungerer, an artist equally at home with political art, children’s books and dark erotica, returns to American bookstores.
Saving Pompeii From the Ravages of Time and Tourists	Archaeology and Anthropology	7/26/2008 1:03 AM
The Italian government has declared a state of emergency for the ancient city of Pompeii, which has suffered from longtime neglect and degradation.
Last Chance: The Aluminum Can, Versatile and Ubiquitous	Renwick Gallery	7/25/2008 7:10 PM
“You Can Go Your Own Way: The Can as Foil in Contemporary Art,” at the Renwick Gallery, offers a taut, almost relentlessly consistent gathering of recent art that uses aluminum cans.
Art Review \| 'Pretty Ugly': Art Makes Such Weird Bedfellows	Art	7/24/2008 10:04 PM
Everyone-into-the-pool gallery group shows like “Pretty Ugly” are a welcome distraction in a steamy New York midsummer.
Art Review: Inspired by Vikings and Volcanoes	Art	7/24/2008 10:00 PM
Two exhibitions of Icelandic art are on view for another couple of weeks at Scandinavia House and the Luhring Augustine gallery.
Antiques: Old Fabrics and New Designs	Textiles	7/25/2008 9:18 AM
Antiktex Ltd., a Manhattan company, is one of a handful of companies with large stocks of old fabrics.
Inside Art: Angels Appear, and Museums Rejoice	Art	7/24/2008 10:06 PM
A recently discovered drawing of the Archangel Gabriel by the Netherlandish artist Lucas van Leyden has been acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Art Review: Will the Revolution Be Museumized? Will There Be a Revolution?	Art	7/24/2008 10:24 PM
“That Was Then ... This Is Now” is an ambitious if disappointing effort to extend the activist spirit of the Vietnam War protest days into the Iraq war era.
Art Review: Artists Leap Into the Moment	Art	7/24/2008 10:25 PM
“How Soon Is Now?” at the Bronx Museum of the Arts is almost nothing but symptoms reflecting almost nothing but failings.
Art in Review	Art	7/24/2008 11:58 PM
David Wojnarowicz at P.P.O.W., Matthew Buckingham at Murray Guy and more.