• Hank Willis Thomas @Jack Shainman

    Cleverly using light to activate a silk screened protest image. Hank Willis Thomas at Jack Shainman Gallery.

  • Erica Baum @Bureau

    Finding wordplay in classroom desk graffiti. Erica Baum in the Hours and Places group show at Bureau.

  • Bernd and Hilla Becher @Paula Cooper

    The elemental forms of massive electricity towers. Early work from Bernd and Hilla Becher at Paula Cooper Gallery.

  • Osamu James Nakagawa @sepiaEYE

    The wary trepidation felt at birthday time. Osamu James Nakagawa at sepiaEYE.

  • Maggie Steber @Half King

    A bathtub toe with film noir echoes. Maggie Steber at the Half King.

  • John Cyr @Elizabeth Houston

    Searching for ghosts in Sally Mann’s developer tray. John Cyr at Elizabeth Houston Gallery.

  • Nobuyoshi Araki @Taka Ishii

    Fake dating a slippery ashtray still life. Nobuyoshi Araki at Taka Ishii Gallery.

  • Stephen Frailey @Downs & Ross

    Building up layers of graphic shapes. Stephen Frailey in the Guarded Future II show at Downs & Ross.

  • Borden Capalino @Lyles & King

    Blonde hair interrupted by metal letters, eroded craters, and an air vent. Borden Capalino at Lyles & King.

  • Shannon Ebner @Team

    When symbols lose their decipherability. Shannon Ebner in the Mark group show at Team Gallery.

  • Marsha Cottrell @Van Doren Waxter

    Meticulous radiating lines surrounding a glowing orb. Marsha Cottrell at Van Doren Waxter.

  • Jonathas de Andrade @Alexander and Bonin

    Reinterpreting the racism of a 1950s anthropological study of rural Brazil. Jonathas de Andrade at Alexander and Bonin.

  • Patrick Demarchelier @Staley-Wise

    Covering Karlie Kloss with a swirling painted-eye veil. Patrick Demarchelier at Staley-Wise Gallery.

  • Found a Unique Fred Cray Photograph

    Using stencils to undermine a handgun ad. Fred Cray, found tucked in a book at Printed Matter.

  • Noritoshi Hirakawa @WhiteBox

    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.

  • Mayumi Terada @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.

  • Sarah Jones @Anton Kern

    Then seductive curves of anthurium leaves. Sarah Jones at Anton Kern Gallery.

  • Catherine Opie @Lehmann Maupin

    Capturing the flat emptiness of the American plains. Catherine Opie (circa late 1990s) in the American Landscape group show at Lehmann Maupin.

  • Boomoon @Flowers

    Turning falling water into a sparkling tumble of all-over texture. Boomoon at Flowers Gallery.

  • Michael Spano @Steven Kasher

    A bold compilation of surveillance technology and graphic lettering. Michael Spano at Steven Kasher Gallery.