The Dwell Guide to Events in Your City

Wednesday, March 19

MoMA opens two exhibits today: Projects 87, featuring Israel-born video artist Sigalit Landau’s exploration of her native landscape; and Geometry of Motion, which compares optical techniques used by László Moholy-Nagy, Hans Richter, and Marcel Duchamp in the 1920s with those by 1970s artists Gordon Matta-Clark, Robert Smithson, Anthony McCall, and others. 11 W. 53rd St.; (212) 708-9400; www.moma.org

At the tail end of its tribute to actor Rex Harrison, MoMA screens such classics as The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Unfaithfully Yours, Escape, The Agony and the Ecstasy and Cleopatra through March 24. 11 W. 53rd St.; (212) 708-9400; www.moma.org

The New Museum gives the podium to two emerging firms: Johnsen Schmaling Architects, a Milwaukee-based design and research studio, and Moorhead & Moorhead, a New York-based architecture and industrial design collaborative. 7 p.m.; The New Museum, 235 Bowery; (212) 753-1722; www.newmuseum.org

As a part of Small Press Month, The Drawing Center hosts Jonathan Ames, author of The Extra Man and Wake Up, Sir, award-winning poetess Rebecca Wolff and short-story writer Vestal McIntyre. 6:30 p.m.; The Drawing Center, 35 Wooster St.; (212) 219-2166; www.drawingcenter.org

Thursday, March 20

The cultural exchange between China and the U.S. has increasingly involved architects. At AIA tonight, representatives of several New York firms – Pei Partnership,Tsao & McKown Architects, Kohn Pedersen Fox, and Beyer Blinder Belle – discuss ongoing and recently completed projects in China. 6–8 p.m.; Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place; 212-683-0023; www.aiany.org

Saturday, March 22

The battle for improv-comedy king is on at The Upright Citizen Brigade’s WrestleSlamMania, the culmination of earlier “Cage Matches” between its quick-witted stars. 12 a.m.; Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, 307 W 26th St.; (212) 366-9176; www.ucbw.info

Sunday, March 23

Cartoonist Julia Wertz, author of an upcoming comics anthology, joins fellow graphic artists Liz Baillie, Tom Hart, and Sam Henderson for this reading at KGB Bar. 7 p.m.; KGB Bar, 85 E 4th St, 212.769.6816; www.kgbbar.com

Monday, March 24

Curtis Schreier and Chip Lord of misanthropic architecture collective Ant Farm open Columbia's exhibition of their work with tonight's  discussion. 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Wood Auditorium, Avery Hall, 1172 Amsterdam Ave.; (212) 854-9543; www.arch.columbia.edu

Tuesday, March 25

The Fashion Institute of Technology analyzes what exactly makes materials sustainable, and what criteria consumers should consider. 6-9 p.m.; Fashion Institute of Technology, Seventh Avenue at 27 St.; (212) 217-7250; www.fitnyc.edu

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