stellar must-see art exhibits of the fall season in america and europe:
van gogh museum, amsterdam - barcelona 1900 from 21 september until 20 january, 2008. artists like young picasso and the generation of architects who inspired architect antoni gaudi's unique vision are represented by works rarely on public view.
metropolitan museum of art, new york city - the gates of paradise runs from 30 october until 13 january, 2008. damaged by the 1966 floods of florence, the bronze doors whose nickname was conferred by no less than michelangelo will be represented by three of the recently restored low-relief panels, a 15th-century masterpiece by lorenzo ghiberti.
tate modern, london - first major survey since 1995 of the work of the french-born artist louise bourgeois runs from 10 october through 20 january, 2008. organized with paris' pompidou center, the exhibition showcases the work of the always avant-garde sculptor, best known -- and perhaps feared -- for her oversized bronze spiders.
the national gallery of art, washington d.c. - works by edward hopper, the quintessential painter of american life in the early 20th century, are on view from 16 september to 21 january, 2008. and j.m.w. turner's foggy landscapes of 19th-century london, approximately 145 of them, can be viewed from 1 october until 6 january, 2008.
los angeles county museum of art, california - dali: painting & film, finds its perfect audience near hollywood. spanish surrealist master salvador dali collaborated with some of tinseltown's best directors, including hitchcock and disney. 14 october to 6 january, 2008.
the philadelphia museum of art, pennsylvania - an exhibition of landscapes by pierre-auguste renoir through january 6, 2008. best known for his portraits and nude studies, renoir also painted many landscapes that reveal the eye for color and impressionistic effects that became his trademarks. this exhibition brings together 60 landscapes by the painter, drawn from public and private collections in the u.s. and overseas.
galeries nationales du grand palais, paris - gustave courbet is represented by more than 200 works in the first major exploration of his work. the artist straddles the fence of a key moment in french 19th-century painting, between romanticism and impressionism. 13 october until 28 january, 2008.