Patte Loper's melancholy paintings and drawings of fluffy little dogs adrift in modernist interiors and fawns added to a series of famous minimalist installation photographs from the 1970s were charming to look at but also secretly thick with references and questions about art, sex, and nature. Now, in a show of new drawings and animation, she's taking on Antarctica. (Platform Gallery, 114 Third Ave S, 323-2808. Reception 5–7 pm, free.)