Andrea Grutzner at Julie Saul Gallery

Andrea Grutzner turns framed excerpts from the built environment into surprising and colorful abstractions; here, in six images from her Tanztee series, amid wildly patterned clothes, Grutzner builds a structure from the arms and hands of dancers at a tea dance in rural Germany. (On view at Julie Saul Gallery through Feb 3rd).

Andrea Grutzner, Tanztee #3, 6, 15, 4, 8, and 1, chromogenic print, 17 ½ x 23 ½ inches, 2012-15.

Valeska Soares at Alexander Gray Associates

Five mirror-topped antique wooden tables support a host of antique glassware, installed by Valeska Soares at Alexander Gray Associates in Chelsea. Filled with spirits, and looking like the tidily assembled remnants of an epic celebration, the piece emanates a sickly smell that strongly suggests the party is over. (On view through Dec 16th).

Valeska Soares, Epilogue, mixed media, 47h x 459w x 47.75d inches, 2017.

Rosalind Fox Solomon at Bruce Silverstein Gallery

This shot by Rosalind Fox Solomon comes across as simple enough at first…until you register that the caregiver is a crybaby, caring for a bunny and wearing a beard, defying expectations at every turn. The unexpected and odd dominate Fox Solomon’s selection of images from her archive, shot over three decades and around the world, now on view at Bruce Silverstein Gallery in Chelsea. (Through April 16th).

Rosalind Fox Solomon, Ringgold, Georgia, archival inkjet print, 24 x 24 inches, 1976.
Rosalind Fox Solomon, Ringgold, Georgia, archival inkjet print, 24 x 24 inches, 1976.

Malick Sidibe at Jack Shainman Gallery

Iconic photographer Malick Sidibe – who will be 80 this year – pulls out more joie de vivre from his famous archives of Malian night-life with images shot at parties over the decades. Here, three young men dressed as secret agents let us in on the fun of their masquerade. (At Chelsea’s Jack Shainman Gallery through April 23rd).

Malick Sidibe, Les faux agents, silver gelatin print, 14 1/8 x 9 5/8 inches, 1973-2008.
Malick Sidibe, Les faux agents, silver gelatin print, 14 1/8 x 9 5/8 inches, 1973-2008.