A rear projection park scene interrupted by a wary glance. Cindy Sherman (from 1980) at Hauser & Wirth.
The dark stare of model Devyn Garcia, underneath an exaggerated puff of hair. Ethan James Green (from 2022) at Fotografiska.
Upending the cigarette-smoking masculine cowboy mystique. Dana Hoey at Petzel Gallery.
Getting lost in the twists of body paint. Whitney Hubbs in the Rainbow Body Problem group show at No Gallery.
Turning a Thames estuary horizon into an elemental vertical abstraction. Nadav Kander (from 2021) at Howard Greenberg Gallery.
Building a self-portrait out of Polaroid fragments. Lisette Model (from 1970) in The Camera is Cruel at the Austrian Cultural Forum.
A study of angles and expressions. Nan Goldin (from 1977) in The Camera is Cruel at the Austrian Cultural Forum.
An intimate contact print of a well known image. Diane Arbus (from 1963) in The Camera is Cruel at the Austrian Cultural Forum.
A visible link connecting the generations. Anna Maria Maiolino (from 1976) in Alfredo Jaar, The Temptation to Exist at Galerie Lelong.
Persistent creation in the midst of enveloping destruction. Marzia Migliora in Alfredo Jaar, The Temptation to Exist at Galerie Lelong.
The defiant energy of a lone rock throwing protester. Shomei Tomatsu in Alfredo Jaar, The Temptation to Exist at Galerie Lelong.
The murky lights of the Tomei Expressway. Daido Moriyama in Alfredo Jaar, The Temptation to Exist at Galerie Lelong.
Split geometries and an offset view. Gordon Matta-Clark (from 1974) in Alfredo Jaar, The Temptation to Exist at Galerie Lelong.
The straining neck muscles of vocalist Inbal Hever. Sam Contis at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery.
Creating uncertainty with mirrored interruptions. Anabelle DeClement in the Staring at the Sun Yale MFA group show at David Zwirner.
The unsettling presence of an intruding wasp. Emily Barresi in the Staring at the Sun Yale MFA group show at David Zwirner.
Finding shifting tactile delicacy in roiling waves. Jessica Tang in the Staring at the Sun Yale MFA group show at David Zwirner.
Exploring the artist’s own Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous heritage. Paulo Nazareth at Mendes Wood DM.
The simple joy of clean water, after years of struggle in Flint, Michigan. LaToya Ruby Frazier at the Gordon Parks Foundation.
Finding an escape from poverty inside the pages of a book. Gordon Parks (from 1967) at the Gordon Parks Foundation.