Three by Edward Sorel: Robin Hood, illustration from the Washington Post Book World, 1991; The Washington Shootout, illustration for the Republic, 1972; Tower of Babel, illustration from the cover of The New Yorker, 1995.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25

Masters Series Artist Talk, 7 pm: A conversation with Edward Sorel and James McMullan. SVA Theater, 333 West 23^rd Street, NY, NY. Free. Masters Series Award exhibition on view at Visual Arts Gallery, 601 West 26^th Street, 15^th Floor, through November 5^th.

Book launch party and a Conversation with Jorge Colombo and Jen Beckman, 7-9 pm for New York Finger Paintings by Jorge Colombo. powerhouse Arena, 37 Main Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn. RSVP or 718.666.3049.

The Parsons/Aperture Lecture Series presents, 6:30 pm: Zoe Leonard. Aperture Gallery & Bookstore, 547 West 27^th Street, 4^th Floor, NY, NY.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Christian Chaize | Paradis. Jen Bekman Gallery, 6 Spring Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: 17 Degrees, an exhibition of thesis work by the 2011 graduating class in the MPS Digital Photography Department at the School of Visual Arts (SVA). Curated by Michael Foley. SVA Gallery, 209 East 23 Street, NY, NY.

Opening day, 10 am-6 pm: Cecil Beaton | The New York Years. Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103^rd Street, NY, NY. Visit website for public programs.

Film Screening, 8 pm: Huckleberry Finn (1920) with live accompaniment by Daryl Fleming. Christopher Henry Gallery, 127 Elizabeth Street (between Broome and Grand Street), NY, NY.

Book Signing, 7-19 npm: Tatt Book | Visionaries of Tattoo (Rizzoli 2011) with an introduction by Carlo McCormick. Mexico, 22 D Howard Street, NY, NH. Information.

Artist's talk and book signing, 6:30 pm: Bruce Davidson | Subway. Aperture Gallery & Bookstore, 547 West 27^th Street, 4^th Floor, NY, NY.

Artist's talk, 6:15 pm: A conversation between Argentinean photographer Alejandro Chaskielberg and curator Elisabeth Biondi in conjunction with the 2011 Sony World Photography Awards and exhibition. Chelsea Art Museum, 555 West 22^nd Street, NY, NY.

Artist's talk, 7-8 pm: James Casabere in conversation with Hal Foster about James Casebere: Works 1975-2010. Barnes & Noble, 150 East 86^th Street, NY, NY. Information.

Two by James Casabere: Landscape with Houses (Dutchess County, NY) #7, 2010; Landscape with Houses (Dutchess County, NY) #8, 2010' copyright the artist, courtesy Sean Kelly Gallery.T

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27-29

PDN Photo Plus Expo 2011 Trade Show. Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 West 34th Street (at 11th Avenue), NY, NY.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Jeff Browe | The Machine in the Garden. Robert Mann Gallery, 210 Eleventh Avenue, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Sharon Core | 1606-1907 and Esko Mannikko, Yancey Richardson Gallery, 535 West 22^nd Street, 3^rd Floor, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Edward Burtynsky. Howard Greenberg Gallery, 41 East 57^th Street, NY, NY. In association with Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: The Original Art, celebrating the fine art of children's book illustration. Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63^rd Street, NY, NY, Tickets $25/$30.

Book Launch, 6-8 pm: I Heart Transylvania by Jason Nocito. (Nocito and Dashwood Books 2011). Dashwood Books, 33 Bond Street, between Bowery and Lafayette, NY, NY.

Book Launch, 7-9 pm: The Journals of Spalding Gray, edited by Nell Casey. powerhouse Arena, 37 Main Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn. RSVP or 718.666.3049.

Two spreads from  The Unseen Eye | A Life in Photographs and Other Digressions (Aperture 2011) by W.M. Hunt, with an Introduction by William Ewing.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28

A Performance by W.M. Hunt, 6:30 pm: The Unseen Eye | A Life in Photographs and Other Digressions (Aperture 2011). Aperture Gallery & Bookstore, 547 West 27^th Street, 4^th Floor, NY, NY. Free, RSVP.

Vera List Center for Art & Politics presents a game show and opening reception, 6-8:30 pm: Beyond the Sqaure: The Architecture Challenge about modernist architectural production in Latin America and the Caribbean. The New School, Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12^th Street, NY, NY. Free.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Nan Goldin | Scopophilia. Matthew Marks Gallery, 522 West 22nd Street, NY, NY.

Opening day, 10am-6pm: American Letters 1927-1947 | Jackson Pollock & Family. Jason McCoy Gallery, 41 East 57^th Street, 11^th Floor, NY, NY.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29

Opening reception, 3-5 pm: Ward Schumaker | Identity Papers. O.K. Harris Gallery, 383 West Broadway, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-9 pm: Kristian Kozul | Ide Fix, Tales of Obsession. Pablo's Birthday Gallery, 526 Canal Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Leslie Hewitt | Blue Skies, Warm Sunlight. D'Amelio Terras, 525 West 22^nd Street, NY, NY.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30

Open House, 2-5 pm: Muntadas: Information >> Space >> Control. Bronx Museum, 1040 Grand Concourse at 165^th Street, Bronx, NY. Free.

THIS WEEK'S DART PICKS:

At M+B Gallery through October 29th: Matthey Brandt: Two Ships Passing. 612 North Almont Drive, Los Angeles, CA.

At Kopeikin Gallery, Saturday, October 29^th, 6-8 pm: Marta Soul | Idilios and Amy Ross | Lone Wolf. 2766 La Cienega Blvd. (just north of Washington), Los Angeles, CA.

At Roberts + Tilton Gallery through December 17^th: Betye Saar Red Time, in conjunction with Pacific Standard Time. 5801 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA.

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