MOTHA and Chris E. Vargas: Consciousness Razing
New Museum, 235 Bowery
Through February 3, 2019
Chris E. Vargas, founder of the Museum of Transgender History & Art (MOTHA), presents a parody of popular and mainstream codes that are used to re-create and renew queer and trans representation. Rather than forming a neat construct of history, Vargas' project acknowledges the biases that were present in the past and attempts to heal from those elements.

It's a Whole Different Ball Game: Playing Through 60 Years of Sports Video Games
Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Avenue, Queens
Through March 10, 2019
Offering a selection of more than 30 playable sports video games from 1958 to present day, "A Whole Different Ball Game" examines and compares the complex and symbiotic relationships between games, sports and culture. The exhibition focuses on what it means to make physical sports virtual, and how video games have themselves become a sport.

Liz Collins: Rays
Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle
Through March 17, 2019
Playing with the texture and color of various materials, Liz Collins' art uses black craft paper and textiles to create an array of effects.

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