Left: Gidropark (#45), 2008; right: Gidropark (#67), 2008. Copyright Yelena Yemchuk, courtesy Gitterman Gallery. 67 is group; 45 is couple

Wednesday, June 15

Book Launch, 6:30 pm, for Penelope Umbrico (Photographs) along with a reading by poet Rob Fitterman and a conversation with Virginia Rutledge, Vice President and General Counsel of Creative Commons. Aperture Gallery and Bookstore, 547 West 27^th Street, 4^th Floor, NY, NY.

An Evening with Robert Lesser, 6:30-8:30 pm, in conjunction with the exhibition Pulp Art. Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63^rd Street, NY, NY. Tickets, $15/$10/$7.

Thursday, June 16

Opening reception, 6-9 pm, for Dawn Till Dusk featuring work by Darren Almond, John Arsenault, Rachel Barrett, Robert Bechtle, John Button, Christian Chaize, Jorge Colombo, Amy Eckert, Candace Gaudiani, Derek Henderson, Todd Hido, Peter Allen Hoffman, Jeremy Kohm, Michael Light, Michael Lundgren, Sally Mann, Klea McKenna, Sarah McKenzie, Stas Orlovski, Youngna Park, Ed Ruscha, Bryan Schutmaat, Mike Sinclair, Alec Soth, Esther Pearl Watson, and Letha Wilson. Jen Bekman Gallery, 6 Spring Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 5-7 pm, for Small. Luise Ross Gallery, 511 West 25^th Street, # 305, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm, for Jill Greenberg: Glass Ceiling. ClampArt, 521-521 West 25th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception and panel discussion, 6-9 pm, for ABC Artists’ Books Cooperative. Printed Matter, 195 Tenth Avenue, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-9 pm, for Katri Heichel: Pure Love. Thierry Goldberg Projects, 5 Rivington Street, NY, NY.

Book launch party, 5:30-7:00 pm, for Egoiste No 16 with Nicole Wisniak. Rizzoli Bookstore, 51 West 75^th Street, NY, NY.

Book launch party, 7-9 pm, for The Influencing Machine by Brooke Gladstone, illustrated by Josh Neufeld powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY. RSVP.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm, for (re) collection, an exhibition of works from The New School’s art collection. Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm, for Project 35, new international video work in commemoration of International Curator’s International’s 35^th year. Pratt Manhattan Gallery, 144 West 14^th Street, 2^nd Floor, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm, for RISD Painting MFA 2011 show: Small Crowd. Mixed Greens, 531 West 26^th Street, NY, NY.

Talk and demonstration, 6-8 pm, by Nancy Sharon Collins on Hand Engraving and Social Stationery. Type Directors Club, NY, NY. Register, $20/$10. Information.

Film screening, 7 pm, Last Temptation of Christ, in conjunction with David Bowie, Artist Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, NY, NY. Tickets $10/$7.

Friday, June 17

Opening reception, 6-8 pm, for AUDiNT: Dead Record Office. Art In General, 79 Walker Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 7-10 pm, for Back Yard Projects Presents Bed, Bath, & Beyond. 513 East 5^th Street, Apt.1B, NY, NY. Information.

Saturday, June 18

Opening reception, 6-8 pm, for Noise Carousel, an interactive exhibition curated by Patrick Grenier that explores sound as a sculptural form, and Iced, a group show that explores the use of seductive materials and the sublime desire for cool relief from the summer heat. Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY. Directions.

Opening reception, 5-8 pm, for Heat Island, featuring work by Michael Beitz and Matt Monroe, Patrick Brennan, Rick Caruso, Center for Urban Pedagogy, Jillian Conrad, Nathan Gwynne, Katy Higgins, Kim Hoeckele, Ellie Irons, Rena Leinberger, Carlota Mazon, Andrew D. Moeller, Heidi Neilson, Birgit Rathsmann, Erin Thurlow, Eugenie Tung, and Jeff Williams. Smack Mellon, 92 Plymouth Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY

This week’s DART picks:

Storm King Art Center Presents: Mark di Suvero at Governors Island. Continues through Spetember 25^th on Governors Island. Information.

Yelena Yemchuk: Gidropark, continuing through July 16^th at Gitterman Gallery, 170 East 75^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 5:30 pm, for 100 Euro Show, curated by Antonio de Luca. Wieden + Kennedy Gallery, 258 Herengracht, Amsterdam.

Ward Schumaker: Composers continues through July 30^th at Skinner Howard Gallery, 723 S Street, Sacramento, CA.