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Slideshow: Sci-Fi Paints a Pretty Picture

Whether you're into science fiction's predicted future or just like bizarre creatures, here's an art show for you. Rachel Metz reports from New York.
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First Contactenvisions humans' first encounters with aliens and the issuance, by aliens, of an IQ test. This portion of the painting shows a man looking perplexed by his task.

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The Snow Queen

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Elytracephalid

appears to contain reptilian, sea creature and plant characteristics.
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Major Operation

, a hospital ship hovers in space.
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Creature From the Black Lagoon

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From Imagination to Reality: The Art of Science Fiction

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Rocketship X-M

, which was culturally relevant at the time as it warned against the perils of nuclear war.
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

pursued by a giant squid.
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Star Fire

shows a rocket ship in space.
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Several works are on display at the New York Academy of Sciences' exhibit

From Imagination to Reality: The Art of Science Fiction.
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Creature From the Black Lagoon

is on display in the gallery's fireplace.