The intertwined angles of embracing arms, with a nod to Marion Pinto’s pastels. Coyote Park at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art.
The tactile threat of sandy eroision. Yiyo Tirado Rivera in the no existe un mundo poshuracán: Puerto Rican Art in the Wake of Hurricane Maria group show at the Whitney.
The bond between father and daughter made visible with red thread. Gabriella N. Báez in the no existe un mundo poshuracán: Puerto Rican Art in the Wake of Hurricane Maria group show at the Whitney.
Re-connecting with threatened nature via drawing on (and then rephotographing) cupey leaves. Javier Orfón in the no existe un mundo poshuracán: Puerto Rican Art in the Wake of Hurricane Maria group show at the Whitney.
Layered images of shrines and Asian restaurants, mixing complex combinations of heritage and home. Tommy Kha at Baxter St at CCNY.
A stacked study in candy-colored pink. Victor Demarchelier (from 2018) at Staley-Wise Gallery.
An elegant tumble of soft lavender. Patrick Demarchelier (for Dior, from 2011) at Staley-Wise Gallery.
Catching film director Eric Rohmer in mid air, while jumping rope. François-Marie Banier at Miguel Abreu Gallery.
Feet and hands in high heels, posed over the kitchen sink. Jimmy DeSana at PPOW Gallery.
The everyday dark angles of legs and bare feet. Gabriel Branco in the Six Artists group show at Mendes Wood DM.
The disorienting illusion of Portuguese stone paving tiles upset by underground movements. Ellie Ga in Looking Back/The 13th White Columns Annual at White Columns.
Organizing apples and chestnuts into the chemical structure of a silver iodine molecule. Simon Starling at Casey Kaplan Gallery.
The artifice of Las Vegas embodied in the glance of a lifelike showgirl mannequin. Jeff Burton at Casey Kaplan Gallery.
Hybrid female faces, with a nod to the Rolling Stones’ Some Girls album cover. Eva Lake in the Paper Power group show at Frosch & Co.
Taking flight amid a swarm of toy fighter planes. Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart in the Out of Joint group show at New Collectors.
Tossed gloves like ghostly floating hands. Guy Bolongaro in the Out of Joint group show at New Collectors.
Constructing a new cowboy myth from snakeskin boots, an African mask, and scattered dice. Awol Erizku in the Helmut Lang Seen by Antwaun Sargent: YOBWOC show at Hannah Traore Gallery.
Iteratively breaking down the structure of a tree, from photograph, to drawing, to charted grid. Charles Gaines at Hauser & Wirth.
Echoing the curve of a male nude with expressive overpainting. Ariane Lopez-Huici at Slag Gallery.
A bag of condoms, seen in the tactile lushness of platinum. Ayanna Dozier at Microscope 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.
