Laundry, 2008. © Estate of Luke Smalley/Courtesy of ClampArt, NYC

Luke Smalley (1955–2009), who died last May, was known for his playfully provocative imagery intertwining fashion, youth culture and masculinity. Sunday Drive is his final project—a frisky off-beat narrative of three beautiful young women prepping themselves for a Sunday drive to see their incarcerated boyfriends at the State penitentiary. The opening reception for Luke Smalley’s Sunday Drive is Thursday, November 5, from 6–8pm, the exhibit will be on view through December 19 at ClampArt, New York City. Sunday Drive by Luke Smalley is also a new book published by TwinPalms.

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© Amy Stein/Courtesy of ClampArt, New York City.

Roman Candle, 2008, by Amy Stein from her Domesticated exhibit at ClampArt in New York City. In Domesticated, artist Amy Stein explores the archetypal motif of man versus nature. More specifically, her photographs explore the tenuous relationship between man and animals as human civilization continues to encroach upon nature. On view until October 31 at ClampArt, 521–531 West 25th Street, Ground Floor, New York, City.

© Stan Gaz/Courtesy ClampArt, New York City

Origin (Arizona Impact 5), 2007, photographed by Stan Gaz from his Impact Series.

During his youth, photographer Stan Gaz was facinated by the notion of meteorites. Thus, he recently began to photograph meteorite impact structures and their surrounding landscapes. Many of these locations are sacred to various tribal communities and have a variety of stories and beliefs attributed to them. Although many versions exist, most relate to the notion of the craters possessing secrets of mankind’s origin.

An opening reception for Stan Gaz: Impact will be held on Thursday, April 30, from 6–8pm, at ClampArt in New York City, the exhibit runs through June 6.

Kate and Emily in Yellow Hallway, 2006, photographed by Blake Fitch from her series Expectations of Adolescence, a ten-year project documenting the lives of Fitch’s cousin and half-sister as they’ve grown from adolescent girls into young women.

Expectations of Adolescence will be exhibited in New York City at ClampArt in the Project Room, March 19th–April 25th. Opening reception is on March 19th, 6:00–8:00 pm.