The elegant balance of curves, angles, lines, and shadows. Frank Golhke in the back room at Howard Greenberg Gallery.

A disorienting doll reflection using a toaster. Late 1970s Sandy Skoglund in the back room at Ryan Lee Gallery.

The burnished vertical repetitions of a male gymnastics team. Anderson & Low in the Steven Geltson collection show at ClampArt.

Using perpendicular boards to create a waterfall effect. Dennis Oppenheim in the Conceptual Photography group show at Marlborough Gallery.

Cleverly rethinking the typical placement of picture, rug, and chair. William Wegman in the Conceptual Photography group show at Marlborough Gallery.

Misty geometric abstractions deepened by refracting echoes. Rey Parlá at Benrubi Gallery.

Hitting all the party stereotypes: women in bikinis, fast cars, and a drone overhead. Bárbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca in the Samba in the Dark group show at Anton Kern Gallery.

The feedback howl of playing a bus shelter with an electric guitar. Kim Gordon at 303 Gallery.

Amazonian frogs clustered on an unlikely chessboard. Lothar Baumgarten at Marian Goodman Gallery.

Turning a steep upward view into a geometric abstraction. Willy Kessels in the second floor hallway at the Met.

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.