The shifting uncertainty of everyday moments. Mohamed Bourouissa (from 2008) in the Misunderstandings group show at Peter Freeman.
Blurring the construction of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Thomas Ruff (from 2007) in the Misunderstandings group show at Peter Freeman.
Using different processes to upend the idea that photography can’t record abstract ideas. Mel Bochner in the Misunderstandings group show at Peter Freeman.
A Flemish-style portrait improvised in a bathroom. Nina Katchadourian (from 2011) in the Face Values group show at 125 Newbury.
Warily peeking through the summer corn. Gordon Parks (from 1956) in the Face Values group show at 125 Newbury.
Playing roles and switching identities with wigs and expressions. Ana Mendieta (from 1997) in the Face Values group show at 125 Newbury.
Layered poses and silhouettes embedded in glass. Ann Weathersby in The Delicate Things That Girls Do at Signs and Symbols.
The flying freedom of a jump through the air. Rachel Libeskind in The Delicate Things That Girls Do at Signs and Symbols.
Full bloom floral Polaroids embedded in ceramics imprinted with the same flowers after their death. Sam Falls at 303 Gallery.
Floral bouquets set against the patterns of effervescent painted backdrops. Christopher Beane at Jim Kempner Fine Art.
Light and shadow, before the removal of District Six. Jansje Wissema (from early 1970s) in the Defiant Visions group show at Apexart.
A moment of rest in a worker’s shack. Mavis Mtandeki (from 1991) in the Defiant Visions group show at Apexart.
The first Black woman photojournalist in South Africa. Mabel Cetu (from 1956) in the Defiant Visions group show at Apexart.
Using a laundry press notorious for causing miscarriages. Lesley Lawson (from mid 1980s Johannesburg) in the Defiant Visions group show at Apexart.
Lushly staged portraits where Oscar Wilde’s words on desire dissolve into floating letters. Rachel Stern at Baxter St at CCNY.
Disrupting feminine energy with unsettled undercurrents of intervention and distortion. Jennifer Greenburg at Klompching Gallery.
Softly blurred flowers like a shifting Impressionist moment. Maxine Henryson at A.I.R. Gallery.
Before and after the 2003 presidential inauguration. Mauro Restiffe in the Chosen Memories group show at MoMA.
Taking on the dual role of Frida Kahlo, with hearts connected by a catheter. Las Yeguas del Apocalipsis (from 1989) in the Chosen Memories group show at MoMA.
Landscape reimagined on a found mousepad. Luis-Molina Pantin in the Chosen Memories group show at MoMA.
