The immense scale difference of a toppled Egyptian statue and 1850s tourists on donkeys. Francis Frith in the second floor hallway at the Met.
Pulling back skyscrapers like window curtains. Arno Rafael Minkkinen at Edwynn Houk Gallery.
A multi-layered green carnation image printed on silk, referencing Oscar Wilde. T.J. Wilcox at Gladstone Gallery.
Pre-Photoshop mirroring of the famous face of Louise Bourgeois. Jiří David in the Middle European Mysticism group show at Thomas Erben Gallery.
Pushing fashion and celebrity portraiture toward self-assured extroverted sensuality. Ellen von Unwerth at Fotografiska.
The now-classic bright sweater portrait of Notorious B.I.G counting cash. Dana Lixenberg at Grimm Gallery.
A hinged frame on the floor housing the elegantly thrashing motion of treading water. Katherine Hubbard at Company Gallery.
The interconnectedness of twined roots. Elle Pérez in the Every Crack, Every _ _ _ _ group show at 47 Canal.
A narrow portrait through veiled darkness. Mandy Vahabzadeh at Anita Rogers Gallery.
The gold flecked magic of floating milkweed. Masao Yamamoto at Yancey Richardson Gallery.
The mystery of spiky cast shadows and pulled-back blinds. Dannielle Bowman at Baxter St. at CCNY.
A vintage price list poster for Ed Ruscha’s photobooks. In the By/Buy Me group show at Susan Inglett Gallery.
A Louise Lawler photograph multiplied out on wrapping paper. In the By/Buy Me group show at Susan Inglett Gallery.
Embellishing portraits of black women and girls with intricate Klimt-like gold leaf patterning. Tawny Chatmon at Fotografiska.
Staging an Israeli military meal as a visual echo of the Last Supper. Adi Nes at Fotografiska.
Angled elbows inside the taut stripes of a tent. Susan Meiselas in the Posed group show at Danziger Gallery.
Trailing wisps of hair creating a sense of fluidity. Dana Lixenberg in the Posed group show at Danziger Gallery.
Radiating cast shadows from an overhead fire escape. Charlotte Brooks in the 4×14: Four Vintage Photographs by Fourteen Women Photographers group show at Keith de Lellis Gallery.
Swirling photographic texture output by a digital jacquard loom. Clement Valla in the Embedded Parables group show at Bitforms.
A hint of representation dissolving into a diamond of watery swirls. Gerhard Richter at Gagosian Gallery.
