A face of disgust, behind a peeling field of stars. Annette Lemieux at Mitchell-Innes & Nash.
A set of dark hazy stairs and an imposing mood. Barbara Ess in the Gravity, A Proposal group show at Sikkema Jenkins & Co.
Representing passing time as a sweep of shifting clocks. Duane Michals at DC Moore Gallery.
Layers of compressed wrinkles, connecting an enlarger to joggers. A unique Fred Cray photograph, found in the MoMA bookshop.
Interrupting the geometries of architecture with painted interventions and mirror fragments. John Miller at Maxwell Graham/Essex Street.
Extending the contents of a tiled bathroom shelf into a frieze of still life detail. Josephine Pryde at Reena Spaulings Fine Art.
Post-surgery confidence, in lime green. Momo Okabe in the NUDE group show at Fotografiska.
Hybridizing the notion of feminine bodies, using fragments of African-manufactured mannequins. Joana Choumali in the NUDE group show at Fotografiska.
A contemplative moment floating in the water. Denisse Ariana Pérez in the NUDE group show at Fotografiska.
Physical grace and introspective vulnerability in a reclining male nude. Dana Scruggs in the NUDE group show at Fotografiska.
A confusing tangle of intertwined bodies. Lotte van Raalte in the NUDE group show at Fotografiska. Van Raalte’s self-published photobook from 2020 was reviewed here.
An intimate arrangement of bodies, rebalanced by uninterested stares. Malerie Marder in the NUDE group show at Fotografiska.
Looking at midlife with nuance and empathy. Elinor Carucci in the NUDE group show at Fotografiska.
Lounging with confidently understated sensuality. Sakiko Nomura in the NUDE group show at Fotografiska.
A casually introspective moment of smoking on a window ledge. Luo Yang in the NUDE group show at Fotografiska.
Turning a burned car into a defiant celebration of resistance. Rania Matar in the Leica Women Foto Project – The Bind of Humanity show at Fotografiska.
Struggling to communicate through the bars of a prison cell. Ana María Arévalo Gosen in the Leica Women Foto Project – The Bind of Humanity show at Fotografiska.
Interrupting an under-the-boardwalk view with appropriated drawings and symbols. Ryan Foerster at Martos Gallery.
Looking down the barrels of armed women, during a performative protest in Costa Rica. Colectivo Las Hartas in the Recontarnos (Rewriting Us) group show at Apexart.
Experimenting with layered mixed-media effects. David Wojnarowicz (from 1982) at PPOW Gallery.