Speaking through Masks Jan Verwoert, live from Nottingham Contemporary, 6:30 GMT Writer and critic Jan Verwoert has frequently written on the work of Geoffrey Farmer, most recently contributing an essay to the catalogue for Let?s Make the Water Turn Black. In this talk Verwoert peels back the many layers of Farmer?s 'sculpture play', questioning the role of the audience and the presence of material animism in the work. Jan Verwoert is a contributing editor to frieze magazine and has held position of guest professor of Contemporary Art and Theory at the Academy of Umeå, Sweden, and the Royal College of Art, London and is the author of Animal Spirits ? Fables in the Parlance of Our Time, Christoph Keller Editions, JRP, Zurich 2013.

Camden Arts Centre, Arkwright Road, London NW3 6DG

Kara Walker

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'We at Camden Arts Centre are Exceedingly Proud to Present an Exhibition of Capable Artworks by the Notable Hand of the Celebrated American, Kara Elizabeth Walker, Negress'. Review by Yvette Greslé

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Eleven Rivington, 11 Rivington St and 195 Chrystie St, New York, NY, 10002

Michael DeLucia: Eye of Providence

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The show is an investigation into the inherent conflict of interests between DeLucia's virtual medium and his physical materials; his work extends and subverts system based art practice by revealing data and rubrics in the context of contemporary technolo

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Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, Römerberg, D-60311, Frankfurt

Philip Guston: Late Works

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With his apparently primitive choice of motifs and comic-book-like scenes, he creates distance, blends high and low, and disrupts the viewer's expectations.

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Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL

State of Mind: New California Art Circa 1970

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This in-depth survey of conceptual art from California explores the various ways in which artists questioned, challenged and poked fun at artist traditions and the very process of making art. Review by Una Dimitrijevic

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Exhibition Research Centre, John Lennon Art and Design Building, Liverpool John Moores University, Duckinfield Street, Liverpool L3 5RD

Bob Cobbing: ABC in Sound

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'Cobbing steals the alphabet, elongating it with guttural associations that warp the surface of the spoken word.' Review by Benedict Clarke

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MK Gallery, 900 Midsummer Blvd, Milton Keynes MK9 3QA

Peter Dreher

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Peter Dreher's series of paintings extend far beyond simple repetition to become almost conceptual exercises. Review by Anneka French

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Calvert 22, 22 Calvert Ave, London E2

Dear Art (What, How and for Whom)

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'It seems apt that Calvert 22's new exhibition, which opened as London's cultural calendar reached saturation point in October, should make a proposal that exchanges opulence and spectacle for modesty'. Review by Anya Harrison

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Focal Point Gallery, The Forum, Elmer Square, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS1 1NB

Elizabeth Price: SUNLIGHT

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'Discussing the work of Elizabeth Price is akin to an archaeological dig, there's the first touch of the spade, the careful dusting, the minute study and the evaluation process.' Review by Sophie Risner

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WIELS, Contemporary Art Centre, Av. Van Volxemlaan 354, 1190 Brussels

Walter Swennen: So Far So Good

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'Walter Swennen is the artist of the anti-systematic. He is against every system', says the Wiels' director, Dirk Snauwaert; a sentiment central to this retrospective. Review by Belinda Seppings

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303 Gallery, 507 W 24th Street, New York, NY 10011

Jacob Kassay: IJK

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Kassay's paintings re-evaluate the trajectory of a painting's production and upend its state as a finished form.

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