By MARY ANN MARGER
© St. Petersburg Times, published August 16, 2001
Art critic Mary Ann Marger's recommendations for this weekend. Please refer to the Art Calendar for details.
Venus de Milo in Twentieth Century Art -- Disarmingly charming, the ancient icon translated in fine art and popular culture, appears many times and ways over at the Salvador Dali Museum.
underCURRENT/overVIEW5 -- Fifth in Tampa Museum of Art's summer series expands to include talents beyond Hillsborough and Pinellas. Also on view are contemporary art glass from the Basch collection.
Jack Dowd's Last Call -- Sarasota-based artist looks to New York for a whimsical life-size bar scene. Also on view: treasures from contemporary permanent collection. West Galleries, Ringling Museum of Art.
Bak, Terwilliger -- Two powerful one-person shows at the Florida Holocaust Museum join permanent installation to say, "Never forget." Bak show closes Sunday.
New York School -- The Gollay collection of New York School art, Currier and Ives prints and the comprehensive permanent collection, Museum of Fine Arts.