You Dada See It: DCist finally spent a day exploring Dada at the National Gallery, and it’s really the sort of exhibition that grows on you as you move through it. The first room, detailing the Dada movement as it emerged in Zurich, is a tough nut to crack — a few too many photo collages that aren’t terribly stimulating clutter the landscape. But as you move through Berlin and Hannover, eventually reaching Paris and New York, the far-reaching collection starts to make a deeper impression. A few highlights: Marcel Duchamp’s L.H.O.O.Q., left, George Grosz’ apocalyptic Metropolis series, and a representation of Kurt Schwitters’ Merzbau, a house the artist built in Hannover that was not exactly meant for living.

Open Wide: transformer gallery has Itsy Bitsy Bollocks opening this weekend, a group show featuring D.C.’s tape dude Mark Jenkins and man-about-town Kelly Towles along with L.A.-based Travis Millard and the United Kingdom’s own mysterious Mr. Eggs. This is one show that promises not to take clichés like “pushing the boundaries” lightly: much of the work associated with it will in fact be displayed outside the gallery space. Reception is Sat. from 7 to 9 p.m., with an artist talk scheduled for Sunday at 3 p.m.

Found Sound alumnus Brandon Morse has a solo show, titled Static, opening at Conner Contemporary. The press release indicates Morse’s new work incorporates a visual element (using projections and LCD screens), but what exactly we’re in store for is more difficult to suss out: something to do with complex systems and tension. We’ll bite, and see you there on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m.