IN THE HOLOCENE
A group exhibition that conceives of art as a speculative science, featuring work by John Baldessari, Marcel Broodthaers, Jack Goldstein, Joan Jonas, On Kawara, and Robert Smithson, among others. Through Jan. 6. List Visual Arts Center. 617-253-4680, listart.mit.edu
KENNEDY TO KENT STATE: IMAGES OF A GENERATION
Archival news photographs from the 1960s that seared themselves into the public imagination. Through Feb. 3. Worcester Art Museum, Worcester. 508-799-4406, www.worcesterart.org
CARO: CLOSE UP
The great British modernist sculptor Sir Anthony Caro is honored with an overview of his career, from early drawings during his days as a student of Henry Moore to later sculptures and experiments with paper. Through Dec. 30. Yale Center for British Art, New Haven. 877-274-8278, www.britishart.yale.edu
Advertisement
SEBASTIAN SMEE