PJ Harvey: Recording in Progress, Somerset House, London
Situated in an architectural installation designed by Somerset House-based practice Something & Son, musician PJ Harvey is recording her ninth studio album. This Artangel project enables visitors to experience exactly what is happening at a particular moment in the studio as Harvey works with her band and producer Flood.
Until 14 February 2015, www.
Gideon Mendel, Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth
Widely regarded as one of the world’s leading documentary photographers, Gideon Mendel‘s practice helps support activist purposes. This exhibition by the London-based South African explores the socio-environmental issues of a warming planet, with much of the work focusing on the Somerset and Thames Valley floods of winter 2013-14.
Until 15 March 2015, www.
Not, The Holden Gallery, Manchester
This group exhibition features a number of contemporary artists who have attempted to enact alternative modes of resistance. Featuring Andrea Fraser, Liam Gillick, Jenny Holzer, Jonathan Monk, SUPERFLEX and Carey Young.
Until 27 February 2015, www.
Tobias Hofsäss & Thomas Raschke, University of Hertfordshire Galleries at the Museum of St Albans, St Albans
This intriguing show is an ironic take on the process of integrating with a culture that is not your own. Presented here is Hofsäss and Raschke’s work based on their impressions of the habits, traditions and iconography central to Sweden’s self-mythology.
Until 22 March 2015, www.herts.ac.uk/
Love is Enough, Modern Art Oxford
Jeremy Deller curates this exhibition drawing together iconic and rarely seen works by two giants of the 19th and 20th centuries – William
Morris and Andy Warhol. Highlights include a rarely seen panel from the epic ‘Holy Grail’ tapestry series, completed by Morris in 1896.
Until 8 March 2015, www.
Selections chosen by Jack Hutchinson
