A narrow portrait through veiled darkness. Mandy Vahabzadeh at Anita Rogers Gallery.
The gold flecked magic of floating milkweed. Masao Yamamoto at Yancey Richardson Gallery.
The mystery of spiky cast shadows and pulled-back blinds. Dannielle Bowman at Baxter St. at CCNY.
A vintage price list poster for Ed Ruscha’s photobooks. In the By/Buy Me group show at Susan Inglett Gallery.
A Louise Lawler photograph multiplied out on wrapping paper. In the By/Buy Me group show at Susan Inglett Gallery.
Embellishing portraits of black women and girls with intricate Klimt-like gold leaf patterning. Tawny Chatmon at Fotografiska.
Staging an Israeli military meal as a visual echo of the Last Supper. Adi Nes at Fotografiska.
Angled elbows inside the taut stripes of a tent. Susan Meiselas in the Posed group show at Danziger Gallery.
Trailing wisps of hair creating a sense of fluidity. Dana Lixenberg in the Posed group show at Danziger Gallery.
Radiating cast shadows from an overhead fire escape. Charlotte Brooks in the 4×14: Four Vintage Photographs by Fourteen Women Photographers group show at Keith de Lellis Gallery.
Swirling photographic texture output by a digital jacquard loom. Clement Valla in the Embedded Parables group show at Bitforms.
A hint of representation dissolving into a diamond of watery swirls. Gerhard Richter at Gagosian Gallery.
Kaleidoscopic patterns of African masks and palm trees interrupted by gestural marks and expressive paint drips. Rashid Johnson at Hauser & Wirth.
Shading inversions of geometric pattern. György Kepes in a paired show with Cameron Martin at Sikkema Jenkins & Co.
A glowing red floor, in moments separated by a few seconds. Eve Sonneman at Nohra Haime Gallery.
Finely bent reflections in blown glass. Sonya Noskowiak in the Nocturne group show at Shin Gallery.
Subtleties of delicately smooth texture. Imogen Cunningham in the Nocturne group show at Shin Gallery.
Playful salesmanship in 1970s Tribeca. Allan Tannenbaum in The Tribeca Show at Apexart.
Images of bodega flowers sewn into a flowing AIDS memorial dress. Hunter Reynolds at PPOW Gallery.
A suavely surreal portrait of Tilda Swinton. Duane Michals at DC Moore Gallery.
Daybook
Daybook is an ongoing visual diary made entirely of notable photographs, a cascade of images seen here and there and deserving of further attention.
