The stone steps at a Jain cave in south India. Wolfgang Laib (from 2002) at Sperone Westwater.

Lush colors waiting at the airport in Honolulu. Peter Schlesinger (from 1981) at Sperone Westwater.

Jay-Z in the shadow of the Twin Towers. Danny Hastings (from 1996) in the GOLDEN group show at Ki Smith Gallery.

Missy Elliott and Lil’ Kim as Rock ’em Sock ’em robots. T. Eric Monroe (from 1997) in the GOLDEN group show at Ki Smith Gallery.

The raised hands of Method Man. Erik Elijah Brumfield (from 2025) in the GOLDEN group show at Ki Smith Gallery.

Accumulations of images and influences hidden under a raised skirt. Xaviera Simmons (from 2012) in the By Way Of: Material and Motion in the Guggenheim Collection show at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Riding a bike with no wheels. Arlene Gottfried (from 1978) in the Picture Stories: Photographs by Arlene Gottfried show at the New York Historical.

Watching the bystander observe what’s behind the mysterious smoke. Miguel Calderón (from 2025) at Kurimanzutto.

Extending the illusionistic photographic space with folded cardboard and charcoal drawing. Aurora Király (from 2015) in the Anca Poterașcu Gallery booth at NADA New York.

The formal interplay of hard edged geometries, hand crafted ceramics, and photographic human curves. Sheree Hovsepian (from 2025) in the Uffner & Liu booth at NADA New York.

Crafting diorama-like physical pace from catalog imagery. Xi Li in the Hesse Flatow booth at NADA New York.

Exploring decay via an image of a rotting pumpkin drenched in a crystalline bath (that further disrupts the emulsion). Soraya Zaman in the SoMad booth at NADA New York.

Doubled standing on an overturned bucket, captured by infrared light. Ren Light Pan in the Jessamine booth at NADA New York.

Constructing the shimmering form of a male figure, with seawater prints on silk. Strauss Louw in the WHATIFTHEWORLD booth at NADA New York.

The visual echoes of found imagery layered within corrugated plastic. Enrique Garcia in the N.A.S.A.L. booth at NADA New York.

Methodically preparing cassava as a poison, with echoes of the slave trade, domestic labor, and resistance. Kosisochukwu Nnebe (from 2022) in the Zalucky Contemporary booth at NADA New York.

Ethereal video stills embedded in glass and soldered together like armored plates. Amber Toplisek (from 2025) in the mimo booth at NADA New York.

Layers of mirrored reflections and distortions. Abi Shehu (from 2019) in the Voloshyn Gallery booth at the Independent art fair.

Placing a ripe peach in the center of a summertime tabletop still life. Wolfgang Tillmans (from 2018) in the Maureen Paley Gallery booth at the Independent art fair.

Matching the Statue of Liberty in a Mao suit. Tseng Kwong Chi (from 1979) in the Yancey Richardson Gallery booth at the Independent art fair.