Creating a crouching monster out of neon orange pants. Arielle Bobb-Willis in the Hues group show at Hannah Traore Gallery.
Catching the complex subtleties in the face of trans activist and actress Gersande Spelsberg, with a nod to the portraiture of Helmar Lerski. Adam Broomberg at Signs and Symbols.
The weathered elegance of a gnarled bonsai trunk. Masao Yamamoto at Mizuma & Kips.
Rephotographed images of billowing still-wet prints, iteratively distorted by additional passes through the printer. Wade Guyton at Reena Spaulings Fine Art.
Floating skyward (like Icarus) toward the bright light of the sun. Adger Cowans (from the 1970s) in the 20th anniversary exhibition at Bruce Silverstein Gallery.
Playing with the incongruity of painted and real space. René Magritte (from 1937) in the 20th anniversary exhibition at Bruce Silverstein Gallery.
The elegant doubled effect of a flower and its shadow. André Kertész (from 1979) in the 20th anniversary exhibition at Bruce Silverstein Gallery.
An earnest Johns posing with an improvised studio bar. Robert Rauschenberg (from 1955) in Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
A top down still life with Johns’ lightbulb sculpture. Ugo Mulas in Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Finding a four-quadrant light/dark structure in a gentle waterscape. Sally Gall at Winston Wächter Fine Art.
Applying the female gaze to a series of pared down male nudes. Laura Stevens at ClampArt.
Sculptural feathered costuming turning nude bodies into fertility idols. Betsy Damon (from 1976) in the Feminism/Surrealism show at Thomas Erben Gallery.
Extending lines, angles, and textures in a painted photocollage. Mary Lum at Yancey Richardson Gallery.
The seduction of a cat eye glance. Mark Morrisroe (from 1984) in the Camp@Clamp group show at ClampArt.
Decorating a stylized portrait of Lindsay Kemp with tiny fragments of his own face. Mick Rock in the Camp@Clamp group show at ClampArt.
Creating an optical illusion with a ball and a corner, using Francesca Woodman as a model. Anita Thacher (from 1980) at Microscope Gallery.
Seeing the surreal strangeness in the form of an armadillo. Dora Maar (1936, from France) in the Surrealism Beyond Borders group exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A doubled persona in a checkerboard shirt. Claude Cahun (1928, from France) in the Surrealism Beyond Borders group exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Using black overpainted ink to redefine, flatten, and obscure. Fernando de Azevedo (1950s, from Portugal) in the Surrealism Beyond Borders group exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Turning sticks and shadows into densely layered netting. Cecilia Porras and Enrique Grau (late 1950s, from Colombia) in the Surrealism Beyond Borders group exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
