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Tyneside Cinema Gallery, 10 Pilgrim St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6QG

Chris Watson: The Town Moor: A Portrait in Sound

Watson’s audio collage transcends the limitations of various other artistic approaches through its expression of the passing of time, and articulation of the multiple identities of public spaces. The ensemble of recordings depict the town moor as a natural place, a meeting place, a place for partying, and a place for relaxing, a place for both people and nature, within the city. Review by Zara Worth

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NewBridge Project Space, 16 New Bridge St West, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8AW

Konrad Smoleński and Honza Zamojski: Transparent

Transparent features configurations of objects and humans, humans and architecture and exhibits, institutions and individuals. Within a carefully structured environment and a precisely scripted scenario of live action, humans animate the system regardless of bounds to establishment and restrictions.

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BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead Quays, South Shore Road, Gateshead NE8 3BA

Omer Fast: Present Continuous

Drawing inspiration from short fiction, Fast combines multiple narratives to create serpentine tales that delve into both cultural and political taboos. Yet, as they traverse the powerful social themes upon which they pivot, each becomes an intimate portrait, exploring how identity is constructed and performed. Review by Christopher Little

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Various venues, North East England

AV Festival 2016: Meanwhile, What About Socialism?

Most striking across the breadth of the AV Festival programme is the strong sense of participation felt within a wide range of the shows, a sense very much fitting to the idea of a unified socialist ideal. Review by Michaela Hall

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Vane, First Floor Commercial Union House, 39 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 6QE

Jock Mooney: Who Are You and What Do You Want

Mooney has confidently matured in his abilities to perform the role of adolescent artist, having his cake and eating it with two fingers up and no concern to start producing ‘adult’ art, all the while remaining cerebral, provocative and daring. Review by Peter-Ashley Jackson

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CIRCA Projects, John Joyce Building, Saltmeadows Road, Gateshead NE8 3AH

Mario Pfeifer: Approximation in the digital age to a humanity condemned to disappear

‘Approximation in the digital age to a humanity condemned to disappear’, seems like a prophetic title, steeped in a type of dystopian rhetoric; in fact it is a much more specific, contemplative description of the dissolution of smaller cultural identities, irreverently ignored and ousted by globalised industry and capital. Review by Josh Wilson

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BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead Quays, South Shore Road, Gateshead NE8 3BA

From the archive: Jason Rhoades: Four Roads

American consumer, pop and car culture collide in cacophonous excess in the sprawling, disordered installations painstakingly recreated for BALTIC’s formidable spaces. Review by Rowan Lear

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BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead Quays, South Shore Road, Gateshead NE8 3BA

Ida Ekblad

An exuberant gate, two expressionistic figures hanging from either side, sits across the entrance of the gallery space at Ida Ekblad’s BALTIC solo exhibition. Review by J.D.A Winslow

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Baltic 39, 31-39 High Bridge, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 1EW

The Curves of the Needle

There is no real doubt as to the subject of the latest exhibition at Baltic 39. Downstairs one is confronted by an assortment of vinyl records affixed to the wall, while the main exhibition space offers a choice of two halves. Review by J.D.A Winslow

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