Chinese coal miners, seen with the unsparing attention of Avedon. Song Chao (from 2002) in the Coal + Ice exhibit at the Asia Society.
A Central Valley dust storm blowing off a roof. Matt Black (from 2009) in the Coal + Ice exhibit at the Asia Society.
Posing in the waist-deep flood that has inundated their home. Gideon Mendel (from 2017) in the Coal + Ice exhibit at the Asia Society.
A field of blowing poppies, transformed into swirls of gestural motion. Michal Rovner at Pace Gallery.
A train switchman making a stop signal at twilight. Jack Delano (from 1943/later) in the Color Photographs from the New Deal (1939-1943) group show at Carriage Trade.
Interrupting a young woman with a vertical zip of gold foil. Carolle Bénitah (from 2023) at Sous Les Etoiles.
The gestural twists of fire hoses. Anton Stankowksi (from 1930/1980s) at OSMOS Address.
A satirical stumble through an ideal pose. Carolyn Drake at Yancey Richardson.
Softly resting in pastel tones with potatoes on fire. Hellen van Meene at Yancey Richardson.
Layering industrial structures, row houses, and gravestones. Bernd & Hilla Becher (from 1986) at Paula Cooper Gallery.
Lines of walking boots as a performative intervention. Eleanor Antin (from 1971-1973) in Seen Together: Acquisitions in Photography at the Morgan Library.
A performative setup for a sunburn. Dennis Oppenheim (from 1970) in Seen Together: Acquisitions in Photography at the Morgan Library.
A kneeling self-portrait, between planes of wallpaper. Ralph Eugene Meatyard in Seen Together: Acquisitions in Photography at the Morgan Library.
Sewn lines dividing a self-portrait into facets. Annegret Soltau (from 1975) in Seen Together: Acquisitions in Photography at the Morgan Library.
Twelve prints woven together, flattening multiple moments into a composite mosaic. Joe Rudko (from 2017) in Seen Together: Acquisitions in Photography at the Morgan Library.
A lusciously rocky panorama in Fontainbleu forest. Eugène Cuvelier (from 1863) in Seen Together: Acquisitions in Photography at the Morgan Library.
Subtle movements in tactile black and white. Ray Francis (from 1967) at Bruce Silverstein.
Flares of light and blanketing debris on September 11th. Bill Biggart (from 2001) in the ICP at 50: From the Collection, 1845-2019 show at the International Center of Photography.
Layered mirror studies cut into a disorienting triangle. Paul Mpagi Sepuya (from 2016) in the ICP at 50: From the Collection, 1845-2019 show at the International Center of Photography.
Setting off smoke bombs under the overpass. Justine Kurland (from 1998) in the ICP at 50: From the Collection, 1845-2019 show at the International Center of Photography.
