Elaine Lévy Project, Rue Fourmois 9, 1050 Brussels,  26 Apr 2013

STEVEN BAELEN / ELENA DAMIANI : La Chambre

Baelen and Damiani's practices independently address the effect and atmosphere of interior spaces, their display alongside each other bringing certain similarities and echoes to light. Review by Laura Herman.

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Live from Arnolfini in Bristol, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Mountain Language, 7:30 BST



An audio adaptation of Harold Pinter’s Mountain Language – a play that acts as an indictment against the bans and regulations enforced upon speech during 1980's Britain and the banning of the Kurdish Language in Turkey.

Written in 1988, Pinter’s Mountain Language dramatizes the story of a banned language from the mountains, yet he presents a world where the only language spoken by the characters is English (spoken by both oppressor and oppressed). Lawrence Abu Hamdan will highlight and enhance this confusion of oppressor and oppressed by staging an audio adaptation of the play performed behind a screen to disorientate the ears of the audience - positioning them as enforcers whose role it is to determine which of these voices are forbidden and which are permissible.

The performance continues the themes explored in Abu Hamdan’s Aural Contact project – a scrutiny of the ways in which what we hear is often distorted, manipulated and controlled to achieve political ends. Abu Hamdan will cast performers via a voicemail audition system, inviting participants to telephone an automated voicemail service reading lines from the play – and selecting eight characters.

London,  25 Apr 2013

An interview with Jan Dibbets

In the wake of his solo exhibition at Alan Cristea Gallery this month, Sharon Boothroyd spoke to photographer Jan Dibbets about his career, 'thinking photography', and the future of his chosen medium.

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81 Curtain Road, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 3AG,  24 Apr 2013

Open Plan

Low-fi, low value materials star in the second group exhibition at Eighty1, their artistic potential creatively explored. Review by Henry Little.

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Arnolfini 16 Narrow Quay Bristol, BS1 4QA,  23 Apr 2013

4 Days

From Thursday 25 April until Sunday 28 April, Arnolfini presents the second edition of 4 Days. Curator Jamie Eastman outlines what's in store and the themes behind the forthcoming 4 Days programme.

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Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Gl. Strandvej 13, 3050 Humlebæk,  23 Apr 2013

LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY - Tara Donovan

Tara Donovan works with collections of everyday items such as foil, toothpicks, straws and buttons, experimenting with their composition on-site until they are transformed into enigmatic, organic sculptural forms. This is the American artist's first exhibition in Europe, as part of the exhibition series LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY. Review by Catrin Davies.

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South London Gallery, 65-67 Peckham Road, London SE5 8UH,  22 Apr 2013

Pae White: Too much night, again.

Inspired by a bout of insomnia, Pae White's immersive installation casts threads and words across the room for the viewer to navigate. Review by Ariane Belisle.

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Schaulager, Ruchfeldstrasse 19, CH-4142 Münchenstein, Basel,  21 Apr 2013

Steve McQueen

Schaulager is presenting the first comprehensive exhibition of work by the radical British video artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen. For the first time, more than twenty video and film installations, photographs and other selected work will be on view in a larger context. For this unprecedented show, two floors of the Schaulager have been architecturally transformed into a custom-built City of Cinemas.

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Gasometer Oberhausen, Arenastraße 11, 46047 Oberhausen,  19 Apr 2013

Christo's Big Air Package in the Oberhausen Gasometer

Big Air Package, an indoor installation for the Gasometer Oberhausen, Germany, is 90 meters high, with a diameter of 50 meters and a volume of 177,000 cubic meters - the largest ever inflated envelope without a skeleton. The image gallery details its design, construction and completion in the space.

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David Roberts Art Foundation, Symes Mews, London, NW1 7JE,  18 Apr 2013

Benoît Maire: Weapon

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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Café Curio Performance: Serena Korda - Fertility Orbit of the Boob Meteorite, live from Camden Arts Centre, 7:00pm BST+0 



In the second of Serena Korda's performances, Boob Meteorite, a female character costumed in fake fossilised breasts, performs a romantic duet with the latex monster with a live soundtrack by Grumbling Fur..

London,  17 Apr 2013

Forma: a celebration of 10 years

Louisa Elderton speaks to Forma's Artistic Director David Metcalfe about the creative producing agency's past ten years and future plans.

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S.M.A.K., Citadelpark, 9000 Ghent, Belgium,  16 Apr 2013

Koen Theys: Home-Made Victories

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,  15 Apr 2013

Dorothy Iannone: Innocent and Aware

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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