Mixing a motorcycle helmet with an overflowing tumble of hair. Athi-Patra Ruga (from 2008) at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art.

A costume of voluminous pearls and a hairy animal mask. Annette Frick (from 2002) in the Vaginal Davis: Magnificent Product show at MoMA PS1.

Shifting icebergs in Antarctica, bathed in mint green. David Benjamin Sherry at Nicelle Beauchene Gallery.

Interrupting a bedroom nude with a transparent veil of distortion. Zora Sicher at Dashwood Projects.

Digitally removing the cowboys from Richard Prince’s western landscapes. Michael Neff at Heft Gallery.

Self portraiture with 4 foot by 6 foot plotter scanner. Luke Shannon at Heft Gallery.

Dense arrays of plaster face masks, as a haunting record of trans men and women from Mexico and the UK. Teresa Margolles at James Cohan Gallery.

Fitting together Napoli pedestrians like a jigsaw puzzle. Bruce Gilden at Leica Gallery.

Using the arch of a Joshua tree to frame the landscape. Charles Roscoe Savage (from 1884) in the second floor hallway at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Capturing the hazy dappled glow between leaves. Kenneth Josephson (from 1961) in the Vibrations in Nature: In-camera Multiple Exposures group show at Gitterman Gallery.

Stuttering repetitions in the forest undergrowth. Ralph Eugene Meatyard (from 1969) in the Vibrations in Nature: In-camera Multiple Exposures group show at Gitterman Gallery.

The shimmering movement of dangling branches. Harry Callahan (from 1945) in the Vibrations in Nature: In-camera Multiple Exposures group show at Gitterman Gallery.

Weaving strips of imagery into shifting compositions fused into undulating glass. Juyon Lee (from 2025) in the Through Fragility paired show at Baxter St at CCNY.

Exploring a Mongolian diasporic identity via passport stamps and ID photos. Suniko Bazargarid (from 2023) at Baxter St at CCNY.

A fleeting nocturnal photogram of a black bear. Zana Briski (from 2020) in the Common Sentience group show at 601Artspace.

A surreally uncomfortable lick of an eyeball. Janine Antoni (from 1999) in the Common Sentience group show at 601Artspace.

A stranger’s contact sheet, from a conceptual photographic chain letter. Ken Ohara (from 1974) at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Late night glamour at an LA hot dog stand. Pamela Hanson (from 1994) at Staley-Wise Gallery.

Using custom software code to visually straighten bent trees. Daniel Temkin (from 2016) at Higher Pictures.

Collaged layers of sculptural bodies. Aaron Krach at CLAMP.