Paul Klee – Making Visible, Tate Modern, London
Tate’s autumn blockbuster show is a survey of abstract heavyweight Paul Klee. Witty and inventive, his exquisite paintings resist easy classification. Pulled from collections around the world, work is reunited and displayed alongside each other as the artist originally intended, often for the first time.
Until 9 March 2014, www.tate.org.uk
Asco: No Movies, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham
Formed in the early 1970s in LA by four Chicano artists, the collaborative group Asco were renowned for their outrageous street performances that responded to the fraught political environment of the time. Their actions were made without notice or permission, often at sites where a violent incident had previously occurred. This retrospective also features new video and performance work.
Until 5 January 2014, www.nottinghamcontemporary.org
The Young Dürer: Drawing the Figure, Courtauld Gallery, London
Discover the early figurative drawings of the great German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer at the Courtauld Gallery. The exhibition charts Dürer’s development as he reinvented artistic traditions through revolutionary new approaches to the human form rooted in the study of his own body.
Until 12 January 2014, www.courtauld.ac.uk
Wolfgang Tillmans, Maureen Paley, London
The Turner Prize winning artist presents a show of new work, Central Nervous System, which features a renewed focus on portraiture and the body. Focusing on a single subject throughout, this series of emotive works deals with the theme of friendship and unrequited love.
Until 24 November, www.maureenpaley.com
All That Is Solid Melts Into Air, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester
This touring exhibition curated by Jeremy Deller explores the impact of the Industrial Revolution on British popular culture, and its continued influence on our lives today. Including film, photography and a vast range of 19th century images and objects, featured artists include the emblematic John Martin, James Sharples and Adrian Street.
Until 19 January 2014, www.manchestergalleries.org
Selections chosen by Jack Hutchinson
