Reinterpreting the racism of a 1950s anthropological study of rural Brazil. Jonathas de Andrade at Alexander and Bonin.
Covering Karlie Kloss with a swirling painted-eye veil. Patrick Demarchelier at Staley-Wise Gallery.
Using stencils to undermine a handgun ad. Fred Cray, found tucked in a book at Printed Matter.
Reversing the agency in the upskirt photo. Noritoshi Hirakawa in the A Colossal World: Japanese Artists and New York, 1950s-Present group show at WhiteBox.
Constructing elemental simplicity via light through a cut-paper door. Mayumi Terada in the A Colossal World: Japanese Artists and New York, 1950s-Present group show at WhiteBox.
Then seductive curves of anthurium leaves. Sarah Jones at Anton Kern Gallery.
Capturing the flat emptiness of the American plains. Catherine Opie (circa late 1990s) in the American Landscape group show at Lehmann Maupin.
Turning falling water into a sparkling tumble of all-over texture. Boomoon at Flowers Gallery.
A bold compilation of surveillance technology and graphic lettering. Michael Spano at Steven Kasher Gallery.
The artist’s penetrating stare, from an otherwise empty gallery. Robert Mapplethorpe at Gladstone Gallery.
A swarm of fluttering insects drawn to a solitary light in the darkness. Hitoshi Fugo at Miyako Yoshinaga.
A jagged collaged waterfall of surreal teeth. Jay DeFeo at Mitchell-Innes & Nash.
Using 3D objects to add sculptural depth and shadow to underlying imagery. Maria Martinez-Cañas at Julie Saul Gallery.
An ethereal video sleeper submerged in a barrel of water. Bill Viola at James Cohan Gallery.
Seeing textural echoes in burning Rohingya villages, protesting refugees, Staten Island marshes, and hurricane wreckage. Fia Backström at Callicoon Fine Arts.
Exploring the image/object dichotomy via subtle color gradations. Artie Vierkant at Galerie Perrotin.
A straight down flattening view of Bauhaus balconies. T. Lux Feininger in the 3/9 Photographica Auction at WestLicht.
Spinning Muybridge into animated motion. Eric Dyer at Ronald Feldman Gallery.
Mimicking digital overload with stuttering frames, pattern fragments, and a wandering edge. Liu Shiyuan at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery.
Adding trellised vines to a painted pine tree. Marina Pinsky at 303 Gallery.
