Harper’s Art Desk

“Bridesmaids, Brooklyn, NY,” a photograph by Kathy Shorr from her book Limousine, which was published in November by Lazy Dog Press. © The artist

Silo, a mixed-media painting (gouache, watercolor, and ink on paper) by Rithika Merchant, whose work is on view through April 27 at Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art in Queensland, Australia. Courtesy the artist and TARQ, Mumbai

A photograph by Jeff Dworksy from his monograph Sealskin, which was published last month by Charcoal Press. Courtesy the author and Charcoal Press

Desire Path, a painting by John Hee Taek Chae, whose work was on view last weekend with D. D. D. D. at NADA Art Fair, in Miami. Courtesy the artist and D. D. D. D., New York City and Singapore

“Off Maehama Beach, Wagu, 1980,” by Kusukazu Uraguchi, from his book Shima no Ama, which was published in July by Atelier EXB. © Kusukazu Uraguchi. Courtesy Atelier EXB

Knees, a painting by Henni Alftan, whose work is on view through January 11, 2025, at Karma, in New York City. Courtesy the artist and Karma

“Plate VII, 2024” a photograph by Lia Darjes, whose book Plates I–XXXI was published in June by Chose Commune. © The artist and Chose Commune

The Writing Garden, a painting by Mark Ryan Chariker, whose work is on view through December 21 at 1969 Gallery, in New York City. Courtesy the artist and 1969 Gallery, New York City

The Ship, a painting by Tracey Emin, from her book Tracey Emin: Paintings, which was published in October by Phaidon. © Tracey Emin. Courtesy Galleria Lorcan O’Neill Roma

“Grabbing Liberty, Trump Rally, Tampa, FL, 2018,” a photograph by Nina Berman, whose work is on view through November 24 at the Capa Space, in Yorktown Heights, New York. © The artist

A photograph by Lisa Barlow from her book HOLY LAND U.S.A., which was published in September by Stanley Barker.

Courtesy the artist and Stanley Barker

Waiting for the Moon, a painting by Afifa Aleiby, whose work is on view through November 30th at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, in West Palm Beach, Florida.

The Descending, a painting by Jenny Morgan, whose work is on view through December 21 at Anat Ebgi, in New York City.

Courtesy the artist and Anat Ebgi

Self-Reflection, c. 1901–02, a drawing by Alfred Kubin, whose work is on view through January 12, 2025 at the ALBERTINA Modern Museum in Vienna, Austria. The accompanying catalog Alfred Kubin: The Aesthetics of Evil was published by Hatje Cantz.

Worcester Bear, a mixed-media artwork by Sarah Sense, whose work is on view through November 23 at Bruce Silverstein Gallery, in New York City.

A page from Eugénie Grandet, by Honoré de Balzac from 1833, which is included in the exhibition and accompanying catalogue for Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy, which is on view through May 4, 2025 at the Morgan Library and Museum, in New York City.

Courtesy the Morgan Library and Museum, New York City

Mountain Dance, a painting by Alyina Zaidi, whose work is on view through November 20 at Alexander Berggruen, in New York City.

A photograph by Ian Bates from his book Lost Dog, which was published last year by Deadbeat Club.

Courtesy the artist and Deadbeat Club

Female street vendor in Rio de Janeiro. (Photograph by José Christiano Júnior, 1864), a mixed-media artwork by Silvana Mendes, whose work was on view with Portas Vilaseca Galeria last weekend at I-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, in London.

“Untitled,” 1996, by Mikiko Hara, whose work is included in the book I’m So Happy You are Here: Japanese Women Photographers from 1950 to Now, which was published by Aperture in last month.

Courtesy Osiris Co., Ltd., Tokyo, and Aperture

P156, 2020–2023, a mixed-media artwork by Jeff Cowen, whose work is on view through October 13 at Huis Marseille, Amsterdam.

Courtesy the artist and Huis Marseille, Amsterdam

“South Beach Reflection,” a photograph by Anastasia Samoylova, whose book Adaptation was published this month by Thames & Hudson.

Ascending Subway (Stairs), a painting by Aubrey Levinthal, whose work is on view through October 12 at Monya Rowe Gallery, New York City.

Courtesy the artist and Monya Rowe Gallery, New York City

A photograph of Marcel Duchamp and Hans Richter playing a game of chess using live pieces during the filming of Richter’s 8 x 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements (1956) from the book Chess Players: From Charlie Chaplin to Wu-Tang Clan, which was published in September by FUEL.

“Ornithography #278,” a photograph by Xavi Bou, whose work is on view through September 28 at Blue Sky, in Portland, Oregon.

Courtesy Xavi Bou and Blue Sky, Portland, Oregon

Lifeline, a painting by Dieter Mammel, whose work is on view through September 29 at whose work is on view through September 29 at the National Museum of Pan?evo, Serbia. The accompanying exhibition catalog was published by Kerber Verlag.

Cielo sopra Torino, a painting by Leonardo Devito, whose work is on view through October 13 at Ciaccia Levi Gallery, in Paris.

Courtesy the artist and Ciaccia Levi Gallery, Paris

Andreas with Wildflowers, a painting by Srijon Chowdhury, whose work is on view through October 19 at PPOW Gallery, in New York City.

Courtesy the artist and PPOW Gallery

A photograph by Jim Mangan, from his book The Crick, which was published last year by Twin Palms Publishers.

Solitaire, a painting on wood by Elisheva Biernoff, whose work is on view through October 19 at Fraenkel Gallery, in San Francisco.

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