Building an archway with shadow. Adam Putnam (from 2022) in the Airhead group show at PPOW.
The sinuous undulations of dry cracked hills. Mark Armijo McKnight (from 2024) in the Greener Than Grass and Almost Dead group show at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery.
A desiccated jack rabbit turned into a fragile silhouette. Frederick Sommer (from 1939) in the Greener Than Grass and Almost Dead group show at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery.
Submerging the simplified forms of Francis Kéré’s beach huts. James Casebere at Sean Kelly Gallery.
Leaving the chickens behind when going out. A collage by Della Wells (from 2024) at Andrew Edlin Gallery.
The gestural flow of a FEMA relief tarp in Puerto Rico. Kevin Quiles Bonilla at Baxter St at CCNY.
A sculptural tower of braided hair. J. D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere in the Don’t Touch My Hair group show at Hannah Traore Gallery.
Adding bikini-clad bodies to Joe Rosenthal’s famous image. Narcissister in the Summer Camp group show at Sargent’s Daughters.
A direct gaze while tugging on a necklace. Steven Cuffie (from 1979) in the Salon group show at New York Life Gallery.
The repeated angles of German ballet dancers. Ilse Bing (from 1929) in the In the Studio group show at Edwynn Houk Gallery.
Reclined variations in partial shadow. A contact sheet by Lillian Bassman (from 1955) in the In the Studio group show at Edwynn Houk Gallery.
Placing an egg in the spotlight. Paul Outerbridge (from 1928) in the In the Studio group show at Edwynn Houk Gallery.
In the aftermath of a hurricane, dividing the composition with dangling drapery. PaJaMa (from c1944) at Keith De Lellis Gallery.
Lying in the road, alienated from the surrounding land. Marte Lill Somby (from 2017) in The Awe of the Arctic: A Visual History at the New York Public Library.
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.