Integrated Systems, Vane, Newcastle
This group show features ten artists who are represented by the Michaela Helfrich Gallery in Berlin and create work that mixes figurative with conceptual approaches. Highlights include Fabian Freese‘s abstract photographs of urban environments and Ulrike Pisch‘s paintings that pay homage to various moments and movements in art history. Other featured artists include: Gilbert Brohl, Oliver Dehn, Christina Gay, Thomas Jüptner, Jens Kloppmann, Heike Mardo, Marcia Raquel Székely and Gerard Waskievitz. The exhibition is part of an exchange that has seen Vane artists exhibit at Michaela Helfrich Gallery.
Until 3 September 2016. www.vane.org.uk
Samson Kambalu, Whitechapel Gallery, London
London-based artist and author Samson Kambalu works in a variety of media, including site-specific installation, video, performance and literature. His latest work references early cinema and watching films as a child in Malawi, where he was born and grew up. He has turned the Whitechapel Gallery into a kind of magazine spread, projecting his black and white films of visual slapstick alongside his writings.
Until 8 January 2017. www.whitechapelgallery.org
Jonathan Trayte, The Tetley, Leeds
Exploring our complex relationship with food, London-based artist Jonathan Trayte makes sculptural installations of 1:1 casts of super-sized prize vegetables. Although they might at first seem slightly exuberant and comical, at the heart of these works is a serious comment on the production industry and global supply chains that engineer and design the products we consume.
Until 9 October 2016. www.thetetley.org
Resist Psychic Death, Arnolfini, Bristol
This exhibition is part of Arnolfini’s Moving Target season exploring the history and future of punk through artist-led workshops, live radio shows and open discussions. Remnants of the programme’s activities will accumulate in the space, alongside ephemera and photographs from punk’s past. Artists and contributors include: Feminist Archive South, Bristol Archive Records, Gillian Wylde, Young Arnolfini, Phoebe Davies, UWE Graphic Design, Jenny Moore, Charismatic Megafauna, gal-dem and Rachael House.
Until 11 September 2016. www.arnolfini.org.uk
Jacqueline Donachie, GoMA, Glasgow
A bright orange metal handrail dissects the gallery; there’s a sculpture made from metal wheelchair ramps; spidery drawings of lampposts line a wall; and on a TV monitor the Glasgow artist and her sister re-enact Bruce McLean’s famous performance/photographs in Pose Work for Sisters (2016). The exhibition is anchored by the three-screen film installation, Hazel (2016). It shows pairs of sisters, one (talking) that has inherited the gene for a neuro-muscular disorder, the other (silent) who has not. A tough but compassionate exploration of family, ageing and disability. (Chris Sharratt)
Until 13 November 2016. www.glasgowlife.org.uk
Images:
1. Fabian Freese, Times Square 01 – New York City, 2016
2. Samson Kambalu, A Thousand Years, digital film still, colour, 52 sec, 2013
3. Jacqueline Donachie, Hazel, 2016, film still
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