Photographs by Machiel Botman. Left: Tree House, 2008. Right: Julia, 2007. Copyright the artist, courtesy Gitterman Gallery.

Tuesday, December 13

Film Screening, 8:30 pm: A Guided Tour of Edith’s Apartment, dir. Jacob Burckhardt. The Pink Pony, 176 Ludlow Street, between Stanton and East Houston, NY, NY. Free, cash bar.

Discussion on new forms of publishing and distribution, 7 pm: Stammtisch / Tertulias / Salon: On Architecture and Publishing. Storefront for Art & Architecture, 97 Kenmare Street, NY, NY. Information.

Wednesday, December 14

Opening reception, 7pm: Istvan Orosz. Hungarian Cultural Center, 447 Broadway, 5^th Floor, NY, NY.

Opening day, 11 am-6pm: Machiel Botman | One Tree. Gitterman Gallery, 170 East 75^th Street, NY, NY.

Holiday Image Share, 7 pm: Muse Fuse at NurtureArt Gallery. 56 Bogart Street, Brooklyn, NY. Information.

Holiday party, 8 pm: Alice Austen House, 2 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island, NY. RSVP.

Thursday, December 15

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Vivian Maier. Steven Kasher Gallery, 521 West 23^rd Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Super Natural, featuring work by Osamu James Nakagawa, Ingo Günther, Terry Taylor, Yu Yamauchi and the collaborative team Robyn Voshardt & Sven Humphrey. MIYAKO YOSHINAGA art prospects, 547 West 27^th Street, 2^nd Floor, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-9 pm: Matthew Picton | Paper Cities. Christopher Henry Gallery, 127 Elizabeth Street, NY, NY.

CCNY Lecture series presents, 7 pm: Rona Yefman. School of Visual Arts Ampitheater, 209 East 23^rd Street, 3^rd Floor, NY, NY. $5/$3/Free. Information.

Aperture and the School of Visual Arts present, 7:30 pm: A Slide Show and Talk by Diane Arbus [1970] and a screening of Who is Marvin Israel? [2005]. SVA Theatre, 333 West 23^rd Street, NY, NY. Free. Information.

Friday, December 16

Book signing, 6-7:30 pm:  Ken Schles | Oculus. ICP Store, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, NY, NY. Information.

Panel discussion, 6:30 pm: Geograpica: The Unexplored Terrain featuring artists and scientists on the subject of cartography, with Doug Beube, Danielle Tegeder, Robbin Ami Silverberg, and Leif Percifield of Public Laboratories. Central Booking, 111 Front Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY.

Saturday, December 17

Holiday All-Stars Book Signing, 3-4 pm: Ricardo Cortés, Lev Grossman, Chuck Klosterman, David Rakoff,  and J. Courtney Sullivan. powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY.

Opening reception and workshops, 7 and 9 pm: Strategies for Public Occupation. Storefront for Art & Architecture, 97 Kenmare Street, NY, NY. Register for workshops.

Buddhist Lineage (detail), Mongolia 1800 – 1899. Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton. Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

This Week’s DART Picks:

Public programs in conjunction with Hero, Villain, Yeti: Tibet in Comics. Schedule. Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17^th Street, NY, NY.

Tuesday, December 12-Thursday, December 15: Occupy St. Marks Theater 80 Film Festival. 80 St. Marks Place, NY, NY. Information.

Monday, December 19, 6-8 pm: "The Artists and The Unseen Eye." W.M. Hunt talks with photographers in his book The Unseen Eye.  Guests include Elinor Carucci, Phyllis Galembo, Luis Mallo, Gary Schneider, Gerald Slota, Frank Yamrus and some surprises. Aperture Gallery, 547 W. 27th St, 4th Floor, NY, NY.

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