Get cultured! January edition

Swollen eyes, sharks, cartoons, cage matches and Rembrandt go on display this month

Money or not, New York's cultural life certainly isn't in recession. With that in mind, here are our picks for the best in new museum exhibits and events, be it the art of imprisonment or the photographic portfolios of the past century's finest painters and sculptures (as evidenced by this Edward Ruscha snapshot, on display at the Whitney).–Karen Jones