Harper’s Art Desk

The Ship, a painting by Tracey Emin, from her book Tracey Emin: Paintings, which was published in October by Phaidon.

“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.

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.

Chunka Tawayuq Pacha, a tufting by Claudia Martínez Garay, whose work will be on view through November 17 at Dundee Contemporary Arts , in Dundee, Scotland.

Courtesy the artist and GRIMM Gallery

“Raton, New Mexico,’ a photograph by Steve Fitch, whose work is on view through August 31 at Joseph Bellows Gallery, in La Jolla, California.

A photograph by Ngadi Smart, from her book Wata Na Life, which was published this month by Loose Joints.

Smoke, a painting by Mathew Cerletty, whose work is on view as part of the exhibition A Particular Kind of Heaven through September 1 at Karma, in Thomaston, Maine.

"Rearview," a photograph by Rose Marie Cromwell, whose work is on view through October 27 at the Institute of Contemporary Art Miami.

Courtesy the artist and the Institute of Contemporary Art Miami

Dear Summer, a painting by Jerrell Gibbs, whose work is on view as part of the exhibition The Wrong Sea through October 5 at Dunes, in Portland, Maine.

Courtesy the artist and Night Gallery, Los Angeles

A photograph by Harry Gruyaert, from his series TV Shots: Olympics 1972, which is on view online through September 22 with 28 Vignon Street.

Courtesy the artist and Gallery FIFTY ONE, Antwerp, Belgium

“Untitled,” 1968-1971, a photograph by Ernest Cole, from his book Ernest Cole: The True America, which was published in January by Aperture.

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