Riding a bike with no wheels. Arlene Gottfried (from 1978) in the Picture Stories: Photographs by Arlene Gottfried show at the New York Historical.
Watching the bystander observe what’s behind the mysterious smoke. Miguel Calderón (from 2025) at Kurimanzutto.
Extending the illusionistic photographic space with folded cardboard and charcoal drawing. Aurora Király (from 2015) in the Anca Poterașcu Gallery booth at NADA New York.
The formal interplay of hard edged geometries, hand crafted ceramics, and photographic human curves. Sheree Hovsepian (from 2025) in the Uffner & Liu booth at NADA New York.
Crafting diorama-like physical pace from catalog imagery. Xi Li in the Hesse Flatow booth at NADA New York.
Exploring decay via an image of a rotting pumpkin drenched in a crystalline bath (that further disrupts the emulsion). Soraya Zaman in the SoMad booth at NADA New York.
Doubled standing on an overturned bucket, captured by infrared light. Ren Light Pan in the Jessamine booth at NADA New York.
Constructing the shimmering form of a male figure, with seawater prints on silk. Strauss Louw in the WHATIFTHEWORLD booth at NADA New York.
The visual echoes of found imagery layered within corrugated plastic. Enrique Garcia in the N.A.S.A.L. booth at NADA New York.
Methodically preparing cassava as a poison, with echoes of the slave trade, domestic labor, and resistance. Kosisochukwu Nnebe (from 2022) in the Zalucky Contemporary booth at NADA New York.
Ethereal video stills embedded in glass and soldered together like armored plates. Amber Toplisek (from 2025) in the mimo booth at NADA New York.
Layers of mirrored reflections and distortions. Abi Shehu (from 2019) in the Voloshyn Gallery booth at the Independent art fair.
Placing a ripe peach in the center of a summertime tabletop still life. Wolfgang Tillmans (from 2018) in the Maureen Paley Gallery booth at the Independent art fair.
Matching the Statue of Liberty in a Mao suit. Tseng Kwong Chi (from 1979) in the Yancey Richardson Gallery booth at the Independent art fair.
Adding a cookpot to a repurposed karate trophy figure. Jean Shin (from 2010) in the Praise Shadows Art Gallery booth at the Independent art fair.
The bright tendrils of a luminogram, like a synapse. Lotus L. Kang at 52 Walker.
Disembodied mannequin legs sliding into glamorous slippers. Umbo (from 1928) in the stairwell at the Neue Galerie. And while there is photography included in the current Neue Sachlichkeit/New Objectivity show (here), no installation images were permitted.
Modeling jewelry from the ethnological museum. Yva (from 1933) in the stairwell at the Neue Galerie. And while there is photography included in the current Neue Sachlichkeit/New Objectivity show (here), no installation images were permitted.
A tangle of inflated legs in black pumps. Bárbara Sánchez-Kane and Sofía Alazraki at Dashwood Projects.
Smashing with a too-large sledgehammer. Chris Verene in The Safety Net, a paired show with Stacy Kranitz, at Psychic Readings* Gallery.
