Art for Sale at NY Galleries: Graham Parks to Adi Nes

NEW YORK—Negotiating the onslaught of winter gallery shows can be daunting for even the most seasoned collectors, which is why our NYC editorial team hit the streets to put together a short list of recommendations to whet the appetite and provide some direction.

For this week’s picks, we have a varied selection of work from both mid-career and emerging artists in painting, sculpture and photography.

First, the photographers: At Jack Shainman, Adi Nes has staged biblical scenes in provocative social circumstances for a new series of photographs, and we selected four of our favorites.

While his video work may get the most attention, it was Tim Hyde’s photographs exploring the psychological and social dimensions of urban geography that stood out at Max Protetch.

And across the East River, in D.U.M.B.O., we found a series by Brandon Herman at Wessel + O’Connor Fine Art that we fancied because he adds a sophisticated, cinematic touch to the “young photographer’s naked friends” genre.

As for painting: Two ongoing series of work by Tim Doud caught our collective eye at Priska Juschka. In “Prime Outlets,” he paints models wearing cloths that have a strong personal significance; while in “None of My Clothes,” he portrays himself clad in outfits not typically his style.

And despite the unseasonably warm weather in New York last week, we were also drawn to Graham Parks’ process-heavy paintings of snowy forest scenes, found at Kinz, Tillou + Feigen.

Finally, we have included a few selections from Reuben Lorch-Miller’s solo exhibition of mysterious and vaguely menacing text paintings, sculpture and photographs, Just the Other Side of Nowhere, from Schroeder Romero.