Using a stuffed giraffe to probe the depths of memory. Sophie Calle, in the front room at Paula Cooper Gallery.

Using billowing prints and black hosiery to explore layered abstract volumes. Sheree Hovsepian at Higher Pictures.

This Richard Prince girlfriend sold at more than 6X its estimate in the recent Contemporary Curated sale at Sotheby’s London.

The dense swirl of photogram elements, chemical spills, and a brain. Susan Rankaitis at Robert Mann Gallery.

Exploring Nigerian identity via high contrast portraiture. Ima Mfon at Rick Wester Fine Art.

The stop motion frames of a galloping horse. Eadweard Muybridge in an online sale at Sotheby’s (closes 4/10).

Stitching together a downed plane and a gaggle of feral children. Jane Hammond at Galerie Lelong.

The all-over patterning of floating watermelons. Shen Wei at Flowers Gallery.

Gestural abstract sweeps across shimmering silver. Dove Allouche at Peter Freeman.

Tangled blood and rivets under the edge of a car. Early Ryan McGinley at Team Gallery.

Iterations in delicate blue. Liz Deschenes in the Serialities group show at Hauser & Wirth.

The shifting tonalities of vintage postcards. Zoe Leonard in the Serialities group show at Hauser & Wirth.

Shooting target faces with banded eyes. Sophie Calle in the Serialities group show at Hauser & Wirth.

Reducing bodies to high contrast black and white. Kishin Shinoyama in the Three Masters of Erotic Photography show at Steven Kasher Gallery.

Nude under a wall of artistic inspiration. Sam Haskins in the Three Masters of Erotic Photography show at Steven Kasher Gallery.

Muslim women balancing tradition and romance writing. Glenna Gordon at the Half King.

The rich tonalities of a coal darkened faces. W. Eugene Smith at Howard Greenberg Gallery.

Bedding down with the caged giraffes. Weegee at Howard Greenberg Gallery.

The surreal darkness of a doll in the gutter and a boy under a tarp. Beuford Smith at Keith De Lellis Gallery.

Polaroids in search of everyday gestures. Duane Hanson at Aperture Gallery.