The enveloping scale of decommissioning a reactor vessel. Thomas Struth (from 2009) in the BIG FUN group show at 601Artspace.
The muscular gesture of a knife throw. Jeff Wall (from 2008/2019) in the BIG FUN group show at 601Artspace.
The massive ordered scale of a North Korean event. Andreas Gursky (from 2007) in the BIG FUN group show at 601Artspace.
The ghostly form of an airplane. Vera Lutter (from 2006) in the BIG FUN group show at 601Artspace.
The warm glow of hazy afternoon sun along the river. Elger Esser (from 2019) in the In Sequence group show at Bruce Silverstein Gallery.
A taxi driver self-portrait with a flirty passenger. Ryan Weideman (from 1997) in the In Sequence group show at Bruce Silverstein Gallery.
The controlled progression of a sidewalk pedestrian. Aaron Siskind (from 1944) in the In Sequence group show at Bruce Silverstein Gallery.
The elegantly elongated form of a body lying in the grass. Mark Steinmetz (from 1996) in the Celebrating 30 Years group show at Yancey Richardson Gallery.
Spotted leaves collaged into interlocked layers. Sandi Faber Fifield (from 2020) in the Celebrating 30 Years group show at Yancey Richardson Gallery.
A single dandelion amid cascading flares of light. Bryan Graf (from 2008) in the Celebrating 30 Years group show at Yancey Richardson Gallery.
The scratched patina of a chalk-encrusted blackboard. Andrew Moore (from 2013) in the Celebrating 30 Years group show at Yancey Richardson Gallery.
Appropriated bodies from vintage gay pornography, printed on tactile copper sheets. Jonah Samson at CLAMP.
Wistfully leaning under a willow tree. James Bidgood (from 1965/later) at CLAMP.
Staging the photographer Pola Esther in front of some of the museum’s painted panel doors. Tina Barney (from 2016) in the Cow Tales group show at the Florence Griswold Museum.
Scavenged moon images sorted with a purple filter. Penelope Umbrico (from 2017) in The First Circle: Radical Humanism at Microscope Gallery.
De-aged baby pictures of Elvis and Marilyn. Nancy Burson (from 1988) in The First Circle: Radical Humanism at Microscope Gallery.
An unidentified flying object over a Utah test ground. Trevor Paglen (from 2024) at Pace Gallery.
A classic American meal, as a study in yellow. Stephen Shore (from 1977/2003) in the Seasonal Drift group show at 303 Gallery.
Unpacking a sunset into a spectrum of flared color. Florian Maier-Aichen (from 2019) in the Seasonal Drift group show at 303 Gallery.
A sleeping body housing the words and colors of Los Angeles. Doug Aitken (from 2020) in the Seasonal Drift group show at 303 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.