Left to right: Paolo Ventura, Winter Stories #42, 2007, copyright the artist, courtesy Hasted Hunt Kraeutler Gallery; Handset type and Esther K. Smith's new book, courtesy Purgatory Press; Stuart O'Sullivan, Dionicia in Lake, Vermont, 2006, from the Proect 5 Portfolio, copyright the artist, courtesy Daniel Cooney Fine Art.

Today, 6:00-8:00 pm: Paolo Ventura, Winter Stories
Opening reception at Hasted Hunt Kraeutler Gallery, 537 West 24^th Street, Ground Floor, New York, NY. 212.627.0006. Exhibition continues through January 23, 2010.

Today, 7:00 pm: Lawrence Wechleer on Robert Irwin and David Hockney
On the occasion of the publication of his biographical volumes, ‘Seeing is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees: Thirty Years of Conversations with Robert Irwin" and "True to Life: Twenty-Five Years of Conversations with David Hockney," longtime New Yorker contributor Lawrence Weschler describes what it has been like to be ponging back and forth between these two giants of contemporary art, who disagree about almost everything, in the profoundest of ways, and yet have never actually spoken with each other. Presented by The Parsons Illustration Department, Parsons The New School for Design. FREE and open to the public.
Kellen Auditorium at the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street, New York, NY.

Thursday, December 10, 7:00 pm: Aperture & The New School Present The Projected Image
Panel discussion moderated by George Baker, associate professor of art history, UCLA. Panelists include photographers Andrea Geyer, Paul Pfeiffer, and Krzysztof Wodiczko. The Projected Image will explore the multiple ways in which contemporary artists have utilized projection and installation strategies to display still photographic images in recent years, employing projection devices-ranging from analogue to digital high-definition-to display photographic images as immaterial light projections, often incorporating temporal and audiovisual elements that recall cinematic contexts yet retain distinctly photographic qualities. FREE and open to the public.
The New School, Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street, New York, NY. Presented by Aperture Foundation in collaboration with the Vera List Center for Art and Politics as part of the 10^th season of the series "Confounding Expectations: Photography in Context."

Thursday, December 10: AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers Exhibition
Since 1923, the AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers competition has recognized excellence in book design and production. The 2009 juried selection of the best-designed books and book covers published in 2008 will be on display.
Also on view: John Rombola: Eclectic Eccentric. Rediscovered by a new generation of art and design lovers, John Rombola's rambunctious, spirited work is on display to celebrate the publication of the first-ever comprehensive monograph of his work (Chronicle Books 2009). The exhibitions runs through February 19, 2010.
AIGA National Design Center, 164 Fifth Avenue, between 21st and 22nd Streets, New York, NY.

Thursday, December 10, 6:30 pm: DIY Salon III, Cut Paper
The Museum of Arts and Design invites you to join in the Open Studios for a night of hands-on art making, music, food, and drink in celebration of the Museum's current exhibition Slash: Paper Under the Knife. Local do-it-yourself artists will demonstrate their personal skills and help guide you in creating your own paper-based projects. Guest artists inlcude: Esther K. Smith, book artist and co-founder of Purgatory Pie Press will show how to make your own instant book; Ben Light, of B. Light Designs. Manilla envelopes become magic lanterns; Jeweler Sarah Abramson, creating paper jewelry; Katie  Sokoler, of Color me Katie. Silhouettes. $10/$7 members at the door.
Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle at 59^th Street, New York, NY.

Saturday, December 12, 4-6 pm: Meet the Photographers of the Project 5 Limited Edition Prints Program
Foley Gallery invites you to Project 5's second Artist's Salon, Focus on Family, December 12^th from 4 - 6pm, featuring presentations by Elinor Carucci, Lisa Kereszi, Margaret de Lange, and Jesse Burke. Participating galleries: Amador Gallery, ClampArt, Daniel Cooney Fine Art, Foley Gallery, and Sasha Wolf Gallery.
Foley Gallery, 547 W 27th Street, 5th floor, New York, NY. 212.244.9081.

Sunday, December 13: Gabriel Orosco Opens at MoMA
Gabriel Orozco (Mexican, b. 1962) resists confinement to one medium, and roams freely and fluently among drawing, photography, sculpture, installation, and painting. He has chosen a life and an artistic approach that could be called nomadic, deliberately blurring the boundaries between the art object and the everyday environment. Instead Orozco merges "art" and "reality," whether in exquisite drawings made on airplane boarding passes or sculptures made from recovered trash. The exhibition continues throuth March 1, 2010.
The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53^rd Street, New York, NY 212.708.9400.

Tuesday, December 15, 6:00 pm: Peter Kuper's World Travels
Join Peter Kuper for a visual tour of his comics, illustration and sketchbook diaries covering his world travels from Mexico to New Guinea. FREE and open to the public.
Kellen Auditorium at the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street, New York, NY.

HOLIDAY SALES & FUN STUFF

Thursday-Monday, December 10-14, 4pm and 5:30 pm: The Guggenheim Museum Works & Process presents Peter & The Wolf
Isaac Mizrahi narrates Sergei Prokofiev's children's classic. New York City Opera's George Manahan conducts the New Juilliard Ensemble. A newly commissioned set installation created by the renowned New Orleans-based art collective YA/YA and lighting design by Jennifer Tipton brings this story to life. $30/25 members/$10 students. Click for tickets.
Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY. 212 423 3500.

Thursday, December 10, 6:00-8:00 pm: Holiday Swap Meet
New York Foundation for the Arts invites you to bring 5 to 10 items you'd like to swap for somebody else's stuff: books, art supplies, kitchenware, clothes, whatever. Jeff Hnilicka of FEAST (Funding Emerging Art with Sustainable Tactics) will emcee. Baked goods from Sweet Tooth of the Tiger's artist's residency bake sale program will be on sale. Your $5 entry fee will help keep NYFA Current, the organization's online arts magazine, an ongoing program. RSVP please.
New York Foundation for the Arts, 20 Jay Street, 7^th Floor, Brooklyn, NY. Click for directions.

Friday and Saturday, December 11 and 12: The Center for Book Arts Holiday Gift Fair and Collectors' Preview Party
Throughout this two-day event, artists and instructors from the Center will be selling their handcrafted creations. The Center's annual book fair is popular with anyone searching for beautiful, unusual, and affordable gifts.
Come Friday, 6-9 pm for the Preview Party for a first chance to purchase objects, bid on the silent auction, and enjoy live music and cocktails in a festive holiday atmosphere. $10 benefits the Center's programs.
On Saturday, 12-6pm, visit the Center to find this unique studio and exhibition space transformed into a book artists' marketplace. FREE and open to the public.
The Center for Book Arts, 28 West 27^th Street, 3^rd Floor, between Broadway and 6^th Avenue, New York, NY.

Saturday, December 12, 12-6 pm: Lili Almog Open Studio
Lili Almog, Balala Studio, 145 West 21^st Street, New York, NY. 212.695.6860.

Monday, December 14, 6-8 pm: Aperture's SNAP! Holiday Shopping Evening
Mingle with fellow photography fans and Aperture artists, and shop for Aperture's stunning books and limited edition prints at amazing, one-day-only discounts: 15% off most of Aperture's superb limited-edition prints;-20% off for SNAP! and Patron members; 30% off most Aperture books;-40% off for SNAP! and Patron members; 50% off Aperture magazine gift subscriptions.This special evening of holiday shopping is part of our series of events geared towards members of SNAP!, a newly launched membership group for young photography aficionados and collectors. FREE and open to the public. RSVP please. For more information and to purchase a membership to SNAP! click here.
Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY. 212.505.5555.

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