Using a cutout to wrestle with an anorexic perception of body. Marcia Resnick (from 1975) in the Conceptual Matters group show at Deborah Bell Photographs.
The iterative playfulness of throwing balls in the air to get three in a line. John Baldessari (from 1973, in an edition of 2000) in the Conceptual Matters group show at Deborah Bell Photographs.
Stacked oil drums, becoming a geometric abstraction, a display, or a wall. An early work from Christo & Jeanne-Claude (from 1961) in the Conceptual Matters group show at Deborah Bell Photographs.
The perverse difficulty (and graceful gestures) of catching blindfolded. Vito Acconci (from 1970) in the Conceptual Matters group show at Deborah Bell Photographs.
Oil slicks like floating clouds in a layered Gowanus Canal reflection. Erin O’Flynn in the Pratt 2024 MFA Photography Show at CLAMP.
A stair step of expressive hand gestures. Chloe Scout Nix in the Pratt 2024 MFA Photography Show at CLAMP.
Textures of hair and skin in the narrow vertical strip of a doorway. Lena Smart in the Pratt 2024 MFA Photography Show at CLAMP.
A clustered gathering of perforated celebrity presence, from Cady Noland to the Sex Pistols. Arthur Jafa at 52 Walker.
A quietly introspective moment in gentle cast light. Carla Williams (from 1985) in the Forks & Spoons group show at Galerie Buchholz.
Emerging from the shadows, underneath layers of antique silverware. Francesca Woodman (from 1979) in the Forks & Spoons group show at Galerie Buchholz.
Ghostly multiple exposure nudes wandering along a pathway of light. Alix Cléo Roubaud (from 1980-1981) in the Forks & Spoons group show at Galerie Buchholz.
Posed brothers, in contrasts of light and dark. Quil Lemons in the Hannah Traore Gallery booth at NADA.
Vibrant color abstractions, filled with stripes, enlarged details, and blurred optical approximations. Hideo Anze in the Kana Kawanishi Gallery booth at NADA.
Building up allusive collage layers, stacking objects and ephemera upward on transparent plastic sheets. Nando Alvarez-Perez (made during a residency at Light Work) in the Rivalry Projects booth at NADA.
Disappearing into a wall of Hong Kong writings and political slogans. Liu Bolin (from 2019) at Eli Klein Gallery.
Sugar lump shadows, precisely arranged into an interlocked pattern. Edward Steichen (from 1927) in The Real Thing: Unpackaging Product Photography at the Met.
A densely layered photomontage of steam storage tanks. César Domela (from 1928) in The Real Thing: Unpackaging Product Photography at the Met.
Bending the shadow of a pocket comb. H. Raymond Ball (from c1930s) in The Real Thing: Unpackaging Product Photography at the Met.
The illusionistic floating shadows of ball bearings. Frederick M. Bush (from c1925) in The Real Thing: Unpackaging Product Photography at the Met.
The marching forms of gramophones and vinyl records. John Havinden (from c1932) in The Real Thing: Unpackaging Product Photography at the Met.
