Metropolitan Museum of Art: "The Emperor's Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City" (opens February 1). The Met presents a collection of decorative, architectural, and religious pieces from the private residence of one of China’s most extravagant emperors, built in the Forbidden City during the 18th century. 1000 5th Ave., (212) 535-7710
Brooklyn Museum:"Lorna Simpson: Gathered" (opens January 28). Lorna Simpson uses vintage photographs and drawings, which she finds on eBay and at flea markets, to explore the crossover between fact and fiction, identity and history. 200 Eastern Parkway (Brooklyn), (718) 638-5000
Benrimon Contemporary: "Amir Baradaran: Frenchising Mona Lisa" (opens January 27). Baradaran uses an Augmented Reality Smartphone app to toy with the image of the Mona Lisa. The result is a 52-second video that questions the Mona Lisa's role as a cultural icon of France, despite her and Da Vinci’s Italian origins. 514 West 24th St. (212) 924-2400
Sikkema Jenkins & Co.: "Arturo Herrera" (opens January 29). Herrera presents drawings and large-scale wall paintings that explore ideas of fragmentation and impure abstraction. 530 West 22nd St., (212) 929-2262
Tyler Rollins:"Tracey Moffatt: Still and Moving" (opens January 27). Tracey Moffatt presents a series of photographs called “Plantation,” which feature images of a colonial house with a dark figure lurking in the foreground. The atmosphere of the images evokes questions of race, class, and colonialism. 529 West 20th St., (212) 229-9100
