Disassembling a washed landscape into shifting sculptural layers. Myeongsoo Kim at Island 83 Gallery.
Using resonant plant still lifes to interrogate the history of witches and their knowledge. Ann Shelton at Denny Dimin Gallery.
The unsettling inversion of dogs wearing human masks. Aneta Grzeszykowska at Lyles & King.
The surreal celebrity of Diana Vreeland in doll form. Greer Lankton at Company Gallery.
A mother’s baptism with a child watching, in the rough textures of burlap and steel. Darja Bajagić in the Forest Passage paired show (with Lionel Maunz) at Downs & Ross.
Adding disorienting geometric interventions to a dense thicket, with an echo of John Pfahl. Laurent Millet at Le Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature in Paris.
The glowing edges of a total eclipse of the sun. Made by an unidentified photographer in 1869, in the Face au Soleil group show at Le Musée Marmottan Monet.
The surreal sameness of seemingly identical Japanese elevator girls. Miwa Yanagi (from 1998) in the Mostly New: Selections from the NYU Art Collection at Grey Art Gallery.
Conceptually measuring the weight of passing time. Kenji Nakahashi (from 1980) in the Mostly New: Selections from the NYU Art Collection at Grey Art Gallery.
Cowboy and rearing horse, steeped in the patina of Western myth. David Levinthal (from 1998) in the Mostly New: Selections from the NYU Art Collection at Grey Art Gallery.
A toy figurine picnic, in a painted set by Carroll Dunham. Laurie Simmons (from 1993) in the Mostly New: Selections from the NYU Art Collection at Grey Art Gallery.
Ethyl Eichelberger as an introspectively pensive King Lear. Peter Hujar (from 1985) in the Mostly New: Selections from the NYU Art Collection at Grey Art Gallery.
The stacked geometric forms of abandoned windows. Danny Lyon (from 1966-1967) in the Mostly New: Selections from the NYU Art Collection at Grey Art Gallery.
Brash abstract gestures, with a nod to Franz Kline. Aaron Siskind (from 1973) in the Mostly New: Selections from the NYU Art Collection at Grey Art Gallery.
Interrupting a self-portrait with lush cracked textures. Emil Cadoo (from 1960) in the Mostly New: Selections from the NYU Art Collection at Grey Art Gallery.
A dancer post-performance, discarding a persona and returning to the weariness of real life. Sven Marquardt at C24 Gallery.
Using an unbalanced composition to further amplify the stately presence of Martha Graham. Arnold Newman (from 1961) in the lobby of New York City Center.
The steady gaze of a Republican militiaman. Robert Capa (from 1936) in the Death in the Making: Reexamining the Iconic Spanish Civil War Photobook show at the International Center of Photography.
Anxious faces at the morgue after an air raid in Valencia. Gerda Taro (from 1937) in the Death in the Making: Reexamining the Iconic Spanish Civil War Photobook show at the International Center of Photography.
Flares of moody atmospheric light, printed on obsolete computer punch cards. Antony Cairns in the Deconstructing Narrative show at Sous Les Etoiles.
