Roni Horn at Hauser & Wirth Gallery

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Even inside a gallery, these pristine glass sculptures by American artist Roni Horn subtly change as the light from the skylights passes through them.  Their title references dreams while their surfaces resemble pools; they’re objects to transport you.  (At Hauser & Wirth Gallery through Jan 11th.  Check website for holiday season opening hours.)  

Roni Horn, Untitled (“A dream dreamt in a dreaming world is not really a dream…but a dream not dreamt is.”), solid cast glass with as-cast surfaces, 10 parts, unique (series 5), 2012.

TM Davy at Eleven Rivington

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In Eleven Rivington’s brightly lit Lower East Side space, Brooklyn painter TM Davy presents a series of small, candle lit paintings.  Studies from life made in and around his home, their intimate nature belies their bright, public display. (Through Jan 5th.  Check website for holiday season opening hours.)  

TM Davy, from the series ‘Candela,’ oil on linen, 10 x 8 inches

Tony Feher at Sikkema Jenkins & Co

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Had your grandmother gotten inventive with displaying her glassware, it might look something like Tony Feher’s ‘Parlor Trix.’  Known for simple installations made using every day materials, Feher delivers more visual delights in his latest solo show at Chelsea’s Sikkema Jenkins & Co.  (Through Jan 18th.  Check website for holiday season opening hours.)  

Tony Feher, Parlor Trix (detail view of installation), glass, galvanized steel wire and chrome-plated steel chain, 2013.

Michael Eastman at Barry Friedman Gallery

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Only the birds and Jesus are left at the Better Donut Drive In, in one of American photographer Michael Eastman’s photos of seen-better-days small town America.  Nostalgia, sadness and hope come together in a picture with themes as powerful as its color contrasts.  (At Barry Friedman Gallery through Jan 11th.  Check the gallery’s website or call ahead for holiday season opening hours).  

Michael Eastman, Jesus Donut, digital C-print, 60 x 48 inches, 2008.

Raqib Shaw at Pace Gallery

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London-based artist Raqib Shaw turns the martyrdom of Sebastian into high drama in this painting of the saint bound with flowering vines and besieged by a cloud of beastly cherubs.  Even the blood-red poppies are as threatening as they are beautiful.  (At Pace Gallery through Jan 11th.  Check website for holiday season opening hours.)  

Raqib Shaw, St Sebastian of the Poppies, oil, acrylic, glitter and rhinestones on Birch wood, 60,” 2011-12.