Risky Business.

Chelsea may be the epicenter of the art scene, but the Lower East Side (LES) and Chinatown areas of NYC have gained a reputation as the risk takers who needed more freedom. This week I offer you a chance to get your fix in LES/ Chinatown. Check out the gallery hop trail below:  

Chris Norris, Chuck Yuen, Daniel Davidson, Ernest Conception, Garyt Shiflett, Jenny Kendler, Rob Lee "Daniel Davidson: Fat Fingers and Mundus Incognita (Group Show)" at Mulherin + Pollard
Chinatown/LES: 187 Chrystie street, 6-9pm

Kelsey Bennett "Black Velvet: The Godfather of Soul" at Christopher Henry Gallery
Chinatown/LES: 127 Elizabeth street, 7-10pm

Get a nice dose of photography by Kelsey Bennett of the infamous James Brown impersonator, Black Velvet.

Carlos Noronha Feio, Kai-Oi Jay Yung, Mary Temple, Michael Mandiberg, Rinat Kotler, Yevgeniy Fiks "Image Wars" curated by Miguel Amado at Henry Street Settlement, Abrons Arts Center
Chinatown/LES: 466 Grand street, 6-8pm

Deb Sokolow "Notes on Denver International Airport and the New World Order" curated by Miguel Amado at Henry Street Settlement, Abrons Arts Center
Chinatown/LES: 466 Grand street, 6-8pm

View the unveiling of Deb Sokolow's new body of work that investigates the New World Order Headquarters bunker below the Denver International Airport. 

Preview: Akbar Padamsee, F.N. Souza, M.F. Husain, Ram Kumar, S.H. Raza "POP - Progressive on Paper" at Aicon Gallery 4 Street: 35 Great Jones street, please RSVP: newyork@aicongallery.com or 212.725.6092, 6-9pm

Performance: Chelsea Knight "Frame" curated by Miguel Amado at Henry Street Settlement, Abrons Arts Center
Chinatown/LES: 466 Grand street, 6-8pm

Where would art be without some good ole' fashioned political controversy? Should be eyebrow- raising!

Panel Discussion: Catherine Howe, Colette Robbins, Helen O'Leary, Micah Ganske, Vincent Desiderio "The View from the Cill Rialaig" a roundtable discussion at Lesley Heller (Workspace)
Chinatown/LES: 54 Orchard street, 7pm

Cill Rialaig is an artist colony in Ireland. I am curious to know about the current trends they are sparking these days.

Book launch: Paola Ferrario "19 Pictures 22 recipes" at Sue Scott Gallery
Chinatown/LES: 1 Rivington street, please rsvp to: info@suescottgallery.com, 6:30-8pm

Listen to the author as she discusses her book on blending meditation with food and photography, while enjoying some treats prepared by the writer herself.