Daniel Joseph Martinez, I always wanted the ears of Buddha, the will of Nietzsche and the body of Mishima, Los Angeles, 1979, Silver gelatin print. On view through March 3 at LAXART, 2640 S. La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA., in conjunction with Pacific Standard Time. Information.

Wednesday, February 22

History of Typography Series presents, 6:30 pm: Russell Maret, Private Press Printer and Type Designer and Micah Currier, The Dale Guild Type Foundry. The Center for Book Arts, 27 West 28^th Street, 3^rd Floor (use freight elevator to the West of building entrance), NY, NY. Donation $10/$5.

Book Sale, 40% off, February 21-March 11: Dashwood Books 33 Bond Street, between Lafayette and Bowery, NY, NY.

Thursday, February 23

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Melanie Willhide | To Adrian Rodrieguez, with love. Von Lintel Gallery, 520 West 23^rd Street, NY, NY. 

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Jonathan Lasker | Early Work. Cheim & Read, 547 West 25^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Paul Graham | The Present. Pace MacGill Gallery, 545 West 22^nd Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Matthew Pillsbury | City Stages. Bonni Benrubi Gallery, 41 East 57^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Jean-Philippe Delhomme | Dressed for Art. Special performance and reading by poet and writer Glenn O’Brien, 7:30 pm. FIAF Gallery, 22 East 60^thStreet, between Park and Madison Avenue, NY, NY. In conjunction with the Fashion at FIAF 2012 program.

Presentation and discussion, 6:30-8:30 pm: Work Plus Plan | An Evening with Eleanor Davis, Lisa Hanawalt & Jillian Tamaki. Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63^rd Street, NY, NY. Tickets $15/$12/$7.

Artist talk, 6:30-8 pm: A dialogue between Emna Zghal and Lisa Binder, Curator at the Museum for African Art, on the recent cultural and social uprising in Tunisia. In conjunction with Ms. Zghal’s exhibition currently on view at Miyako Yoshinaga art prospects, 547 West 27^th Street, 2^nd Floor, NY, NY.

Friday, February 24

Opening reception, 5-7 pm: Lawrence Beck | Italian Gardens and Carlito Carlvalhosa | New Works. Sonnabend Gallery, 536 West 22^nd Street, NY, NY.

The Review panel presents, 6:30 pm:  Franklin Einspruch, Faye Hirsch and Christina Kee join David Cohen to review Mary Corse, Ridley Howard, Glenn Goldberg and Joyce Pensato. National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY. Free with museum admission. Information.

Opening reception, 5-7 pm: Pioneers of Bushwick | We Call it Home. Diana Jones Center, 9 Noll Street, corner of Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Information.

From 8 Dead Palm Trees by J. Bennett Fitts; right: from Double Life by Kelli Connell, opening Saturday at

This Week’s DART Picks

Thursday, February 23, Salon at Wacko presents, 8-11 pm: Billy’s Thursday Night Fish Fry & Community Social. La Luz de Jesus, 4633 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA.

Saturday, February 25, opening reception 2-5pm: Eliane Excoffier | Series 1996-2011. Stephen Bulger Gallery, 1026 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON.

Saturday, February 25, opening reception 5:30-7:30 pm: Kelli Connell | Double Life and J. Bennett Fitts | 8 Dead Palm Trees. Kopeikin Gallery, 2766 La Cienega Blvd., just north of Washington, Los Angeles, CA.

Tim Hamill Visiting Artist Lecture presents, 6:30 pm: Laurie Anderson. Boston University School of Visual Arts, Morse Auditorium, 602 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA. Free and open to the public. Information.

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