The best of the "Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A., 1945-1980" exhibitions.

Arnie Zimmerman invades RISD with with a miniature city.

Home sweet durable home is a fragile place in Susan Taylor Glasgow's latest series.

Fred Ball, one of the great innovators of contemporary enamels, is celebrated in a current retrospective.

Using a variety of cutting, carving and surface techniques, Michael Peterson works the burl portion of the timber he finds in his Northwest locale to create sculptural forms that evoke landscape.

A world-class museum shines the spotlight on mindbogglingly labor-intensive handworks from all eras and cultures.

Like Tupac and Biggie, artist Peter Voulkos continues to impress even after death as this arresting survey deftly shows.

The Center for Book Arts
Illustrated Fine Printing: Whittington & Matrix in America
New York, New York

Musée-Atelier du Verre
Cenae 9: L'Alchimie du Verre (The Alchemy of Glass) Joan Crous

Hibberd McGrath Gallery
Jim Kraft
Breckenridge, Colorado
August 1-24, 2008

Ogle
Hilary Pfeifer
Portland, Oregon
September 4-
November 1, 2008

Elmhurst Art Museum
Cat Chow: Speak Softly
Elmhurst, Illinois
April 19-July 13, 2008