Siberian coastal cliffs eroded by permafrost melt, with bare rock uncovered beneath. Olaf Otto Becker (from 2019) in The Awe of the Arctic: A Visual History at the New York Public Library.
Blowing on the coals to restart the fire. Shingo Yoshida (from 2015) in The Awe of the Arctic: A Visual History at the New York Public Library.
Rusty oildrums decorating an Arctic vista. Mette Tronvoll (from 2014) in The Awe of the Arctic: A Visual History at the New York Public Library.
A team of sled dogs pulling across blocky slabs of ice. Ragnar Axelsson (from 2013) in The Awe of the Arctic: A Visual History at the New York Public Library.
Drifted snow atop an abandoned house in Greenland. Tiina Itkonen (from 2017) in The Awe of the Arctic: A Visual History at the New York Public Library.
A softly textural aerial photogravure of northern Greenland, printed with glacial rock specimens. Julian Charrière (from 2021) in The Awe of the Arctic: A Visual History at the New York Public Library.
Planting black flags at both the North and South poles, staking a claim for anarchy. Santiago Sierra (from 2015) in The Awe of the Arctic: A Visual History at the New York Public Library.
The futility of daily shoveling in the Arctic. Ellie Ga (from 2010) in The Awe of the Arctic: A Visual History at the New York Public Library.
A backyard arrangement of polar bear hide, drying seal meat, and caribou ribs. Kiliii Yüyan (from 2016) in The Awe of the Arctic: A Visual History at the New York Public Library.
Photomontages crafted to replicate patterns of ice formations. Yakov Gakkel (from 1934) in The Awe of the Arctic: A Visual History at the New York Public Library.
A reflected fjord view dotted with icebergs. John Lapham Dunmore and George P. Critcherson (from 1873) in The Awe of the Arctic: A Visual History at the New York Public Library.
A layered contact sheet outtake of John and George. Paul McCartney (from 1963/later) at the Brooklyn Museum.
Nature interrupted in East River Park. Gabriel Civita Ramirez in the Shared Spaces: 2024 ICP Recent Graduates Exhibition at the ICP.
Style and swagger in India’s hip hop culture. Soham Gupta (from 2023) in the Shared Spaces: 2024 ICP Recent Graduates Exhibition at the ICP.
The all-over visual density of an East Williamsburg scrap heap. Jackson Chihuly (from 2024) in the Shared Spaces: 2024 ICP Recent Graduates Exhibition at the ICP.
A turned portrait, channeling Vermeer. Shirana Shahbazi (from 2005) in the In the Now: Gender and Nation in Europe, Selections from the Sir Mark Fehrs Haukohl Photography Collection group show at the Brooklyn Museum.
A ghostly self-portrait inside a suitcase, symbolically capturing the artist’s immigration from Togo to Belgium. Hélène Amouzou (from 2009) in the In the Now: Gender and Nation in Europe, Selections from the Sir Mark Fehrs Haukohl Photography Collection group show at the Brooklyn Museum.
A dispassionate study of pinup poses. Ulrike Lienbacher (from 2001) in the In the Now: Gender and Nation in Europe, Selections from the Sir Mark Fehrs Haukohl Photography Collection group show at the Brooklyn Museum.
A self-portrait nude descending a staircase, with a nod to Duchamp. Elina Brotherus (from 2010) in the In the Now: Gender and Nation in Europe, Selections from the Sir Mark Fehrs Haukohl Photography Collection group show at the Brooklyn Museum.
Staging plastic dolls set against the glow of the Las Vegas strip. Laurie Simmons (from 1984) in the Tabula Rasa group show at Paula Cooper Gallery.