American Girl in Italy, Florence, 1951. Copyright © Estate of Ruth Orkin / Courtesy of Stephen Bulger Gallery

Wednesday, August 10

Screening, 6-8 pm: Chain directed by Jem Cohen (2004, USA, 99 minutes). BMW Guggenheim Lab, Houston Street at Second Avenue, NY, NY. Free. Information.

Lecture, 7 pm: Cory Arcangel’s Title TK meets Danny Goldberg at the Whitney. Free with registration. Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Avenue at 75^th Street, NY, NY.

Outdoor Cinema 2011 at Socrates Sculpture Park: At the Edge of Russia (2011, 74 mins. Directed by Michal Marczak) at sunset – with performance by Balalaika Duo starting at 7pm and grilled Russian food by Wunderbar. 32-01 Vernon Blvd. at Broadway. Information and directions.

Thursday, August 11

Opening reception, 6-8 pm, for Fresh Paint From Bushwick, featuring work by Gina Beavers, Holly Coulis, Halsey Hathaway, Rachel LaBine, Kerry Law, Adam Simon and Josette Urso. StandPipe Gallery, 150 West 25^th Street, NY, NY.

DUMBO 1^st Thursday Gallery Walk, 6-9 pm. Please visit the website for information about galleries and food & drink specials.

Rosanne Cash in conversation with Susan Morrison, articles editor at The New Yorker, 7-9 pm, about her memoir, Composed. powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY. RSVP.

Friday, August 12

Join a “city’s-eye view” tour, 2-5 pm, through and around Hunts Point, the largest wholesale food market in the world, located in the Bronx. Departs from BMW Guggenheim Lab, Houston Street at Second Avenue, NY, NY, traveling by subway. Register.

Saturday, August 13

Chairs X Urbanity, noon-6 pm: A day long workshop presenting The Generator by Raumlabor in which visitors will become performers by fabricating a chair and taking it to their own desired space in the city. Free, on a first come first served basis. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 97 Kenmare Street, NY, NY.

This week’s DART picks:

Sweet Dreams: Comics, Cartoons and Contemporary Art, featuring work by Richard Artschwager, John Baldessari, Richard Bosman, Joan Brossa, Nick Cortese, Carroll Dunham, Red Grooms, Philip Guston, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Matt Mullican, Takashi Murakami, Elizabeth Murray, Bruce Nauman, Claes Oldenburg, Tom Otterness, Raymond Pettibon, Ken Price, David Sandlin, H. C. Westermann. Through September 3 at Brooke Alexander Editions, 53 Wooster Street, NY, NY.

Magic for Beginners featuring work by Bas Jan Ader, Olaf Breuning, Jennifer Cohen, Scott Hug, Kevin Lips, Niall McClelland,, Jesse McLean, Kristie Muller, Rbt. Sps., Brent Stewart. Through August 27 at  PPOW Gallery, 535 West 22^nd Street, 3^rd Floor, NY, NY.

The Most Faithful: Photographs from Cuba by Daniel Handal, curated by Yulia Tikhonova. Caribbean Literary and Cultural Center, Brooklyn Public Library, 22 Linden Blvd, Brooklyn, NY. Save the date: Closing reception, Tuesday, September 6, 6-8pm. Information.

Saturday, August 13

Artist Talk and reception, 5-9 pm, Emily Schiffer: Children of the Cheyenne River.  Fovea Exhibitions, 143 Main Street, Beacon, NY.

American Girl in Italy 60^th Anniversary Exhibition, photographs by Ruth Orkin. Stephen Bulger Gallery, 1026 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON. Save the date: Saturday, August 20, 2-5 pm, Reception and film screening, with Ninalee Craig [the girl], and Mary Engel [director of Ruth Orkin archive] in attendance.

American Girl in Italy, Florence, 1951. Copyright © Estate of Ruth Orkin / Courtesy of Stephen Bulger Gallery