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Exhibition Review \| 'A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy': At the Morgan, the Jane Austen Her Family Knew	Writing and Writers	11/7/2009 12:16 AM
“A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy,” a new exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum, includes many personal letters and early manuscripts by the author.
Design Review \| 'Bauhaus': Finding a Bit of Animal House in the Bauhaus	Art	11/6/2009 2:25 PM
The exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art takes a sledgehammer to the clichés, particularly the notion that the Bauhaus marched in lockstep to a single vision.
Art Review \| Roni Horn: Gaining a Voice and an Identity in Minimalism	Art	11/6/2009 9:48 AM
The Whitney Museum has accorded two full floors to Roni Horn’s exhibition of sculpture, drawings and photographs. In places the show is so spaciously installed that her work looks lost.
Inside Art: Dia Plans to Return to Its Chelsea Roots	Art	11/5/2009 11:28 PM
After years of scouring Manhattan, the Dia Art Foundation has found a new home on the site of its old home, at 545 West 22nd Street.
Art Review \| 'Young Archer': Met Asks if Statue Is Work of Genius	Art	11/5/2009 11:43 PM
A sculpture at the Metropolitan Museum poses the question: Michelangelo or not?
Art Reviews \| 'New Photography 2009,' 'Processed,' 'Surface Tension': Into the Darkroom, With Pulleys, Jam and Snakes	Art	11/5/2009 11:47 PM
Three current shows, at two major museums and a university art gallery, outline the manifold choices available to contemporary photographers.
Abroad: Scots Aim Lasers at Landmarks	Historic Buildings and Sites	11/5/2009 2:36 PM
In an era of computer animation, making laser scans of old monuments may not sound special, but a Scottish team has achieved unprecedented levels of sophistication.
Museums: Wonders of Science at the Golden Gate	Art	11/4/2009 12:24 AM
Though the sensation of wonder is now too rarely cultivated, it was much on my mind during a recent visit to the new museum of the California Academy of Sciences.
Degas Pastel Is Highlight of a Tepid Christie’s Sale	Christie's	11/4/2009 8:41 AM
While some works fetched strong prices at a sale of Impressionist and modern art, there were also expensive failures. One Degas pastel brought $10.7 million.
On the Block: Traditional Offerings, Bargain Prices	Art	11/2/2009 9:31 PM
In a chastened auction season, buyers will find traditional works intended to appeal to today’s more conservative tastes, with prices topping out at $12 million.