Boxer Rebellion images (lot 4508) in the Chinese photography sale at Galerie Bassenge.

Using a photocopier to create sculptural abstraction. Jay DeFeo at Mitchell-Innes & Nash.

The decaying splendor of colonial Calcutta. Prabir Purkayastha at Sundaram Tagore.

1970s poolside glamour. Slim Aarons at Staley-Wise Gallery.

A tangle of intertwined limbs. Tim Barber at Capricious 88.

Digital abstractions, mixing images and dissolving drawn effects. Leah Beeferman at Fridman Gallery.

A golden SoCal glow with hints of darkness. Jeff Bark at Hasted Kraeutler.

Flashes from a 1960s European road trip. Joel Meyerowitz at Howard Greenberg.

Reconsidering what a uniform represents. Jakkai Siributr at Tyler Rollins.

Rakishly angled hats and plenty of swagger. Mike Disfarmer in the Slaves of Mimesis group show at Steven Kasher.

A typology of roadkill. Robert Kinmont at Alexander and Bonin.

The dark hollows of Okinawa’s limestone caves. Osamu James Nakagawa at Sepia Eye.

Mud and milkweed as portrait embellishments. Bear Kirkpatrick in the All the World’s a Stage group show at Daniel Cooney.

Flattened textures in brick. Marc Yankus at ClampArt.

The pure blown whiteness of Icelandic snow. Maroesjka Lavigne at Robert Mann.

Intricate shadow patterns on ice. Kiyoji Otsuji at hpgrp Gallery.

Magical shadows in the LA night. Bas Jan Ader in the Lone Tree group show at Marlborough Chelsea.

Syrian rebels illuminated by a shaft of light. Jonathan Alpeyrie at Anastasia Photo.

Spectral x-rays of sculptural antiquities. David Maisel at Yancey Richardson.

Portraits softened by rephotographed interruptions/tints. Alex Rose at Envoy Enterprises.