Experimenting with layered mixed-media effects. David Wojnarowicz (from 1982) at PPOW Gallery.
Incorporating photographic imagery into ceramic sculpture. Kahlil Robert Irving at MoMA.
The multiplied hands of a dancing couple in black. Ken Graves and Eva Lipman at ClampArt. Our review of the associated photobook can be found here.
The rhythmic performance of pounding knives between fingers. Marina Abramović at Sean Kelly Gallery.
Seeing patterns in the span of creation, from microscopic to atmospheric. Michelle Stuart at Galerie Lelong & Co.
Recreating the expressive freedom of the Victorian-era nude in nature. Curtice Taylor at ClampArt.
Elegant nature studies with a gauzy Photo-Secession aesthetic. Wendi Schneider at Rick Wester Fine Art.
Copper highlights in a sweep of textural landscape. Zeng Han in the Renew – A Recent Survey of Chinese Contemporary Photography group show at Eli Klein Gallery.
Seeing queer identity in China within the shards of a broken vase. Yang Bowei in the Renew – A Recent Survey of Chinese Contemporary Photography group show at Eli Klein Gallery.
A performative female challenge to Communist motifs. Xie Sichong in the Renew – A Recent Survey of Chinese Contemporary Photography group show at Eli Klein Gallery.
Theatrically pulling back the curtain on a mass grave, echoing the surrounding visitors in the image. Cai Dongdong in the Renew – A Recent Survey of Chinese Contemporary Photography group show at Eli Klein Gallery.
Interrupting a nude with Linder-esque provocation. Birdhead in the Renew – A Recent Survey of Chinese Contemporary Photography group show at Eli Klein Gallery.
Adding playful physical performance to a Minimalist sculpture motif. Charles Ray (from 1973) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The shifting impermanence of a barbecue with dancing legs. Robert Therrien in the Places, Faces, Traces group show at Janet Borden.
Women walking to the sea like a flock of dark birds. Shirin Neshat (from 1999) in the Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians—The Mohammed Afkhami Collection group show at the Asia Society.
Posing with a bike, but not allowed to ride it in public. Shadi Ghadirian (from 1998) in the Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians—The Mohammed Afkhami Collection group show at the Asia Society.
The austere simplicity of trees in winter. Abbas Kiarostami (from 2010) in the Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians—The Mohammed Afkhami Collection group show at the Asia Society.
Boldly rebelling against the strict cultural codes constraining the public appearance of Iranian women. Shirin Aliabadi (from 2008) in the Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians—The Mohammed Afkhami Collection group show at the Asia Society.
Florals, nudes, cats, and city views in a densely sensual array of 500 Polaroids. Nobuyoshi Araki (from 2003-2006) at Yoshii Gallery.
The elegantly rigid geometries of back-to-back schoolchildren. Fan Ho (from 1949) in the Empire: Impressions from China group show at Sous Les Etoiles Gallery.
