Left, Lorna Simpson: Momentum, at Salon 94. Right, Martin Kippenberger: I Had a Vision, at Luhring Augustine.

Ongoing

The third annual Creative Week continues with a blizzard of events celebrating creativity in design, advertising, new media, and the arts in general. Every day through Sunday, May 15^th, there will be numerous events to choose from. Many of the programs are free and all information is immediately visible on the well-designed Creative Week calendar/website.

Wednesday May 11 through Sunday, May 15: The 4^th annual New York Photo Festival 2011 will fill the Brooklyn waterfront neighborhood of DUMBO with over 3,000 photographs and present over 40 events across 11 venues. This year’s main exhibitions, curated by Enrico Bossan and Elisabeth Biondi, are presented under the shared rubric PHOTOGRAPHY NOW: engaged, personal, and vital. They offer distinct perspectives on a shared theme: the state of documentary photography today. Information.

Wednesday, May 11, 8 pm: Apprentice Pictures will host a live presentation of Tomorrow Always Comes, a film noir sex romp comedy thriller by Royston Scott and Jacob Burckhardt. Information.

Thursday, May 12

Opening reception, 6-8pm, for Louise Bourgeois: The Fabric Works. Cheim & Read, 547 West 25^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm, for Photographs by Carolyn Marks Blackwood. Alan Klotz Gallery, 511 West 25^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm, for The Kate Moss Portfolio & Other Stories. Danziger Projects, 527 West 23^rd Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm, for Edward Mapplethorp: The Variations. Michael Foley Gallery, 548 West 28^th Street, 2^nd Floor, NY, NY.

An Evening to Support Human-Rights Journalists, 6-9 pm, with Gloria Steinem and Jonathan Alter. 25CPW Gallery, Central Park West at 62^nd Street, NY, NY. Tickets: $25/$50/$75

Reception and awards ceremony, 6-10 pm, The 36^th Annual One Show. Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, 10 Lincoln Plaza, NY, NY. Tickets, $20-$600.

Interview with an Animator: Chris Wedge and Peter de Seve in conversation with Joe Strike, 6:30-8:30 pm. Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63^rd Street, NY, NY.

Book signing, 6-8 pm, for Films by Paul Graham. Dashwood Books, 33 Bond Street (between Bowery and Lafayette), NY, NY.

Friday, May 13

Opening reception, 6-8 pm, for Matthew Porter: The Undefeated. Invisible Exports, 14A Orchard Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-9 pm, for Lorna Simpson: Momentum. Salon 94. 243 Bowery, NY, NY.

Saturday, May 14

Aperture presents the SNAP! Collecting Workshop: Do Ask, Do Tell. 12:30-4:30. Brunch, a panel discussion with Bill Hunt, followed by a gallery tour with Yancey Richardson, Brian Clamp, Julie Saul and other experts in the field.  Aperture Gallery and Bookstore, 546 West 27^th Street, 4^th Floor, NY, NY. Information.

Artist Talk, 4 pm: Conor McGrady in conversation with Nina Horisaki-Christens, in conjunction with his current show, The Judgement of History. Miyako Yoshinaga Art Prospects, 547 West 27^th Street, 2^nd Floor, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 5-9pm, for Japan Now: A Group Exhibition. Fovea Editions, 143 Main Street, Beacon, NY.

Rock, Paper Scissors: Sculpture Workshop with McKendree Kay, noon-3pm. Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Boulevard (at Broadway), Long Island City, NY.

Slideluck Pot Show XVI at New York Photo Festival, 5:30 on. Curated by Whitney Johnson, Director of Photography for The New Yorker. St. Ann’s Warehouse, 38 Water Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY. Tickets and information.

Last chance

The Global Africa Project closes Sunday, May 15^th at Museum of Arts and Design. 2 Columbus Circle, NY, NY.

This Week’s Dart Picks:

Return to the Roof of the World: Photographs by Nicholas Vreeland, curated by Elizabeth Avedon. Leica Gallery, 670 Broadway, NY, NY.

Opening reception for Marie Celeste, a group show featuring work by Erika Blumenfeld, Stephen Bush, Nick Lamia, Jason Middlebrook, Shari Mendelson, Mayumi Nishida, Jessica Schwind, Joseph Smolinksi, Eva Struble, Tattfoo Tan, Alison Williams. Art Space Gallery, 50 Orange Street, New Haven, CT.

Opening day for Clayton Brothers: Inside Out at Pasadena Museum of California Art. 490 East Union Street, Pasadena, CA.Rob and Christian were recently featured in the Los Angeles Times.