“Death of a Patriot”, with naked women decapitating the young man. The Polish photographer Zbigniew Libera (from 2015), in a paired show with painter Agata Kus, at Thomas Erben Gallery.
Reinterpreting folded images on the studio floor with painterly scale and chance inkjet wetness. Wade Guyton at Matthew Marks.
Textural photocopies of sculptural dress forms. Pati Hill at Printed Matter.
Photographic transfers as a backdrop for layered greenery. Njideka Akunyili Crosby at David Zwirner.
Tonal inversion applied to ethnobotanical specimens in Peru. Patricia Domínguez in the Fitter, Happier, More Productive group show at Apexart.
Sparkling mounds of creeping growth in the Louisiana bayou. Yojiro Imasaka in the Four Photographers group show at NowHere.
The tactile piled surfaces of Russian cabbages. Nadia Sablin in the Four Photographers group show at NowHere.
Interlocked in red and blue, and confronted by a direct stare. Pixy Liao in the Four Photographers group show at NowHere.
Fragmenting family memories into sculptural puzzle pieces. Lotte Andersen at Helena Anrather.
Geometric planes extended by lines that trail down the gallery walls. Liliana Porter (from 1973-1975) at Bienvenu Steinberg & J.
A charred hole and disorienting mirrored distortions. Willa Nasatir at Chapter NY.
The dark stillness of a pensive woman and an empty birdcage. Merik Goma at Management.
Flames rising from the seat of a chair. Sigmar Polke (from c1970) in the Sies + Höke booth at the Independent 20th Century.
Wet gestural markings evoking spiritual rhythms. Kameelah Janan Rasheed in the Listen Until You Hear group show at Fotografiska.
Hiding Ruby Bridges in a retroreflective composition. Hank Willis Thomas in the Listen Until You Hear group show at Fotografiska.
A camera wielding Sean Connery on the set of Diamonds are Forever. Terry O’Neill (from 1971) at Fotografiska.
Channeling Helmut Newton with glamour shots of pigs. Heji Shin at 52 Walker.
A floral still life housed in a cardboard box, deliberately confusing the viewer’s sense of visual depth and flatness. Daniel Handal at CLAMP.
An incomprehensible mix of hands and arms. Renee Hee Young Cha in the Too Close RISD MFA Photography group show at Microscope Gallery.
The sinuous movement of layered bodies and shadows. Anique Jordan in the Too Close RISD MFA Photography group show at Microscope Gallery.