BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

Photographer Angela Strassheim’s first solo exhibit consists of 15 large-scale images of her born-again Christian family and their homes. “Left Behind” – the exhibit’s title refers in part to a best-selling series of evangelical novels – finds a young woman lounging in bed, a little girl playing with a herd of plastic horses, and a middle-aged woman wearing a pink bathrobe and standing on the sidewalk in front of an enormous house. In the gallery’s “project room,” a new video by Alex McQuilkin, in which the main character prepares to drown herself, is on display. Through Saturday, April 30, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Marvelli Gallery, 526 W. 26th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, second floor, 212-627-3363, free.

A LIFE ON FILM

Film stills and video installations by the founder and artistic director of Anthology Film Archives, Jonas Mekas, are on display in the exhibit “Fragments of Paradise.” The stills, which Mr. Mekas calls “cousins of photography,” are drawn from his 50 years of avant-garde filmmaking in New York and his friendships with some of the most prominent artists of his day. Highlights include the short film “Elvis” (2001), which incorporates footage from Elvis Presley’s last concert, and “Travels” (1970), five short travelogues from Italy, Russia, and Sweden. Through Saturday, April 30, Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Maya Stendhal Gallery, 545 W. 20th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, 212-366-1549, free.

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