The helmeted stare of Cara Delevigne. Mariano Vivanco (from 2017) in the Thierry Mugler: Couturissime show at the Brooklyn Museum.

Sculptural twists of hat and hair. Enrique Badulescu (from 1995) in the Thierry Mugler: Couturissime show at the Brooklyn Museum.

Mixing Soviet symbols and fashion models. Thierry Mugler (from 1986) in the Thierry Mugler: Couturissime show at the Brooklyn Museum.

Stephanie Seymour and the glamorously windy chop of a nearby helicopter. Herb Ritts (from 1990) in the Thierry Mugler: Couturissime show at the Brooklyn Museum.

Annotating 19th century photographs of a Crow peace delegation, adding backstories of history and heritage. Wendy Red Star in the American Art wing of the Brooklyn Museum.

Channeling a 19th century Indian heroine, with knives and arms raised in gestures of defiance. Rummana Hussain at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Art.

A single bird hovering against a cloudy sky, transformed into a jigsaw puzzle. Felix Gonzalez-Torres at David Zwirner.

Recent iPad drawings, as seen by the artist and his double. David Hockney (from 2022) at Pace Gallery.

Pushing a portrait into areas of uncertainty. Cora Pongracz (from 1964) at Maxwell Graham/Essex Street.

A sculptural angled limb interrupting a wall. Naama Tsabar (from 2018) in the Shades of Daphne group show at Kasmin Gallery.

The shadowy tactile echo of an ancient amphora. Barbara Kasten (from 1996) in the Shades of Daphne group show at Kasmin Gallery.

Crafting a superhero persona out of self-portrait nudes and glossy black obsidian. Shala Miller at Lyles & King.

A pandemic-era caravan of RVs in the desert. Victoria Sambunaris at Yancey Richardson.

Projecting traditional Turkish tile patterns across male nudes. Sarp Kerem Yavuz in Gallery 2 at High Line Nine.

A gathering of ghostly lip imprints, inspired by David Hammons’s body prints. Katherine Hubbard (from 2022) in the Part One group show at Company Gallery.

Turning tangled forms into found sculpture. Robert Grosvenor (from 1990) at Paula Cooper Gallery.

Engagingly disorienting layers of image fragments and sculptural space. Yamini Nayar (from 2022) in the Accrochage group show at Thomas Erben Gallery.

Interrogating the ghostly form of the artist’s own body. Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé (from the late 1990s) in the Accrochage group show at Thomas Erben Gallery.

Rethinking the colors of Casa Barragán in greyscale shades. Terence Gower (from 2005) in the Color Effects group show at Galerie Lelong.

A single red darkroom lightbulb as a tombstone for the death of analog photography. Alfredo Jaar (from 1988) in the Color Effects group show at Galerie Lelong.