Amidst a heightened carnival-esque atmosphere at the Museum of Sex, with its newly installed SuperFunLand interactive installation and glitzy yet text-heavy Cam Life and Stag: The Illicit Origins of Pornographic Film shows, is a sobering gem of an exhibition. On Abortion and the Repercussions of Lack of Access deploys text viscerally, connecting us to real women’s abortion stories.

I had the pleasure of meeting Betty and discovering her work through two group shows we were in this past year, Smile at Shin Gallery’s Project Space and Beyond Secretary at Mark Borghi Fine Arts, both curated by Jenny Mushkin Goldman. The fact that I was unaware of this genius either proved to be a lapse in my art world intelligence or demonstrated something ubiquitous to Betty’s career. Betty has been fighting a long-game battle against both censorship and society’s expectations.

The Beat Goes On, is an exhibition curated by visual artist Derrick Adams, featuring work by Elia Alba, Kevin Beasley, Paul D. Miller, a.k.a. D.J. Spooky, and Tameka Norris, a.k.a. Meka Jean. For The Beat Goes On, the SVA Chelsea Gallery has been transformed into four individual listening rooms, each presenting a solo show by one of the featured artists. Including photography, sculpture, installation, performance and video works, each room is inspired by music and the history of recorded sound.