From February 6-26, 1998 GEN ART will be presenting New

Visions '98, it new annual showcase for emerging visual artists. The exhibition, entitled "Under Construction" because it focuses on the artist's studio as the site of development and experimentation, will feature 14 rising artists. The show will take place at 526 West 26th Street, the West Chelsea Arts Building, in a 7,000 square foot ground floor space. The exhibition is curated by Debra Singer, manager of the Whitney Museum of American Art at Philip Morris, and Anastasia Aukeman, director of the Curt Marcus Gallery.

The exhibition is presented by Altoids, the Original Celebrated Curiously Strong Peppermints. The exhibition will be open to the public from Wed-Sunday, from 11am - 6pm. For more information, please call (212) 290-0312. GEN ART is still looking for more volunteers to assist with the exhibition.