The permanent collection includes major works by Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Kenneth Noland and so on. Somehow, the best modern and contemporary art museum in New England is something of a secret. Besides a collection that includes work by just about all of anyone's favorite artists of the latter 20th century, the Rose boasts a remarkable exhibition progra.m. of contemporary art.

Through Dec. 19: "David Reed: Paintings, Motion Pictures," "Contemporary Abstract Painting."

Jan. 20-March 19, 2000: "Twenty-five Years of Greater Boston Art: The Lois Foster Exhibition of Boston Area Artists," "Stephen Antonakos: Time Boxes 2000, with Richard Artschwager, Daniel Buren, Sol LeWitt and Robert Ryman."

March 30-May 28, 2000: "Jonathan Lasker: Selective Identity, Paintings from the 1990s," "Lasker Curates Selections from the Brandeis University Art Collections."

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HUNTINGTON AND BAKALAR GALLERIES (MASS COLLEGE OF ART)

621 Huntington Ave., Boston (T: Longwood/Hospitals)

Mon-Fri: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission FREE.

The changing exhibitions here offer well-selected eccentricity.

Nov. 9-Dec. 23: "somewhen" ("contemporary multi-disciplinary work that deals with the hybridization of times, forms and systems," including work by Stephen Hendee, Calvin Seibert and Jovi Schnell), "Makato Saito: The Art of Poster Reception" (recent commercial work by a Japanese graphic designer).

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