Ominously merging hurricane waves and Roman ruins. Theresa Ganz at Smack Mellon.
The hauntingly direct presence of an Amazonian girl. Valdir Cruz at Throckmorton Fine Art.
Finding a young face peering out from the darkness. Shawn Walker at Steven Kasher Gallery.
The doubled directness of Wagstaff and Mapplethorpe. Teresa Engle at Daniel Cooney Fine Art.
The unlikely shower combination of misted female nude and bisected fluffy dog. Philip-Lorca diCorcia in the David Zwirner: 25 Years group show at David Zwirner.
Constructing a cut-away house room by room. Gordon Matta-Clark in the David Zwirner: 25 Years group show at David Zwirner.
A humble tree branch seen in towering monumental scale. Wolfgang Tillmans in the David Zwirner: 25 Years group show at David Zwirner.
Finding elemental forms and glowing patina in humble toilet paper rolls. Sherril Schell in the second floor hallway at the Met.
A net bag of wooden toys floating against a printed sky. Luigi Ghirri in the Other Hours group show at 601 Artspace.
Mixing arm wound film strips and petri dish experiments. Luther Price at Callicoon Fine Arts.
Creating an integrated tangle of brush via shadows cast through hundreds of tiny transparencies. Wang Ningde at Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery.
Simultaneously seeing two perspectives of the same scene. Peter Campus at Cristin Tierney Gallery.
Constructing a glowing skyscraper from film strips. Jennifer Bolande in the Picture City III group show at Carriage Trade.
A backlit subway embrace, undistracted by a sleeping man. Stanley Kubrick in the Picture City III group show at Carriage Trade.
Turning sidewalk geometries into nautical signal code flags. Katarina Jerinic at Baxter St at CCNY.
Seeing sleek architecture in a flattened box. Linda Lindroth in the Inward/Outward group show at Garvey|Simon.
A seething performative body meeting a hard edged physical fold. Tatiana Kronberg in the Within Between two person show at LMAKgallery.
Changing perspectives, as seen through a car tire. Demetrius Oliver at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery.
Seeing geometric organization in doors, windows, and colorful round chairs. Alec Soth in the Edifice, Complex, Visionary, Structure group show at Sean Kelly Gallery.
The cut out architecture of absence. Jose Dávila in the Edifice, Complex, Visionary, Structure group show at Sean Kelly Gallery.
