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Alicia Dubnyckyj: London Deconstructed

Contemporary landscape paintings depicting the urban landscape of London.

Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London W1K

Sat 25 May

Free / 020 7495 0069

  • 12:00 – 15:00

Sat 1 Jun

Free / 020 7495 0069

  • 12:00 – 15:00

Andrea Buttner

The first major survey of the artist's career, including wood-cut prints, sculpture and films, together with works created specifically for the show.

MK Gallery, Milton Keynes

Tue 21 May

Free / 01908 676900/558307

  • 12:00 – 20:00

Wed 22 May

Free / 01908 676900/558307

  • 12:00 – 20:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 01908 676900/558307

  • 12:00 – 20:00
…and 13 more dates until 14 Jun

Andrea Geile: Fallow Ground

Exhibition exploring themes of conservation and landscape.

The Briggait, Glasgow

Tue 21 May

Free / 0141 553 5890

  • 12:00 – 17:30

Wed 22 May

Free / 0141 553 5890

  • 12:00 – 17:30

Thu 23 May

Free / 0141 553 5890

  • 12:00 – 17:30
…and 6 more dates until 31 May

Anguish and Enthusiasm: What Do You Do With Your Revolution Once You’ve Got It

Contemporary works created by international artists exploring the concept of a revolution and the resulting shift in the collective conscience. Raises questions about who gets to make the decisions that matter.

Cornerhouse, Manchester

Tue 21 May

Free / 0161 200 1500

  • 12:00 – 20:00

Wed 22 May

Free / 0161 200 1500

  • 12:00 – 20:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 0161 200 1500

  • 12:00 – 20:00
…and 75 more dates until 18 Aug

Anirban Mitra: Stately Homes In The City Of Palaces

More than 400 photographs capturing the interiors and exteriors of 40 of Calcutta's palaces and Palladian mansions built during the 19th and early-20th centuries.

The Nehru Centre, London W1K

Tue 21 May

Free / 020 7491 3567

  • 14:30 – 18:00

Wed 22 May

Free / 020 7491 3567

  • 14:30 – 18:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 020 7491 3567

  • 14:30 – 18:00

Fri 24 May

Free / 020 7491 3567

  • 14:30 – 18:00
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Anja Niemi: Starlets

Contemporary photographs combining the self-portrait with the idea of the staged narrative. The images are like film stills or movie posters, with the artist cast as the lead character.

The Little Black Gallery, London SW10

Tue 4 Jun

Free / 020 7349 9332

  • 14:00 – 18:00

Wed 5 Jun

Free / 020 7349 9332

  • 14:00 – 18:00

Thu 6 Jun

Free / 020 7349 9332

  • 14:00 – 18:00
…and 16 more dates until 28 Jun

Ann Johnson: Edgelands

Contemporary works investigating the boundaries between drawing and painting. Bold charcoal images demonstrate the power of black and white mark-making which are then translated into paintings.

Hop Gallery, Lewes

Sun 9 Jun

Free / 07740 424949

  • 12:00 – 17:00

Sun 16 Jun

Free / 07740 424949

  • 12:00 – 17:00

Annette Edgar: Life Times

Colourful cubism-inspired landscapes.

Union Gallery, Edinburgh

Sun 26 May

Free / 0131 556 7707

  • 12:00 – 18:00

Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham

Tue 21 May

Free / 020 8831 6000

  • 13:00 – 17:30

Wed 22 May

Free / 020 8831 6000

  • 13:00 – 17:30

Thu 23 May

Free / 020 8831 6000

  • 13:00 – 17:30
…and 52 more dates until 21 Jul

Archaeoprint: a hidden landscape

Art exhibition using archaeological data.

Gallery Ten, Edinburgh

Sun 2 Jun

Free

  • 12:00 – 16:00

Sun 9 Jun

Free

  • 12:00 – 16:00

Sun 16 Jun

Free

  • 12:00 – 16:00
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Archigram: Beyond Architecture: Remix 2013

A site-specific audio-visual installation recreating the original 1967 work of the group of radical architects and artists, with the additional incorporation of new technologies and content.

Modern Art Oxford

Sun 26 May

Piper Gallery

Free / 01865 722733

  • 12:00 – 17:00

Sun 2 Jun

Piper Gallery

Free / 01865 722733

  • 12:00 – 17:00

Armando Andrade Tudela: Gold Coast Costumes

Mixed-media installations and sculptures based on the artist's Peruvian background.

Carl Freedman Gallery, London EC2A

Sat 8 Jun

Free / 020 7684 8890

  • 12:00 – 18:00

Sat 15 Jun

Free / 020 7684 8890

  • 12:00 – 18:00

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 020 7684 8890

  • 12:00 – 18:00
…and 3 more dates until 13 Jul

The Art Of Pop Video

A major survey providing an insight into the history of the music video within the context of visual art from the 1920s to the present, with videos by artists, directors and musicians including Michael Jackson, Pet Shop Boys, Man Ray, Madonna, Daft Punk, Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, Anton Corbijn, Andy Warhol, Uwe Flade…

FACT, Liverpool

Mon 20 May

Gallery 1 & 2, Atrium

Free / 0151 242 1133

  • 12:00 – 18:00

Tue 21 May

Gallery 1 & 2, Atrium

Free / 0151 242 1133

  • 12:00 – 18:00

Wed 22 May

Gallery 1 & 2, Atrium

Free / 0151 242 1133

  • 12:00 – 18:00
…and 3 more dates until 26 May

The Art Of The Linocut

Contemporary and Modern linocut prints from a variety of artists in the gallery's collection.

