Photography
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ASKEW ARCHITECTURE Since 1989, artist Richard Greaves has been working on the development of a vast architectural environment located in a forest in the remote Beauce region of Quebec.The work is in a continuous state of expansion and is composed of about 20 shacks and shelters derived from abandoned barns Mr. Greaves disassembles and brings back to his site. The asymmetrical results resemble funhouses or setpieces from a dark children’s film. He also has built a series of sculptures from objects salvaged from the scrap heap. Swiss photographer Mario del Curto’s large photographs of Mr. Greaves’s work are on display in “Richard Greaves: Anarchitect.” The exhibit, which closes this weekend, also includes an audio environment designed by Stephane Mercier made from sounds recorded on Mr. Greaves’s site. Through Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Andrew Edlin Gallery, 529 W. 20th St., between Tenth Avenue and the West Side Highway, sixth floor, 212-206-9723, free.
BOTANICAL BEAUTY Garden photographs by Herbert Hoover are on display at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Mr. Hoover, who is based in New York, creates images of classical botanical subjects by using historical alternative photographic processes. His pictures are shot with macro-lensed cameras and lensless pinhole cameras, then printed using a variety of historical processes. Through Sunday, April 2, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Steinhardt Conservatory Gallery, 900 Washington Ave., near Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, 718-623-7200, $5 general, $3 seniors and students (Tuesdays: free for all, Fridays: free for seniors, members, and children under 16).
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