LADIES OF LIFE Alan Klotz Gallery displays photographs taken for LIFE magazine by female photographers in “Women for LIFE.” The show includes selections from Margaret Bourke-White’s Depression-era photo essay “You Have Seen Their Faces,” Martha Holmes’s candid shots of Frank Sinatra and Humphrey Bogart, and Nina Leen’s fashion photography. Through Friday, August 12, Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Alan Klotz Gallery, 511 W. 25th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, suite 701, 212-741-4764, free.

REFLECTING ON REFLECTION Artists and writers Julie Ault and Martin Beck curated the group exhibit “Mirage” at Alexander and Bonin. The exhibit’s title comes from a passage of John C.Van Dyke’s 1901 book “The Desert” describing mirages in the deserts of the American Southwest. Works on view, which explore literal and metaphorical reflection, include photography and a wide variety of sculpture. Through Friday, July 29, Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Alexander and Bonin, 132 Tenth Ave., between 18th and 19th streets, 212-367-7474, free.

LONG ISLAND LOLITAS A selection of Joseph Szabo’s photographs taken while he was a high-school teacher on Long Island are on display at Gitterman Gallery. The black-and-white photos in “Teenage” capture kisses at school dances, cigarettes on the boardwalk, and clusters of teenagers preening on the beach. Through Saturday, August 6, Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Gitterman Gallery, 170 E. 75th St., between Lexington and Third avenues, 212-734-0868, free.

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