Photographer Joshua Lutz

Meadowlands, a monograph by New York photographer, Joshua Lutz, is a collection of photos taken of the 32-square-mile area between New York City and New Jersey. It's a locale that most New Yorkers have never heard of or taken the time to visit, unless you are a Giants or Jets football fan. This project—ten years in the making—includes an introduction by Robert Sullivan, who describes …

Stephanie Backes: Wolkengraber

Dortmund-born sculptor Stephanie Backes is making her solo debut at Berlin's Loop gallery. Entitled Wolkengraber, that's “cloudgrabber†in German, this exhibit of sculptures melds the aesthetic of biology with bionics, suggesting alien-like skeletons and spindly arthopods. Wolkengraber Opening reception: 24 October 2008, 8pm 24 October-13 December 2008 Loop Jägerstrasse 5 10117 Berlin-Mitte map tel. +030 28 39 00 28

Eduardo Srur: Sobrevivencia

Known for his headline-grabbing, large-scale public interventions—like the one in which he placed giant PET bottles along the Tiete River in São Paulo to make a point about the notoriously filthy waterway—Brazilian artist Srur's action was approved by the city government, though it's strange they haven't found the issue important enough in the past few years to find the funds to maintain the memory of …