Rye Art Gallery

Thu 23 May

Gallery 4

Free / 01797 222433

  • 14:00 – 17:00

Fri 24 May

Gallery 4

Free / 01797 222433

  • 14:00 – 17:00

Sat 25 May

Gallery 4

Free / 01797 222433

  • 14:00 – 17:00
…and 22 more dates until 30 Jun

Artist guided walk: Lines Lost

Join artist Stuart McAdam for a guided walk along the Innocent Railway Path, the route of the capital’s first railway line which was closed in 1968, and learn about his nomadic journeys and walking as a methodology for art production. His latest project, part of a residency at Deveron Arts, is based around the infamous…

The Innocent Railway Path, Edinburgh

Thu 1 Aug

Free

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 13:15 – 17:30
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Artist Rooms: Martin Creed

Contemporary works including a neon installation, drawings and paintings by the Turner Prize-winning artist.

Ferens Art Gallery, Hull

Sun 9 Jun

Gallery 4

Free / 01482 613902

  • 13:30 – 16:30

Sun 16 Jun

Gallery 4

Free / 01482 613902

  • 13:30 – 16:30

Sun 23 Jun

Gallery 4

Free / 01482 613902

  • 13:30 – 16:30
…and 15 more dates until 6 Oct

Artists' Plans For Sustainability

Joseph Beuys, Carole Collet, N55, Nils Norman, Lucy & Jorge Orta and Marjetica Potrc propose innovative and radical solutions to a more sustainable way of life as the global population exceeds nine billion.

Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

Mon 20 May

Mead Gallery

Free / 024 7652 4524

  • 12:00 – 21:00

Tue 21 May

Mead Gallery

Free / 024 7652 4524

  • 12:00 – 21:00

Wed 22 May

Mead Gallery

Free / 024 7652 4524

  • 12:00 – 21:00
…and 27 more dates until 22 Jun

Artsdepot Open 2013

Contemporary works in a variety of media by artists from Barnet and beyond.

Artsdepot, London N12

Fri 26 Jul

Apthorp Gallery

Free / 020 8369 5454

  • 12:00 – 16:00

Sat 27 Jul

Apthorp Gallery

Free / 020 8369 5454

  • 12:00 – 16:00

Sun 28 Jul

Apthorp Gallery

Free / 020 8369 5454

  • 12:00 – 16:00
…and 42 more dates until 8 Sep

Kate MacGarry, London E2

Fri 7 Jun

Free / 020 7613 0515

  • 12:00 – 18:00

Sat 8 Jun

Free / 020 7613 0515

  • 12:00 – 18:00

Wed 12 Jun

Free / 020 7613 0515

  • 12:00 – 18:00
…and 19 more dates until 13 Jul

Be Receptive: Art/Science Symposium

A multidisciplinary afternoon of discussion and debate by artists, clinicians, medical researchers and carers, investigating personalised medicine, genetics, asthma, and issues of child health. A private view of the Be Receptive exhibition of artwork, follows this event. This exhibition is held at the Royal Alexandra…

The Audrey Emerton Building, Brighton

Tue 21 May

Free / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

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A Beautiful Death

Paintings, photographs and sculpture exploring the transient nature of life, by artists including Simon Ledson, Lucy Willow, John Clark, Hannah Lewis Davies, Sherrod Barnes-Gifford, Claire Jackson and Nigel Oddy.

View Art Gallery, Bristol

Sun 26 May

Free / 07787 152310

  • 12:00 – 16:00

Sun 2 Jun

Free / 07787 152310

  • 12:00 – 16:00

Sun 9 Jun

Free / 07787 152310

  • 12:00 – 16:00
…and 4 more dates until 7 Jul

Beryl Korot: Text And Commentary

Works by the artist famous for her multichannel installations, inspired by the punch card system of the Jacquard loom and its impact on Charles Babbage, a mathematician who originated the idea of a programmable computer in the 19th century.

The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester

Sun 26 May

Free / 0161 275 7450

  • 12:00 – 16:00

Sun 2 Jun

Free / 0161 275 7450

  • 12:00 – 16:00

Sun 9 Jun

Free / 0161 275 7450

  • 12:00 – 16:00

Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham

Sat 27 Jul

Free / 020 8831 6000

  • 13:00 – 17:30

Sun 28 Jul

Free / 020 8831 6000

  • 14:00 – 17:30

Tue 30 Jul

Free / 020 8831 6000

  • 13:00 – 17:30
…and 54 more dates until 29 Sep

Bobby Niven: Palm of the Hand

This exhibition of new work by Bobby Niven brings together anthropomorphic sculptures with more solemn, abstract structures, finding humour in the tension between animate and inert forms. Made from mud, sprayed concrete and carved wood, Niven’s sculptures act as plinths for found objects and artifacts which they…

Old Ambulance Depot, Edinburgh

Thu 1 Aug

Free / 0131 558 5400

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 12:00 – 18:00

Fri 2 Aug

Free / 0131 558 5400

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 12:00 – 18:00

Sat 3 Aug

Free / 0131 558 5400

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 12:00 – 18:00
…and 25 more dates until 1 Sep

a book is a performance

Group exhibition showcasing the performative aspect of artists' books, with work by Christian Boltanski, Nina Chua, Thomas A Clark, Marcus Coates, Cullinan Richards, Helen Douglas, Alec Finlay, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Richard Hamilton, Sharon Kivland, Li Yuan-chia, Richard Long, Bruce McLean, Simon Morris, Yoko Ono, Hans…

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee

Tue 21 May

Centrespace

Free / 01382 345330

  • 12:00 – 16:00

Wed 22 May

Centrespace

Free / 01382 345330

  • 12:00 – 16:00

Thu 23 May

Centrespace

Free / 01382 345330

  • 12:00 – 16:00
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