A triptych of see through geometries. Gordon Matta-Clark in the Holly Solomon show at Mixed Greens.

Tacita Dean’s Super 8 scratchings, in the back room of the Stay in Love group show at Laurel Gitlen.

The passing of time in self portraits. Roman Opalka in the Stay in Love group show at Lisa Cooley.

Negative photographs made procedural by action/rules. Colby Bird at Fitzroy Gallery.

Nature overcoming the trials of the city. Michael Vahrenwald in the American Beauty group show at Susan Inglett Gallery.

A torn paper lemon still life. Daniel Gordon in the Merge Visible group show at Horton Gallery.

The bent space of layered rephotography. John Houck in the Merge Visible group show at Horton Gallery.

A found photograph recollaged into intricate spirograph geometries. Julie Cockburn at Yossi Milo.

Playing multiple roles in the same scene. Kate O’Donovan Cook at Stephen Haller Gallery.

Scanned interior collages, printed on shining, textural aluminum. Nicole Cohen at Morgan Lehman.

The twisted perspective of Google Earth anomalies made sculptural. Clement Valla in the PostPictures group show at Bitforms.

The brash candid glamour of backstage fashion. Roxanne Lowit at Steven Kasher Gallery.

Broken mirror sunsets fractured like stained glass. Bing Wright at Paula Cooper Gallery.

Surreal tattooed seams on the backs of legs. Graciela Iturbide at Throckmorton Fine Art.

Guy Tillim’s election rally, at the PrixPictet Power show at Aperture.

A negative print forest, overrun by dark gestural tangles. DoDo Jin Ming at Laurence Miller Gallery.

Moody, atmospheric darkness, used for Roberto Bolaño book covers. Allen Frame at Gitterman Gallery.

Swirling nudes turned into morphing abstract forms. Shinichi Maruyama at Bruce Silverstein.

Three versions of Brancusi’s endless column, as seen in his overstuffed studio. At Paul Kasmin.

Dark storytelling via scratches, marks, cuts, and collage. Gerald Slota at Ricco/Maresca.