Daybook is an ongoing visual diary made entirely of notable photographs, a cascade of images seen here and there and deserving of further attention.
April 26, 2024
Making a portrait of a female chatbot. Lynn Hershman Leeson (from 2024) at Bridget Donahue.
April 25, 2024
A shadowy grid of cowboys, construction workers, and policemen, playing with clichés of gay masculinity. Pacifico Silano at Island 83 Gallery.
April 24, 2024
Bessie Smith posed with a gathering of feathers. Carl Van Vechten (from 1936) in The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism at the Met.
April 24, 2024
A pensive Harlem nude, flanked by competing studio backdrops. James Van Der Zee (from 1923) in The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism at the Met.
April 24, 2024
Amplifying the luminous presence of Josephine Baker. Adolph de Meyer (from 1925-1926) in The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism at the Met.
April 23, 2024
Collaged layers of in-process imagery, collapsing iterative moments in artistic time. Yamini Nayar (from 2011) in a group show at Thomas Erben Gallery.
April 19, 2024
Glamorous Hitchcock-style horror staged on a Los Angeles roadway. Ellen von Unwerth (from 2018) at Staley-Wise Gallery.
April 18, 2024
Turning champagne bottles into formal up and down triangulations. Robert Mapplethorpe at Gladstone Gallery.
April 17, 2024
The angled posing of a languorous touch. George Platt Lynes (from 1937) at CLAMP.
April 17, 2024
A striding figure with sculptural echoes of driftwood. PaJaMa (from 1947) at CLAMP.
April 16, 2024
Downcast eyes and a curl of hair. Brassaï (from 1932-33) in the Nightlife group show at Marlborough New York.
April 16, 2024
A tense encounter on the stairs. Bill Brandt (from 1930s/later) in the Nightlife group show at Marlborough New York.
April 12, 2024
The tactile essences of a folded body print. Katherine Hubbard (from 2023) in the Angelic Rebels group show at Company.
April 12, 2024
A dejected angel during the AIDS crisis. Tessa Boffin (from 1989) in the Angelic Rebels group show at Company.
April 11, 2024
Nesting performative studio setups in layers of illusionistic reflection. B. Ingrid Olson in the Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing at the Whitney.
April 11, 2024
A towering wall documenting the daily tasks of providing abortion health care. Carmen Winant in the Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing at the Whitney.
April 10, 2024
A classic gesture of collaged glamour, as applied to the elegant profile of a Weimaraner. William Wegman at Sperone Westwater.
April 9, 2024
Blocking the sun wearing latex gloves. Ian Lewandowski at CLAMP.
April 5, 2024
A hypnotized man, acting out being at the bottom of the ocean. Elizabeth Heyert at Daniel Cooney Fine Art.
April 4, 2024
A sea of serious faces at a Black Muslim rally in Harlem. Gordon Parks (from 1963) at Jack Shainman Gallery.