PICKS OF THE WEEK » Friday
Art can be politically subversive, especially in today’s overly partisan political climate. Opalka Gallery’s new exhibit, “In Place of Now,” showcases works by eight artists that take on notions of estrangement and “otherness.” The themes, common to Afrofuturism, manage to retain their relevance in today’s world. Co-created by gallery director Judie Gilmore and writer and scholar Rone Shavers, the exhibit offers new opinions on contemporary black identity and explores issues of blackness. An opening reception for the exhibit, which opened Feb. 12, is set for Friday. 6-8 p.m. Friday. Free. Opalka Gallery, The Sage Colleges, 140 New Scotland Ave., Albany. 518-2927742; opalka.sage. edu/exhibitions