DART picks from shows that opened last week:

Big Shots: Andy Warhol Portraits of Celebrites, on view through February 26 at Danziger Projects, 534 West 24^th Street, NY, NY.

Ray K. Metzker: Intimations, a selection of photographs from the 2007 retrospective Light Lines, through February 26^th at Laurence Miller Gallery, 20 West 57th Street, 3rd Floor (between 5th & 6th Avenues), NY, NY.

Last chance: On Duty: Photographs by Arnold Odermatt. On view through Saturday, January 22nd at Amador Gallery, 41 East 57^th Street, 6FL, NY, NY.

Left to right: Arnold Schwarzenegger; Debby Harry; Dennis Hopper. From Big Shots: Andy Warhol, courtesy Danziger Projects.

Events, and exhibitions opening this week and beyond:

Tuesday, January 11, 6:00 pm: Opening party for Boo-Hooray’s pop-up show The Suckadelic Art Toy Universe. Steven Kasher Gallery, 521 West 23^rd Street, NY, NY.

Thursday, January 13, 6:00-8:00 pm: Opening reception for Naomi Leshem: Between Zones. Andrea Meislin Gallery, 526 West 26th Street, Suite 214, NY, NY.

Thursday, January 13, 6:00-8:00 pm: Tuesday, curated by Mr. & Mrs. Amani Olu. Curator’s talk: Saturday, January 15, 2:00-3:00 pm. Mixed Greens, 531 West 26^th Street, NY, NY.

Thursday, January 13, 6:00-8:00 pm: Opening reception for an exhibition of paintings by Brian Ormond. Foley Gallery, 548 W 28th Street, 2nd Floor, NY, NY.

Thursday, January 13, 6:00-8:00 pm: Opening reception for Amy Rathbone: Suchness. Priska Juschka Fine Art, 547 West 27^th Street, NY, NY .

Thursday, January 13, 6:00-8:00 pm: Join a conversation with Fons Hickmann (graphic designer, photographer and professor from Berlin) and Art Chantry (Pacific Northwest graphic designer associated with rock bands such as Nirvana, Hole and The Sonics). Type Directors Club, 347 W. 36th St, #603, NY, NY. Tickets Free/$20/$15. RSVP or 212-633-8943.

Friday, January 14, 7:00-9:00 pm: Opening reception for Martha Rich: Nuts, Charm & Rejection. Culturefix Bar and Gallery, 9 Clinton Street, NY, NY.

Friday, January 14, 6:00-8:00 pm: Opening reception for Linda Salerno: Selections from the Black Mirror series, in conjunction with the release of Linda Salerno, published by Charta Art Books. Camera Club of New York, The Arts Building, 336 West 37th Street, Suite 206, NY, NY.

Friday, January 14, 6:00-9:00 pm: Opening day for Answering Adversity, an exhibition sponsored by the Young Photographers Alliance. Calumet Gallery, 22 West 22nd Street, NY, NY. On view through January 28^th, 8:30-5:30 Monday-Friday.

Saturday, January 15, 4:30: Artist talk with Margriet Smulders. Witzenhausen Gallery, 547 W 27 Street, 5th floor, NY, NY.

Saturday, January 15, 4:00-6:00 pm: Brandon Stosuy hosts a conversation between artist Adam Helms and curator Klaus Kertess, with a special performance by Nate Young and John Olson (of Detroit-based post-industrial/noise band Wolf Eyes), who present their STARE CASE project. MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, NY. Click for information on the Winter 2011 Exhibition Opening Celebration on January 23, from noon to 6:00 pm.

Wednesday, January 19, 6:00-8:00 pm: Opening reception for Everything in Time, a group exhibition, presents prints, installations, videos, conceptual poetry, and bookworks about the experience of an excess of imagery and information. The Center for Book Arts, 28 W. 27th Street, 3rd Floor, NY, NY.

Wednesday, January 19, 6:30-8:30: An Evening with Edel Rodriguez. Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63^rd Street, NY, NY. Admission: $15/$10/$7. RSVP or 212.38.2560.

Wednesday, January 19, 6:30 pm: Sam Stourdzé, Director of Musée de l’Elysée, will moderate a panel discussion with artists in the exhibition and book and exhibition, reGeneration2: Tomorrow’s Photographers Today. Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27^th Street, 4^th Floor, NY, NY.

Thursday, January 20, 6:00-9:00 pm: Opening reception, reGeneration2: Tomorrow’s Photographers Today. Curated by William A. Ewing and Nathalie Herschdorefer. Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27^th Street, 4^th Floor, NY, NY.

Thursday, January 20, 7:00 pm: Camera Club of New York presents an artist’s talk with Jan Staller. SVA Amphitheater, 209 East 23rd Street, 3rd floor,(between 2nd and 3rd Ave), NY, NY. Photo I.D. required for entry. Admission: Free/$5/$3.

Thursday, January 20, 8:15-10:15 pm: Creative Time presents a conversation with Sanford Biggers, K8 Hardy, Emily Jacir, Maya Lin, Walid Raad, and Swoon. The 92^nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, NY, NY. Tickets $29 are available online or at 212.415.5500.

Thursday, January 20, 7:00-9:00 pm: Book launch party for Cocaine’s Son by David Itzkoff. powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street at Water St, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY. Drinks will be served. RSVP or 718.666.3049.

Friday, January 21, 10:00 am-8:00 pm:  Opening day for Wang Quinsong: When Worlds Collide. International Center of Photography, 1114 Avenue of the Americas, NY, NY.

Saturday, January 22, 5:00-8:00 pm: Opening reception for Sabin Howard: Apollo and Other Bronze Gods. Gallery 300, 300 West 22nd Street, NY, NY. RSVP or 212-475-0252.

Saturday, January 22, 6:00-8:00 pm: Opening reception for Ray Caeser: A Gently Kind of Cruelty and Eric Mark Sandberg: Get Pretty Now. Jonathan Levine Gallery, 529 West 20th Street, NY, NY.

Wednesday, January 26, 11:00 am-6:00 pm: Opening day for George Condo: Mental States. New Museum, 235 Bowery, NY, NY.

Wednesday, January 26, hours: Opening day for Book and Editorial Annual Exhibition at Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63^rd Street, NY, NY. Save the date for the Awards Ceremony and reception: February 4^th, 6:00 pm. Admission: $30/$35/$20. RSVP or 212.38.2560.

Thursday, January 27, 6:00-8:00 pm: Opening reception and book signing for Mark Seliger: Listen. Steven Kasher Gallery, 521 West 23^rd Street, NY, NY.

Thursday, January 27, 7:00-8:30: Opening reception for Gathered: A Solo Exhibition of Work by Lorna Simpson. Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY.

Thursday, January 27, 6:00-8:00 pm: Prototypes: The Experimental Typography of Andrew Byrom. Type Directors Club, 347 W. 36th St, #603, NY, NY. Tickets Free/$20/$15. RSVP or 212-633-8943.

Friday, January 28, 11:00 am – 10:00 pm: Opening day for Body Language: The Yogis of India and Nepal, photographs by Thomas Kelly. Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17^th Street, NY, NY.