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" Lay by the beach, check. Catch some rays, check. Expand your mind? If you haven&amp;#039;t had a chance to be visually stimulated this summer, don&amp;#039;t sweat it. There is still plenty of time to catch this summer&amp;#039;s freshest exhibits across the country and the pond. Fly, drive or heck, why not hop to our favorite summer museum exhibits. 1. Take Your Time: Olafur Eliasson (Above) The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago&amp;#039;s presents the first complete exhibition of Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson in the U.S.: &amp;quot;Take your time: Olafur Eliasson.&amp;quot; His range of works include large-scaled light-filled environments, sculpture, kaleidoscope installations and photography. Raised partly in Iceland, Eliasson&amp;#039;s artistic production is heavily influenced by that country&amp;#039;s vast landscape and plethora of primordial organic elements. On view from now until September 13, 2009. MCAChicago.org. Photographer: Nathan Keay; Credit: Olafur Eliasson, One-way Colour Tunnel, 2007 2. Richard Avedon: Photographs 1946\u20132004  The highlight of SFMOMA&amp;#039;s summer exhibitions is &amp;quot;Richard Avedon: Photographs 1946\u20132004&amp;quot;. As the sole U.S. venue for this retrospective, which spans the artist&amp;#039;s remarkable career from his earliest street scenes, to his breakthrough 1950s Paris fashion pictures and the iconic celebrity portraits that brought him world wide recognition. The exhibition features more than 200 photographs and vintage magazines that reveal Avedon&amp;#039;s unique ability to blur the lines between photojournalism, fashion photography, and fine art. On view from now through November 29, 2009. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; SFMOMA.org Photographer: Richard Avedon, Dovima with elephants, evening dress by Dior, Cirque d&amp;#039;Hiver, Paris, August 1955; \u00A9 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation 3. Design for a Living World  The Nature Conservancy and the Smithsonian&amp;#039;s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum present this summer&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Design for a Living World&amp;quot; exhibit. Ten leading designers\u2013Yves Behar/Costa Rica; Stephen Burks/Australia; Hella Jongerius/Mexico; Maya Lin/Maine; Christien Meindertsma/Idaho; Isaac Mizrahi/Alaska; Abbott Miller/Bolivia; Ted Muehling/Micronesia; Kate Spade/Bolivia; and Ezri Tarazi/China\u2013have been commissioned to develop new uses for sustainably grown and harvested materials in order to tell a unique story about the life-cycle of materials and the power of conservation and design. On view now through January 4, 2010. CooperHewitt.org  Photographer: Mackenzie Stroh; Credit: Israeli industrial and furniture designer Ezri Tarazi refines his design using bamboo poles from China. 4. A Bugg&amp;#039;s Life  &amp;quot;A Buggs Life&amp;quot; is a lighting installation by Sebastian Wrong\u2013the designer and co-Founder of Established &amp;amp;amp; Sons\u2013that features a mass of Buggs Lights, the limited edition suspended lights are hung from within a purpose built tunnel in the Established &amp;amp;amp; Sons LIMITED store. The hand blown opal glass spheres are juxtaposed with an ironic grinning mouth and gold tooth. On view now through August 19, 2009. EstablishedandSons.com  5. Target Practice  At the Seattle Museum of Art, this summer&amp;#039;s exhibit &amp;quot;Target Practice&amp;quot; is an international, historical survey of the attacks\u2014everything from rips to burns\u2014that painting endured in the years following World War II. The work of well-known artists like Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, as well as lesser-known peers around the globe, is displayed in the exhibition that showcases their attempts to undermine the supremacy and sanctity of painting. On view now through September 7, 2009. SeattleArtMuesuem.org Credit: Stretcher Frame-Two Panels, 1968, Roy Lichtenstein 6. Bansky Versus Bristol Museum  &amp;quot;Banksy Versus Bristol Museum&amp;quot; is the street artist&amp;#039;s current legal installation of over 100 pieces at Bristol&amp;#039;s City Museum &amp;amp;amp; Art Gallery in the UK. Known for his anonymity and covert guerilla stunts\u2013including everything from graffiti to animatronic animals\u2013this exhibit includes many never-before-seen works as well as some pieces from his recent New York City show. On view now through August 31, 2009. Bristol.gov.uk 7. The High Line  7. Finally open this summer after many years of anticipation, New York City&amp;#039;s High Line is a living, breathing museum-like park that stands high above the Meat Packing and Chelsea districts of Manhattan. Originally constructed in the 1930s, to lift dangerous freight trains off Manhattan&amp;#039;s streets, today&amp;#039;s park features the The River that Flows Both Ways\u2013a colored glass pane installation by Spencer Finch. The High Line is open from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM daily and is located on Manhattan&amp;#039;s West Side from Gansevoort Street to 20th Street. TheHighline.org "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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