Chris Blade: Arctic Circle, National Glass Centre, Sunderland
This intriguing exhibition at the National Glass Centre features new photographic work by artist Chris Blade. Inspired by a residency in Svalbard, a mountainous archipelago just 10 degrees from the North Pole, the images explore the remoteness of the landscape.
Until 27 April, www.nationalglasscentre.com
Kathrin Sonntag: I See You Seeing Me See You, Cooper Gallery, Dundee
The Berlin-based artist presents her first major solo show in Scotland at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design’s gallery. Through photography, slide projections and still life compositions, the work draws on a number of visits Sonntag made to the German town of Lauscha, famous for inventing the prosthetic glass eye, and explores what occurs when our gaze meets its artificial double.
Until 4 April, www.dundee.ac.uk/djcad/exhibitions
Michael Craig-Martin, Chatsworth House, Bakewell
This exhibition of contemporary sculpture features immense line drawings in space fabricated in steel and painted in vibrant hues. Inside Chatsworth house, Michael Craig-Martin has selected numerous Old Master drawings, including works by Hans Holbein, Annibale Carracci and Ghirlandaio.
Until 29 June, www.chatsworth.org
Simon Denny: The Personal Effects of Kim Dotcom, Firstsite, Colchester
This major new exhibition by the New Zealand-born, Berlin-based artist Simon Denny is his first solo show in the UK. Inspired by the widely reported rise and fall of the New Zealand-based Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom, the show features assembled copies, imitations and approximations of possessions recently seized following an FBI investigation into his activities.
Until 1 June, www.firstsite.uk.net
Stephanie Misa: Grandstand, Berwick Visual Arts, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Stephanie Misa presents a new body of work produced during her residency in partnership with the Centre for Rural Economy at Newcastle University – a research centre specialising in interdisciplinary social science, researching rural development and the well-being of rural communities.
Until 4 May, www.berwickvisualarts.co.uk
Selection chosen by Jack Hutchinson
