This weekend, Printed Matter, which sustained more than $200,000 in damages during Hurricane Sandy, is holding a Benefit Auction and Selling Exhibition. The live event takes place on Saturday, March 9, from 6 to 8:30 pm at the Robert Rauschenberg Project Space, 455 West 19^th Street, NY, NY, where the preview exhibition of approximately 20 selected works to be auctioned in a live format can be seen. Bidding on these works will commence at 7pm sharp on Saturday, while silent bids can be made on all other auction works. Note, highest online bids will be transferred to the room. For absentee bidding of works, please contact Keith Gray at 212 925 0325 or keith@printedmatter.org. The evening will feature a performance by Alex Waterman on solo cello with electronics.  View the works online. Tickets $150 for the live event on Saturday.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday in New York

Armory Arts Week celebrates New York’s Art Neighborhoods:
Friday: Long Island City Night
Saturday: Chelsea Day and Brooklyn Night
Sunday: Lower East Side and Downtown.
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Saturday, March 9, 7-11 pm
In response to damage and losses caused by Hurricane Sandy, Rabbithole is holding a fundraising benefit to help the space and its partners recover from November’s catastrophe. Rabbithole, in association with United Photo Industries and the Dumbo Art District, presents a group show and silent auction for the Armory Week’s Brooklyn Night, featuring works from 30 artists, live performances from Monogold, Jason Bartell, Carana and many others.  Click here for a full list of artists. Rabbithole, downstairs at 33 Washington Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY. Tickets $10/$25 w/raffle. More about Dumbo Arts.

Saturday, March 9, 11 am- 5 pm
Opening day, Edo Pop | The Graphic Impact of Japanese Prints. Japan Society, 333 East 47^th Street, NY, NY. Above, Brooklyn artist Aiko (center), whose installation Sunrise fills the first upstairs gallery, with Director of Japan Society Gallery, Miwako Tezuka, at the preview of Edo Pop earlier this week.

Saturday/Sunday, March 9/10, in Baltimore

Open Space/Fourth Annual Publications and Multiples Fair. This event is a celebration and survey of artist publications, prints, and objects produced in multiple. This year’s fair promises a wide variety of publications and objects by over 50 independent publishers, galleries and artists from Baltimore and abroad. The fair is free and open to the public, with panel discussions, film screenings, and readings. Information.