The electric contrast of turquoise and red. Raghubir Singh at Howard Greenberg Gallery.

Dark nudes bathed in enveloping blue. Kenro Izu at Howard Greenberg Gallery.

Breaking down the kiss into collaged layers of voyeurism. John Stezaker at Petzel Gallery.

Is an inkjet print on canvas of a scan of a paper cartoon with watercolor overpainting a photograph? Richard Prince at Gladstone Gallery.

Reducing black dolls into pared down geometric abstractions. Qiana Mestrich in the Bounce group show at sepiaEYE.

Intermingling textural layers of photography and ceramics. Marjolijn de Wit at Asya Geisberg Gallery.

Surveyors at work in expansive emptiness. Jeff Wall in the LA Invitational group show at Gagosian Gallery.

A dense gestural abstraction made from layers of Photoshop lassos. Florian Maier-Aichen at 303 Gallery.

Using the ambrotype process to explore the intimate textures of crumpled paper. Ben Cauchi at Yossi Milo Gallery.

Layered mirrors of dissolving colored smoke. Goldschmied & Chiari at Kristen Lorello.

The dystopian luxury of gold-plated surveillance. Jonathan Monaghan at Bitforms.

A wispy double exposure over the famous legs. Manuel Álvarez Bravo in the Surrealismo group show at Throckmorton Fine Art.

A spiraling collage of information processing. Lola Álvarez Bravo in the Surrealismo group show at Throckmorton Fine Art.

Delicate Earthrise over the moon. William Anders in the 11/2 The Beauty of Space photo sale at Skinner.

Wild dogs scavenging the carcass of Chinese village life. Yang Fudong at the Walther Collection.

Adding massive scale to all-over arrangements of natural detritus. Tanya Marcuse at Julie Saul Gallery.

Painterly constructed stories filled with wartime memories. Paolo Ventura at Edwynn Houk Gallery.

A dense tangle of salvaged cabling. Paul Bulteel at Anastasia Photo.

Piecing together the celebrity of JFK Jr. Pacifico Silano at Rubber Factory.

Pushing the city into overexposed brightness. Andreas Gefeller at Sous Les Etoiles Gallery.