David Roberts Art Foundation, Symes Mews, London, NW1 7JE

Benoît Maire: Weapon

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French artist Benoît Maire balances theory and formal elegance in his work; references, materials and the structures of display are forced into paradoxical new roles and relationships. Sabel Gavaldon reviews his first solo exhibition in London.

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S.M.A.K., Citadelpark, 9000 Ghent, Belgium

Koen Theys: Home-Made Victories

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Koen Theys is a pioneer of Belgian video art. His first major retrospective presents a cross-section of his work from the early 1980s to the present day. Review by Laura Herman.

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Camden Arts Centre, Arkwright Road, London NW3 6DG

Dorothy Iannone: Innocent and Aware

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Dorothy Iannone's vibrant body of work is dedicated to personal and sexual relationships, celebrating intimacy while subverting traditional gender stereotypes. Review by Rachel Guthrie.

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Brass, Avenue Van Volxemlaan 364, 1190 Brussels (Forest), (next to Wiels)

POPPOSITIONS

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POPPOSITIONS is a pop-up fair changing location each year and working with artists who are known for their site-specific practice. Ahead of their second edition, George Major examines the pop-up phenomenon in the art world and the conditions that enable a

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Stephenson Works, South Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3PE

Rubén Grilo: The Need For Speed

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Rubén Grilo is the second of three artists to provide a central position in a series of sequential exhibitions and events co-curated with the artists and CIRCA Projects at Stephenson Works throughout the Space Release programme. Review by Michael Mulvihil

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Steinway Hall, 44 Marylebone Lane, Westminster, London

The Memory of W. T. Stead

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'I lay my ten fingers on the keyboard and imagine music. My fingers copy this mental image as I press the keys' The anatomical reality of my hands and the configuration of the piano keyboard have transformed my imaginary constructs.' György Sándor Ligeti

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Café Curio Visual Thinking: A history of the Penny Gaff, filmed at Camden Arts Centre Dr Ann Featherstone presents a history of the unlicensed, riotous Penny Gaff theatres of 19th Century London, staging bawdy tales mixing popular myth and contemporary satire. Programmed to accompany the Serena Korda exhibition.

Eastside Projects, 86 Heath Mill Lane, Birmingham B9 4AR

Puppet Show

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Eastside Projects is revealed as a 'puppet state' gone rogue. Review by Beth Bramich.

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JVA at Jerwood Space, 171 Union Street, Bankside, London SE1 0LN

Jerwood Painting Fellowships 2013

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The second edition of the Jerwood Painting Fellowships, which aims to support and promote exceptional emerging painters in the first five years of their professional practice. Review by Simon Bayliss.

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Jonathan Viner, 17a Adam's Row London W1K 2LA

Max Farago: Look Like Barbie, Smoke Like Marley

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Jonathan Viner is pleased to present Look Like Barbie, Smoke Like Marley, an exhibition of new works by Max Farago. The exhibition samples a 2012 project in which Farago located a temporary troupe of subjects at marginal settings in the Los Angeles landsc

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