Turned away negation and a sequence of time-based language. Lorna Simpson (from 1991) in the Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys group show at the Brooklyn Museum.
Shampooed hair and the precise compositional division of a shower door. Christopher Williams (from 2005) in the Everyone Loves Picabia group show at David Lewis Gallery.
Layered landscape and tree studies, lyrically disrupted by digital glitching. Barry Stone at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery.
Turning book plates into elegantly interlaced abstraction. Erin Shirreff (from 2022) in the Healing group show at Sikkema Jenkins & Co.
A cascading inversion of long rippled hair. Man Ray (from 1929/1965-66) at Bruce Silverstein Gallery.
A bisected Harlem view, with a lone figure picking through the rubble. Ming Smith (from 1972/later) at Nicola Vassell Gallery.
A layered combination of flash and shadow, with a nod to Lee Friedlander. Gonzalo Reyes Rodriguez (from 2023) in the Tiptoeing Through the Kitchen group show at Luhring Augustine.
An intermingled allegory of birds, planes, and airmail letters. Sheida Soleimani (from 2024) in the Tiptoeing Through the Kitchen group show at Luhring Augustine.
A fleeting silhouette discovered in a spray of water. Martha Naranjo Sandoval at Baxter St at CCNY.
A tulip still life, fractured into overlapped planes. Shaniqwa Jarvis in the Hard Copy group show at WSA.
The billowing smoke and tactile flames of a car fire. Jerry Hsu in the Hard Copy group show at WSA.
The textural grittiness of a snowy day. Daniel Arnold in the Hard Copy group show at WSA.
The dark looming presence of a smoky Mt. Fuji. Takashi Homma in the Hard Copy group show at WSA.
Artistic re-invention via a self-portrait tic-tac-toe. Allen Ruppersberg (from 2022) at Greene Naftali.
An immersively reflected installation, featuring hovering aerial views of circular stadiums. Nikita Gale at Petzel Gallery.
Making formal visual connections using physical metal frameworks. Gonzalo Reyes Rodriguez at David Peter Francis.
Tracking the realities of living in a tower block. Stephen Willats (from 1978) in the permanent collection galleries at Tate Britain.
A drenched customer at the dog hairdresser. Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen (from 1981) in the permanent collection galleries at Tate Britain.
Performative posing on sculptural plinths, in response to Henry Moore. Bruce McLean (from 1971) in the permanent collection galleries at Tate Britain.
Picking daisies to mark the land. Richard Long (from 1968) in the permanent collection galleries at Tate Britain.