Many galleries are closed for the last two weeks of August, but there are still a few events to report for this week. Enjoy!

Tuesday:
+ Julian Goldstein, Kat Kohl "Composition of the Surrounding" at AES Gallery

Thursday:
+ Jack Tworkov "Against Extremes" at The UBS Art Gallery

Tuesday, August 18

Lecture: "Design Criticism Reading Night" at SVA (KGB Bar)
4 Street: 85 E 4 street, free with RSVP to dcrit@sva.edu, 7-9pm

"Eclectic Visionaries" at AHL Foundation (WCO Center)
26 street: 19 W 26 street, floor 5, 6-8pm

+ Julian Goldstein, Kat Kohl "Composition of the Surrounding" at AES Gallery
Queens: 44-02 23rd street, 7-9pm

Wednesday, August 19

Lecture: "Budgeting 101" at LMCC
Downtown: 125 Maiden lane, floor 2, free, RSVP required, 6:30pm

Screening: Jazz-minh Moore "Prozess" at Lyons Wier Gallery
20 street: 175 Seventh avenue, at W 20 street, 7-9pm

Screening: "The Queen and I (2008)" Director and Producer: Nahid Persson Sarvestani at Chelsea Art Museum
22 street: 556 W 22 street, $15, 9pm

Artist Talk: "Racism: An American Family Value" moderated by Nicole Caruth at Center for Book Arts
27 street: 28 W 27 street, floor 3, $10, 6:30pm

Screening: "Media Jam" at Dutch Kills Gallery
Queens: 37-24 24th street, Suite 402, 8-11pm

Screening: "Gomorrah" 2008, directed by Matteo Garrone with Toni Servillo at Socrates Sculpture Park
Queens: 32-01 Vernon Blvd, pre-screening performance 7pm, screening begins at sunset

Thursday, August 20

Zach Hyman "Decent Exposures" at Chair and the Maiden
8 street: 19 Christopher street, RSVP to rsvp@chairandthemaiden.com, 6-8pm

"Summer Soirees 2009" at Chelsea Art Museum
22 street: 556 W 22 street, for more information email nicollette@chelseaartmuseum.org, 6-11pm

"The 2009 Chelsea International Fine Art Competition Exhibition" at Agora Gallery (chelsea)
25 street: 530 W 25 street, 6-8pm

Tomoko Kagami "Soul" at Onishi Gallery
26 street: 521 W 26 street, 6-8pm (Calligraphy demo at 7pm)

+ Jack Tworkov "Against Extremes" at The UBS Art Gallery
51 street: 1285 Sixth avenue, at w 51 street, UBS Building, 6-8pm

Friday, August 21

Andres Bedoya, Charlotte Sims, Giorgio Handman, Jesse Gelaznik, Kendel Bennett, Nicole Laemmle, Rachel R. Blackwell "The Immortality Project" curated by Rachel R. Blackwell at Rafik Video
10 street: 814 Broadway, floor 2, 7-10pm

Sang Yong Lee "The Flight" at Tenri Cultural Institute
13 street: 43 W 13 street, 6-8pm

Screening: "Appropriate War: Repositioning Ourselves to the Simulacra" screening of "Vonnegut's Tivo", and discussion curated by Andrea Liu at Elga Wimmer PCC
26 street: 526 W 26 street, floor 3, 7-9pm

"ASMP New York Image '09 Awards" at Farmani Gallery
Brooklyn, Dumbo: 111 Front street, suite 212, 6-9pm

Amelia Hall, Brendan Missett, Brian Kuzma, Caitlin Martusewicz, Carlos Charlie Perez, DADDY, Devin Kenny, Jacob Rhodes, James Brittingham, Joe Kay, Katia Kuethe, Lucy Kim, Micaela Carolan, Mira Aldridge, Scott Keightley, Simone Frazier, Stuart Perry, Travess, Tyler Putnam "Best Rapper Alive" curated by Audrey Berman, Pete Deevakul at Bushwick Starr
Brooklyn, Bushwick: 207 Starr street, b/w Irving & Wyckoff, 6-8pm opening (party continues through night)

Abbey Braden "PunkPhoto.com 5 Year Anniversary Exhibit" curated by Sergio Barrale at Littlefield performance + art space
Brooklyn, Misc.: 622 Degraw street, 6pm-2am

Performance: "Passport Fridays 2009: 5th International Outdoor Film, Dance & Music Series" at Queens Museum of Art (New York City Building)
Queens: Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 6:30-10pm

Saturday, August 22

Screening: Alice Cohen, Barbara Hammer, Bianca Akerman, Chantal Akerman, Jean Rouch, Juan Gonzalez, North Vietnamese Propaganda Film, Sasha Janerus, Stephanie Wuertz, Susan Pitt "!!! Experimental Films !!!" at Junto
Brooklyn, Bushwick: 345 Elbert street, studio 12, 8pm

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