A bisected eye, with doubled highlights. Anne Collier in the Thea Westreich Wagner/Ethan Wagner Collection show at the Whitney.

A taxonomy of destruction. Christopher Wool in the Thea Westreich Wagner/Ethan Wagner Collection show at the Whitney.

The complementary angles of looking up. Gilbert & George in the Thea Westreich Wagner/Ethan Wagner Collection show at the Whitney.

The fuzzy visual undulations of moire. Liz Deschenes in the Thea Westreich Wagner/Ethan Wagner Collection show at the Whitney.

A discarded bouquet turned sculptural. Susy Oliveira in the Not a Photo group show at The Hole.

Gestural paint strokes floating in 3D space. Matthew Stone in the Not a Photo group show at The Hole.

Turning the NYC marathon into aerial Pointillism. George Steinmetz at Anastasia Photo.

The interplay of chain link and dirty snow melt. Robert Adams in a group show at Matthew Marks.

A nude in negative, with dots and stripes. Hrvoje Slovenc in the Small is Beautiful group show at Flowers Gallery.

Bathing a brash nude in deep magenta. Richard Kern at Marlborough Broome Street.

A jittering multiple-exposure thicket. Ralph Eugene Meatyard at DC Moore.

The eerie playfulness of doll gestures. Morton Bartlett at Julie Saul.

A shadowed apron and stressed fingers on Thanksgiving day. Frances F. Denny at ClampArt.

An extravagant male butterfly and an imposing screw. Steven Arnold at Daniel Cooney Fine Art.

Hanging out with a group of love dolls. Stacy Leigh at Castor Gallery.

The colorful palette of Spanish racing pigeons. Ricardo Cases at Dillon Gallery.

Architecture/construction shards in a dense panorama. Ilit Azoulay at Andrea Meislin.

The inhospitable combination of skin and snow. Ryan McGinley at Team Gallery.

The expressive use of bleach and chemicals. Brea Souders at Bruce Silverstein.

Channeling the delusional primness of Tipper Gore. Martha Wilson at PPOW.