The expansive flatness of the mouth of the Wisconsin River. Henry P. Bosse (from 1885) in the Water Memories group exhibit at the Met.
Two Pueblo corn dancers floating in the water, recalling the flooding of Indigenous homelands. Cara Romero in the Water Memories group exhibit at the Met.
Leaving Lena Horne just out of the frame, alluding to racist film editing from the 1940s. Lorna Simpson, from 1998, in the drawings area on the second floor at the Met.
A structured view from a Parisian hotel window. Calvert Jones (or William Henry Fox Talbot), from 1843-1844, at Hans P. Kraus Jr. Photographs.
A paired echo of look and gesture. Cindy Sherman (with Richard Prince, from 1980) in the Faces & Figures group show at Skarstedt Gallery.
Magar villagers from northwestern Nepal using a fishing net as protection against evil spirits. Michael Oppitz (from 1978) at Galerie Buchholz.
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.
