GALLERY SHOWS

Max Ferguson, "Paintings of Urban Intimacy," at Gallery Henoch, 555 West 25th Street, through December 4, galleryhenoch.com

Roger White, at Rachel Uffner Gallery, 47 Orchard Street, through December 19, racheluffnergallery.com

Matthew Monahan, at Anton Kern Gallery, 532 West 20th Street, through December 23, antonkerngallery.com

Maria Lassnig, at Friedrich Petzel Gallery, 537 West 22nd Street, through December 22, petzel.com

FILMS

"Tiny Furniture," directed by Lena Dunham, at the IFC Center, ifccenter.com [Read Scott Indrisek's interview with Dunham's soon-to-be collaborator, Ry Russo-Young]

"Mapping Subjectivity: Experimentation in Arab Cinema from the 1960s to Now, Part I," at the Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, through November 22, moma.org

BOOKS

"Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality," by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá, published by Harper, harpercollins.com[Listento an interview with Ryan on the "Savage Love" podcast, hosted by Dan Savage]

"Just Kids," by Patti Smith, now in paperback, published by Ecco, harpercollins.com [Read Emma Allen's coverage of Smith's recent show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sarah Douglas's report from a Smith's show in London last year, and Kris Wilton's interview with Patti Smith biopic director Steven Sebring]

"New Literature from Europe 2010," at McNally Jackson Books, 52 Prince Street, Thursday, November 16, 7–8 p.m., mcnallyjackson.com

NEW SECRET ART-WORLD HOT SPOT IN THE MAKING

Hotel Chantelle, 92 Ludlow Street, hotelchantelle.com