Striped optical abstractions made from flickering fluorescent light. Shawn Rocco at Klompching.

A layered tabletop color study in aquamarine/peach. Mara Bodis-Wollner at Hasted Kraeulter’s 31 Women summer show.

Roy Schatt’s tiny sliver of 1950s Empire State Building at the Keith De Lellis NY cityscape show.

Daniel Temkin’s pixellated gradient of digital color as applied to flip flops, at Higher Pictures.

Melons and balloons in a devious still life of yellow orbs. Diana Kingsley at Castelli.

Rosemary Williams’ Ruscha-like taxonomy of supermarket shelves, with repeated brands called out in pencil. At the Aldrich.

Sterling Allen’s busy table of formal, shape driven photographs at the Young Curators show at Meulensteen.