The deeply inscribed lines of the Peruvian desert. Edward Ranney at Deborah Bell Photographs.
Using a glass plate to create unsettling distortion. Ana Mendieta in the Delirious group show at the Met Breuer.
A scathing mockery of the tourist experience. Carlos Ginzburg at Henrique Faria Fine Art.
Adding isolating abstraction to the warehouses of Buenos Aires. Horacio Zabala at Henrique Faria Fine Art.
Intricate layers of windows, blinds, and shadows. William Keck (from 1938) in the Modern Spirit group show at Laurence Miller Gallery.
The bold lines of an overhead walk. Boris Ignatovich in the Russian Photography after the Revolution group show at Nailya Alexander Gallery.
A dense compendium of futures collapsed into a single tableaux. Joshua Citarella at Higher Pictures.
Re-considering historic photographs in cut paper. Nathalie Boutté at Yossi Milo Gallery.
Members of the 1960s downtown art scene, with the artist in the mirror. Peter Hujar at Alexander and Bonin.
The gentle droop of a tulip. Robert Mapplethorpe in the 9/27 Fine Photographs sale at Skinner.
Finding striped abstraction in broken TV sets. Penelope Umbrico in the Inside/Outside Voices group show at Winston Wächter Fine Art.
Giving everyday death a splatter of color. Sam Falls at Galerie Eva Presenhuber.
Obscured by the Photoshop transparency background. Stephanie Syjuco at Ryan Lee Gallery.
A seductive pile of tiny images in cellophane drug bags. Devin Troy Strother at Marlborough Contemporary.
A unedited month of daily visual memories. Bernadette Mayer (from 1971) at CANADA.
The reluctant allure of Audrey Hepburn. Cecil Beaton in the Paul F. Walter Collection sale at Christie’s.
Obliviously stylish selfies amid the flames. Martha Rosler in the Citings/Sightings group show at Lennon, Weinberg.
Central Park tree silhouettes reflected in still water. Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao at Foley Gallery.
The intimate grip of nail clippers. Mary Kelly (from 1974) in the An Incomplete History of Protest group show at the Whitney.
Disappearing into an artificial jungle. Patty Carroll in the Women in Colour group show at Rubber Factory.