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What to do in Atlanta: Visual arts | March 23-30

Kiki Smith’s “Red Spill,” installation (1996).
Kiki Smith’s “Red Spill,” installation (1996).
By Shane Harrison
March 22, 2016

A powerful show at Kennesaw State University's Zuckerman Museum of Art examines the AIDS crisis through art.

Don Cooper: Fire Within." Through May 7. Free. Sandler Hudson Gallery, 1000 Marietta St., Suite 116. 404-817-3300, www.sandlerhudson.com. Read our review here.

"Seriously Funny: Political Cartoons and Illustrations by Alejandro Aguilera." Through April 8. Free. Swan Coach House Gallery, 3130 Slaton Drive N.W., Atlanta. 404-266-2636, gallery.swancoachhouse.com. Read our review here.

"Art AIDS America." Through May 22. Free. Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. zuckerman.kennesaw.edu. Read our review here.

"Vik Muniz." Through Aug. 21. $12-$19.50. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta. www.high.org. Read our review here.

"Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks." Through May 29. $12-$19.50. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree Street N.E., Atlanta. www.high.org. Read our review here.

"Bodies … The Exhibition." Ongoing. $16-$24. Premier Exhibition Center at Atlantic Station, 265 18th St., Atlanta. 866-866-8265, www.atlanticstation.com.

About the Author

Shane Harrison is the Arts & Entertainment editor for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and ajc.com. He has been with the AJC since 1990.

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