[Art]
Sunday, February 26, 2006; Page M06
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[Art]
AMOROUS INTRIGUES AND PAINTERLY REFINEMENT: THE ART OF FRANS VAN MIERIS -- Opens today. Through May 21. The works of the 17th-century Dutch master, known for his interior scenes and portraits, are explored in an exhibition that stresses themes such as love, deceit, vanity and imitation. National Gallery of Art, West Building, Dutch Cabinet Galleries, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-737-4215.
ARTY GRAS -- See Can't Miss, this page.
DIVINE AND HUMAN: WOMEN IN ANCIENT MEXICO AND PERU -- Opens Friday. Through May 28. More than 400 objects examine the roles of women in ancient Mesoamerica and South America as mothers, daughters, healers, scribes, artists, warriors, priestesses and goddesses. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. $8, students and seniors $6. 202-783-5000.
HOKUSAI -- Opens Saturday. Through May 14. Co-organized by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc. and in cooperation with the Tokyo National Museum, the exhibit focuses on the paintings created during the seven-decade career of the great Japanese artist. The print "Great Wave Off Kanagawa" is his most widely recognized image, but Hokusai's works spanned a variety of media, including large, colorful folding screens, scrolls, fans, small drawings, sketches, prints and printed books. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 12th Street and Independence Avenue SW. Free. 202-633-4880.
[Books]
WASHINGTON ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR -- Friday, 3-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The 31st-annual show of old, rare and collectible books offers an old-fashioned alternative to Amazon.com. Holiday Inn Rosslyn, 1900 N. Fort Myer Dr., Arlington. $6-$12. 301-654-2626, Ext. 109.
[Concerts]
ANTELOPE -- Today, doors at 8:30 p.m. Dischord Records post-punk trio. Warehouse Next Door, 1017 Seventh St. NW. $8. 202-783-3933.
NOFX -- Monday, doors at 7 p.m. The often political, always satirical California punk legends play with the Lawrence Arms and the Loved Ones. Nation, 1015 Half St. SE. $20. 202-397-7328.