If you are looking to escape the holiday rush, here is a short list of art openings to check out this week. Online, watch the recorded performance event organized by Artcards London last week. I am looking forward to 2012 and I hope you have a wonderful holiday.

New on Artcards Review:
- "Destroy All Monsters at Prism Gallery" by Lee Foley

Tuesday, December 20

Esteban Jefferson, Evan Borja, Jeremy Nakamura, Jess Chiang, Maximillian Piras, Nabi Salomon "D:FANG (disambiguation: for a new generation)" at Salomon Arts Gallery
Downtown: 83 Leonard street, floor 4, 7-10pm

Closing reception: "Social Photography II" at Carriage Trade Downtown: 62 Walker street, 6-9pm

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Panel Discussion: "Amirali Ghasemi (Tehran) and Sandra Skurvida (New York)" at Independent Curators international (ICI) (The Curatorial Hub)
Chinatown/LES: 401 Broadway, Suite 1620, 6-8:30pm

Book Signing: Leo Fitzpatrick "Not Garbage" at OHWOW Book Club
11 street: 227 Waverly place, 6-8pm

Benefit: "Flux Factory’s Not-so-silent Art Auction & Gala" at flux factory (Center 548)
22 street: 548 West 22nd, $50 and up, 7-10pm

Reading: Lynne Tillman "Someday This Will Be Funny" at Gladstone Gallery
24 street: 515 W 24 street, 6:30pm

Performance: Yvonne Meier "The Shinning" curated by presented by New York Live Arts at The Invisible Dog
Brooklyn, Misc.: 51 Bergen street, $30, 7pm & 9pm

Wednesday, December 21

"Art and Cocktails" at Leila Heller Gallery (Uptown)
78 street: 39 E 78 street, floor 3, 6-8pm

Closing reception: "Generations VIII: a biennial exhibition of small works & fundraising collaboration between A.I.R. Gallery and Women’s World Banking" at A.I.R. Gallery
Brooklyn, Dumbo: 111 Front street, 6-8pm

Performance: Yvonne Meier "The Shinning" curated by presented by New York Live Arts at The Invisible Dog
Brooklyn, Misc.: 51 Bergen street, $30, 7pm & 9pm

Thursday, December 22

Performance: Flora Choi "Daeng'gi Kimchi Factory" presented in collaboration with The Richard and Mica Hadar Foundation at Artists Alliance Inc. (CUCHIFRITOS gallery/project space)
Chinatown/LES: 120 Essex street, 5-7pm

"...so he said we could use this space" at Spazio 522
26 street: 526 26th Street, suite 522, 6-8pm

Performance: Gregory Holm, Jeffrey Williams "Space Within" at PSPS (Paul Seftel Project Space)
28 street: 548 W 28 street, floor 3, 7:30pm

Performance: Yvonne Meier "The Shinning" curated by presented by New York Live Arts at The Invisible Dog
Brooklyn, Misc.: 51 Bergen street, $30, 7pm & 9pm

Friday, December 23

Sequoyah Aono "Face to Face" at Chashama
42 street: 217 E 42 street, b/w 2 and 3 avenue, 6-8pm

Performance: Yvonne Meier "The Shinning" curated by presented by New York Live Arts at The Invisible Dog
Brooklyn, Misc.: 51 Bergen street, $30, 7pm & 9pm

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