Artnews Editors’ Picks: 9 Things to See in New York This Week

Catherine Opie, Miggi & Ilene, Los Angeles, California (1995). Courtesy the artist and Regen Projects, Los Angeles. [image description: two women swim on their backs in an outdoor pool embracing, the woman in front is heavily pregnant, it is a sunny day in a private garden, the mountains fade in the distance almost the same color as the sky]

“The Intersectional Self” at the 8th Floor Gender and feminist politics take center stage in this exhibition, a product of what the press release calls “the age of trans-identity.” Work by artists including Andrea Bowers, Patty Chang, Abigail deVille, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, and Martha Wilson will examine how our understanding of gender, notions of femininity, and the family structure has evolved over the years.

Location: The 8th Floor, 17 West 17th Street Price: Free Time: Opening reception, Friday, February 10, 6 p.m.–8 p.m.; Tuesday–Friday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; Saturday by appointment.