Louise Bourgeois: I Give Everything Away, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
Explore the half-sleeping states of psychological suspense at this exhibition of Louise Bourgeois’ Insomnia Drawings. Rooted in the details of her own life, but reaching out to touch the lives of others, this show of work on paper presents some of her most intimate work, including both drawing and writing. The show complements an Artists Rooms’ exhibition of Bourgeois’s work currently showing at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.
Until 23 February 2014, fruitmarket.co.uk
Exit, Voice and Loyalty, Tramway, Glasgow
Tramway presents a new solo exhibition from 2009 Turner Prize nominee Lucy Skaer, who recently returned to Glasgow after a period living in Brooklyn. Spanning ceramics, film, litho and wood-cut prints and sculpture, Exit, Voice and Loyalty takes its title from economist Albert O Hirschman’s essay on how change comes about through dissent. The opening of the exhibition coincides with the closing week of Skaer’s show at Mount Stuart on the Isle of Bute.
Until 15 December, www.tramway.org
Marisa Merz, Serpentine Gallery, London
This exhibition brings together Marisa Merz’s sculptures, paintings and installations from the 1960s to the present. Particular focus is paid to her Living Sculpture series – a collection of suspended objects made from twisted aluminium. One of the pioneers of the Arte Povera movement, this is a fantastic opportunity to reassess the Turin-based group.
Until 10 November, www.serpentinegalleries.org
William Tillyer: Against Nature, MIMA, Middlesbrough
Renowned landscape painter William Tillyer returns to his home town of Middlesbrough for this career-spanning retrospective. Featuring his popular watercolours, huge canvases, drawings and sculpture, the show is the largest presentation by a single artist at mima since the gallery’s opening in 2007.
Until 9 February 2014, www.visitmima.com
Pop Art Design, Barbican, London
Touted as the first-ever exhibition to explore the relationship between pop artists and designers from the 1950s to the 1970s, this show features over 200 works by artists including Peter Blake, Pauline Boty, Judy Chicago, Richard Hamilton, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg and Joe Tilson. Pop Art Design paints a new picture of Pop – one that recognises the central role played by design.
Until 9 February 2014, www.barbican.org.uk
Selections chosen by Jack Hutchinson
