The gallery, surrounded by 120 acres of Capability Brown parkland in Warwickshire, 110 miles northwest of London, contains art collected by Sir Peter Moores, the philanthropist.

Sitting in the Met's galleries, surrounded by packing crates and work tables, as the exhibition was being installed, Ms. Stein said she had been thinking about a show like this for 20 years.

"All of my life I've worked in an office situation," he said as he sat in the gallery surrounded by Flemish desks, Jacobean chests and Louis XIII chairs.

At his gallery in Birmingham, surrounded by prints and paintings reflecting his more than 25 years as a sports artist, Mr. Moore said he remained a loyal Alabama alumnus.

IT was a Saturday night, and Matt Johnson, a 25-year-old sculptor with his first solo show, was resting his 6-foot-3 frame against a wall at the gallery, surrounded by strange objects.

In the gallery, surrounded by Ms. Nelligan's drawings, with their sure hand, their brevity and their breathtaking revelations, this comparison does not sound like hyperbole.

Standing in the main gallery surrounded by art treasures, he said, "In Japan, everyone is secretive, and important scrolls are kept rolled up and out of sight."

A round gallery surrounded with a metal rail overhangs the tower.

The first part of the exhibition contains a miniature outdoor gallery, surrounded by water features and a traditional Naga fountain, the host sometimes will entertain waiting visitors by teaching simple Thai vocabulary before entering the pavilion.

Standing in the Sotheby's gallery surrounded by post-war British painting brings this truth home with some resonance.