Chinese Arts Centre, Market Buildings, Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1EU,  15 Feb 2013

Ma Qiusha

Ma Qiusha is influenced by her sense of 'the sharpness of things'. This is the artist's first solo exhibition in the UK. Review by Carol Huston.

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Studio Voltaire, 1a Nelson's Row, London SW4 7JR,  14 Feb 2013

Rehana Zaman: I, I, I, I, and I

I, I, I, I, and I will be Zaman’s first solo presentation of work and is the first exhibition produced through the gallery's new education programme Not Our Class. Review by George Vasey.

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Anti-Psychiatry and its Legacies Part 2, live from Nottingham Contemporary from 7pm

Cubitt, 8 Angel Mews, London N1 9HH,  13 Feb 2013

Roman Vasseur: Designs Towards a Meeting Place for Future Events of Universal Truth

Roman Vasseur's temporary interior architecture seeks to encourage performance and 'meeting' as an art in itself. Review by Rachel Guthrie.

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Anti-Psychiatry and its Legacies



Piero Gilardi’s work with marginalised communities, including those confined to mental hospitals, was influenced by Italian psychiatrist Franco Basaglia (1924-80). Alongside Michel Foucault, R.D. Laing, Felix Guattari and Thomas Szasz, Basaglia contributed to the diverse foundations of the radical anti-psychiatry movement; he argued that all asylums should be replaced by open therapeutic communities, a controversial position which provoked both mental health reform and inspired socially-activist approaches to artistic practice.Over two evenings, a programme of screenings and discussions focuses on different national contexts involved in the development of Anti-Psychiatry and questions its status as an interdisciplinary critical legacy bridging philosophy with creative and clinical practice. This is then followed by an informal talk by artist and activist the vacuum cleaner.

D+T project, Rue Bosquetstraat 4, 1060 Brussels Belgium,  12 Feb 2013

Kristof Kintera: Symptoms of Nervosities

In his first solo exhibition in Brussels, Kristof Kintera alters everyday objects and scenarios to suggest human anxieties. Review by Zdena Mtetwa-Middernacht.

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MK Gallery, 900 Midsummer Blvd, Milton Keynes, MK9 3QA,  11 Feb 2013

Silvia Bächli and Eric Hattan: What about Sunday?

The first UK exhibition by Swiss artists Silvia Bächli (born 1956) and Eric Hattan (born 1955), including drawing, video installation and sculpture. Featuring both individual and collaborative pieces, the exhibition suggests numerous parallels in their work despite their contrasting techniques and approaches. Review by Kate Pantling.

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Keynote: Bruce Sterling on Atemporality

Galerie Tatjana Pieters, Nieuwevaart 124/001, 9000 Ghent,  8 Feb 2013

Mauro Cerqueira - Adriaan Verwée - Julia Spínola

Three artists have been invited to present their work simultaneously at the gallery, encouraging new connections between them. Review by Tanya Michils.

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Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High Street, London E1 7QX,  7 Feb 2013

Gerard Byrne: A state of neutral pleasure

‘A state of neutral pleasure’ is a survey of Irish-born artist Gerard Byrne’s creative output from 1998 to 2012, presenting seven video works, accompanied by a number of Byrne’s photographic series shown across the three major spaces of the Whitechapel Gallery. Review by Tim Walsh.

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Spacex, 45 Preston Street, Exeter, EX1 1DF,  6 Feb 2013

Laura White: We Can Have it All

A solo exhibition of Laura White's sculptural and photographic work looks at our relationship with the 'stuff' in our world. Review by Simon Bayliss.

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John Newling In Conversation, Live from Nottingham Contemporary

Meessen de Clercq, Abdijstraat 2a Rue de l'Abbaye, 1000 Brussels, Belgium,  5 Feb 2013

Lieven De Boeck: Image not found

Lieven de Boeck's latest exhibition presents a group of works stemming from the artist's residency in Los Angeles, incorporating a sense of duality and mirrored meanings. Review by Elke Segers.

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