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.

Performing a Fluxus dance on a New York fire escape. George Maciunas (from 1964) in the New York: 1962-1964 group show at the Jewish Museum.

A charged portrait made through the cracks and shadows of broken glass. Albert Fennar (from 1964) in the New York: 1962-1964 group show at the Jewish Museum.

Evocative tricycles in high contrast black-and-white. Larry Stewart (from 1964) in the New York: 1962-1964 group show at the Jewish Museum.

Baseball on a funky drawer-unit motel TV. Lee Friedlander (from 1963) in the New York: 1962-1964 group show at the Jewish Museum.

John Chamberlain in a sculptural pile of car parts. Ugo Mulas (from 1964) in the New York: 1962-1964 group show at the Jewish Museum.

Exuberant laughter and joy created by the spray of a fire hydrant. Leonard Freed (from 1963) in the New York: 1962-1964 group show at the Jewish Museum.

Gestural workaday weariness, with sculptural folds of clothing. Roy DeCarava (from 1964) in the New York: 1962-1964 group show at the Jewish Museum.

Creating sinuous formal echoes between curved wood and skin. Sheree Hovesepian at Rachel Uffner Gallery.

Arranging elemental chemigram forms and textures into an ominous dark moonrise. Chuck Kelton at Alison Bradley Projects.

Dense fractal patterns given textural presence via printing on industrial carpet. Thomas Ruff at David Zwirner.

Covering bodies with a flourish of shiny hubcaps. Steven Arnold (from 1994) in The Lavender Flair at CLAMP.

Hanging off the bed, in a setting of sparkling pink. James Bidgood (from the mid 1960s) at CLAMP.