Space in Between, 10A Mackintosh Lane, Homerton E9 6AB

Sandy Smith: LOVERALLOVERALLOVERAL

Piers Masterson reviews an exhibition of works by Sandy Smith that explore the legacies of Minimalism and abstraction in our contemporary climate.

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Tintype, 107 Essex Road, London N1 2SL

Suki Chan: Lucida

Suki Chan’s latest video installation, ‘Lucida’, explores historical and contemporary models of observation, interrogating the nature of human perception through the video’s visual content and method of display. Review by William Rees

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133 Rye Lane, Peckham, London SE15 4ST

Dinh Q. Lê | The Colony

In his Artangel exhibition 'The Colony', Lê continues his confronting fascination between fact and picture making, portrayed largely from an aerial perspective and introducing a number of narratives around power, conflict and colonisation. Review by Jillian Knipe

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Herrmann Germann Contemporary Stationsstrasse 1 CH-8003 Zürich

Manuel Graf / Shaan Syed

Manuel Graf works with juxtapositions of different, indeed incompatible, models and materials. Shaan Syed’s work deals with his own ancestry, language and personal history.

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Klemm's, Prinzessinnenstraße 29, 10969 Berlin, Germany

Jan Groover: The Virtue of Balance

Groover's works remind less of the supposed authenticity of the observed moment associated with the photographic medium but rather show a consciously staged image.

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Arsenal Montreal 2020 William Street Montreal (Quebec) H3J 1R8 Canada

I feel we think bad

Ed Fornieles, Matt Goerzen, and Hannah Perry’s haptic, multimedia installation environments in “I feel we think bad”, demonstrate the notion that art depicting networked life readily explores how representational art can be abstract, and how abstract art can be representational.

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OSR Projects, Drill Hall, Easton Lane, Portland, DT5 1BW

Weather Station (Part II)

Devised as a response to flooding, extreme weather, and our changing relationship with the natural world the Weather Station has, for two summers now, travelled around South West England gathering traces of its journey and of the actions of its residents. Review by Trevor H. Smith

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MMK 3, Museum für Moderne Kunst, Domstraße 10 60311 Frankfurt am Main

Laure Prouvost: all behind, we’ll go deeper, deep down and she will say

A sense of uncertainty adds to the overall effect of Prouvost’s work. This is another world, or rather it is our world stained, oddly seductive and uncertain. Review by Laura Mansfield

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Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1PP

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Oscar Gaynor reviews a large scale exhibition of works by Michelangelo Pistoletto inserted into the opulent interiors and exteriors of Blenheim Palace.

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Marian Goodman Gallery, 5-8 Lower John Street, London W1F 9DY

Giuseppe Penone: Fui, Sarò, Non Sono (I was, I will be, I am not)

The title of Giuseppe Penone’s show at Marian Goodman – ‘Fui, Sarò, Non Sono, or I was, I will be, I am not’ – plays off the theme of growth and change. Sculptures and drawings, mainly of trees, are twisted, moulded and developed throughout the space, assuming a new identity. Review by Phoebe Cripps

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Maureen Paley, 21 Herald Street, London E2 6JT

Olivia Plender

Piers Masterson reviews a solo exhibition of works by Olivia Plender that bring together a number of perspectives on historical and contemporary political agendas.

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The Java Project, 252 Java Street, Brooklyn NY 11222

Ian Giles: Common Room

For the length of his exhibition at The Java Project Ian Giles converts the gallery into a semi-functional space, a place for groups to meet and activities to be played out. The gallery which is housed within a studio complex will be utilised for a series of events including a one off Movie Club, artist critique groups and a closing event which will include Giles’ interactive performance Clay Meditation.

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Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, Glasgow G41 2PE

Nama Āto: Japanese Outsider Art

If Namo Āto proves anything, it’s that we need to see more work by artists with learning disabilities in mainstream contexts, whether it’s perceived as 'Outsider Art' or not. Review by Joe Turnbull

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Jerwood Visual Arts, Jerwood Space, 171 Union Street, Bankside, London, SE1 0LN

Jerwood Drawing Prize 2016

Phoebe Cripps reviews the Jerwood Drawing Prize 2016, the largest annual open exhibition for UK-based artists. The Prize celebrates the breadth of drawing practice and creates new dialogues about the continued relevance of drawing in an increasingly diverse and digitally-led age.

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