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.
Illusionistic silvery mountains (or waves) punctuated by a single palm tree. Cristina de Middel in the Impressions group show at Fotografiska.
Capturing Berlin in a reflection of sparkling light. Jonas Bendiksen in the Impressions group show at Fotografiska.
Using photogram draperies to probe the colonial legacy of teak trees and their leaves. Eric Gyamfi in the Worldmaking group show at Mitchell-Innes & Nash.
Sub-visual flashes of photographic color, layered into a soft painterly blur. Scott Lyall in the Shake the Dust group show at Miguel Abreu Gallery.
Arm wrestling for fatherly approval. D’Angelo Lovell Williams (from 2019) in the Intimate Strangers group show at Yancey Richardson.
A mother dying eyebrows from the comfort of bed. Marilyn Minter (from 1969) in the Intimate Strangers group show at Yancey Richardson.
A fleeting pause in saturated grass green. Larry Sultan (from 1992) in the Intimate Strangers group show at Yancey Richardson.
Decorating a celebratory birthday cake with sinuous polished stones. Wawi Navarroza in the Shrines group show at Silverlens.
Mirrored flares of light creating anonymity. Poklong Anading in the Shrines group show at Silverlens.
Looking back into identity within a staged photo tableau. Gina Osterloh in the Shrines group show at Silverlens.
