A great deal of the passion of a person's life is spent in the relationship with his or her parents. This is not often acknowledged. Parents-and-children don't get a fraction as many paintings or pop songs as lovers do, but their love is just as intense and just as tangled up. The new show at Western Bridge—with a crew of great artists including Ann Hamilton, Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Guy Ben-Ner, and Stranger Genius Jennifer Zeyl—is about what passes between one generation and the next: obsession, care, education, mess. Gird yourself. (Western Bridge, 3412 Fourth Ave S, 838-7444. Noon–6 pm, free.)