New York Art Fairs, 

The Metro Show, January 24-27: An unexpected mix includes top dealers in folk art, Americana, and historic design. Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18^th Street, NY, NY.

E|AB Editions | Artists Books 15^th Anniversary, January 24-27: Founded in 1998 by Susan Inglett of I.C. Editions and Brooke Alexander Editions, the Editions|Artists' Book Fair is known for its vibrant energy and innovation, thanks to over sixty exhibitors, presenting hundreds of artists representing New York, Johannesburg, Amsterdam, London, Paris and points in between. The Altman Building, 135 West 18^th Street, NY, NY.

The Winter Antiques Show, January 25-February 3. The Park Avenue Armory, Park Avenue at 67^th Street, NY, NY. Holland Cotter, of The New York Times wrote, "This fair ismultiplicitous in ways that few others are anymore...with an ardent mix-it-up spirit that was once called eclectic and is now called postmodern."

Looking Ahead February 2-3, 10 am-5 pm both days
Operation Photo Rescue (OPR), a U.S. not-for-profit organization comprised of a worldwide network of volunteers will be in New York City on February 2nd and 3rd to digitally copy photos for anyone whose pictures were damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
Hosted by the School of Visual Arts Master's in Digital Photography program, the OPR team will be onsite at 133 West 21st St, Room 101c. Appointments are recommended, but walk-ins are welcome.

Tuesday, January 22

Opening reception, 7 pm: The Competitive Hypothesis. Storefront for Art & Architectures, 97 Kenmare Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 5-6:45 pm: John Nickle | Illustrations 1988-2012. Milton J. Weill Art Gallery, 92^nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, NY, NY.

In London, UK Opening reception, 7-9 pm: Juergen Teller | Woo. [above] Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH.

In Pasadena Art Center College of Design Spring Lecture Series presents, 7:30 pm: Robert Gober. Art Center College of Design | Hillside Campus, Los Angeles Times Media Center, 1700 Lida Street, Pasadena, CA. Information. [note: this website is not up to date.]

Wednesday, January 23

Artist talk, 7 pm: Remains of the Body with Rebecca Schneider, Professor and Chair of the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies at Brown University, Kathy Battista, Director of Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, New York, artist Marta Jovanovi; moderated by Claudia Calirman, Chief Curator at Location One. Location One, 26 Greene Street, NY, NY. Free. 

The Photographers Lecture Series presents, 7 pm: Ari Marcopoulos, moderated by Philip S. Block. Tickets/ $15. The School at ICP, Shooting Studio 1114 Avenue of the Americas, NY, NY.

Thursday, January 24

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: James Drosnes | Iconograffitti. Krause Gallery, 149 Orchard Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Michael Harrington | Paintings and David Kramer | Epic Memories. Mulherin + Pollard, 187 Chrystie Street, NY, NY.

Inaugural exhibition, continuing through April 13: Dieter Roth | Bjorn Roth. Hauser & Wirth, 511 West 18^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Mara Held.[above] Gary Snyder Gallery, 529 West 20^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception 6-8 pm: Zwelethu Mthethwa. Jack Shainman Gallery, 513 West 20^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Joan Winter | Invisible Light. J. Cacciola Gallery, 537 West 23^rd Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Michael Benson | Planetfall. Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, 547 West 24^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Andy Freeberg | Guardians. Andrea Meislin Gallery, 534 West 24^th Street, NY, NY. Artist talk, with Clifford J. Levy: Saturday, January 26, 2 pm.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Marco Brambilla | Creation (megaplex). Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, 532 West 24^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Les Christophs | Iconosms. Dillon Gallery, 555 West 25^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Kosyo Minchev | Lambs and Landscapes.  Stefan Stux Gallery, 530 West 25^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Brea Souders | Film Electric and John Mann | Folded in Place. Daniel Cooney Fine Art, 526 West 26^th Street, NY, NY

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Ezra Stoller | Beyond Architectures. Yossi Milo Gallery, 245 Tenth Avenue, NY, NY.

Opening day, 10 am-5:45 pm: Zarina | Paper Like Skin. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue, at 89^th Street, NY, NY.

Friday, January 25

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Ouattara Watts | The Project Room. FIAF Gallery, 22 East 60^th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues, NY, NY. RSVP.

Artist reception, 6-9 pm: Martin Smith | We Exchanged Phone Numbers. United Photo Industries, 11 Front Street, Suite 204, Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Lester Johnson | From the Bowery to Bushwick: Three Men in Hats. et al Projects, 56 Bogart Street, First Floor, Brooklyn, NY.

In Philadelphia Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Henry Horenstein | Tales from the 1970s: Honky Tonk and Speedway. Gallery 339, 339 South 21^st Street, at the corner of Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA.

In Daytona Beach, FL Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Janelle Lynch | Jardines de Mexico. Southeast Museum of Photography, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd. (Building 1200) Daytona Beach, FL. Artist talk, Friday, March 29, 6-8 pm

In Pasadena Saturday and Sunday, January 26-27

The Eighth Annual Museums Free-For-All. 19 museums open their doors free of charge. Please check the website as several museum will participate on one of the two days and some require timed tickets.

Above: Installation shot for The Shorthand for Luxury by Vandana Jain, continuing through Febraury10 at Station Independent Projects, 164 Suffolk Street, NY, NY.

Saturday, January 26

Opening reception, noon: Amy Stoker | X. White Box, 329 Broome Street, NY, NY. [X is a 2-day endurance performance.]

Opening reception, 8 pm: Roxy Farman | Test and Alexis Penney | Three Windows. 1:1, 121 Essex Street, 2^nd Floor, NY, NY.

Artist talk and gallery tour, 3 pm: Silvio Wolf | Us. Bruce Silverstein Gallery, 535 West 24^th Street, NY, NY.

Open house, noon-3 pm: Watch a demo, try your hand at pulling a print, tour three new exhibitions, and learn about upcoming programs at The Center for Book Arts. Artists Kyle Holland, Asuka Ohsawa, Richard O'Russa, Roni Gross, and Stephanie Beck will be on hand, talking about their work. The Center for Book Arts, 28 West 27th Street, Third Floor, NY, NY.

Open house, 3-5 pm: Joan Semmel | A Lucid Eye and Honey, I Rearranged the Collection. Bronx Museum, 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street, Bronx, NY. Free.

In Philadelphia Film screening, 6:00 pm: Gregory Crewdson | Brief Encounters. Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, 1400 N. American Street, Suite 103, Philadelphia, PA.

In Toronto Opening reception and film screening, 2-5 pm: Zhang Yaxin | Model Opera. Stephen Bulger Gallery, 1026 Queen Street West Toronto, ON.

In Palm Beach, FL 

Art Palm Beach presents, 3:30 pm: Aperture & The Changing World of Photography with Chris Boot, Executive Director. Palm Beach County Convention Center,650 Okeechobee BoulevardWest Palm Beach, FL. Free with fair admission. Tickets. Information.