Fake dating a slippery ashtray still life. Nobuyoshi Araki at Taka Ishii Gallery.
April 16, 2018
Building up layers of graphic shapes. Stephen Frailey in the Guarded Future II show at Downs & Ross.
April 13, 2018
Blonde hair interrupted by metal letters, eroded craters, and an air vent. Borden Capalino at Lyles & King.
April 12, 2018
When symbols lose their decipherability. Shannon Ebner in the Mark group show at Team Gallery.
April 11, 2018
Meticulous radiating lines surrounding a glowing orb. Marsha Cottrell at Van Doren Waxter.
April 10, 2018
Reinterpreting the racism of a 1950s anthropological study of rural Brazil. Jonathas de Andrade at Alexander and Bonin.
April 9, 2018
Covering Karlie Kloss with a swirling painted-eye veil. Patrick Demarchelier at Staley-Wise Gallery.
April 5, 2018
Using stencils to undermine a handgun ad. Fred Cray, found tucked in a book at Printed Matter.
April 4, 2018
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.
April 4, 2018
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.
April 3, 2018
Then seductive curves of anthurium leaves. Sarah Jones at Anton Kern Gallery.
April 2, 2018
Capturing the flat emptiness of the American plains. Catherine Opie (circa late 1990s) in the American Landscape group show at Lehmann Maupin.
March 30, 2018
Turning falling water into a sparkling tumble of all-over texture. Boomoon at Flowers Gallery.
March 29, 2018
A bold compilation of surveillance technology and graphic lettering. Michael Spano at Steven Kasher Gallery.