Jameel Prize, V&A, London
Explore the relationship between Islamic traditions of art, craft and design and contemporary work. This, the third Jameel Prize, features work from Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan and India, including that of the winner Dice Kayek.
Until 21 April (closed 24 – 26 December), www.vam.ac.uk
Mira Schendel, Tate Modern, London
Mira Schendel is one of Latin America’s most renowned artists and this Tate Modern exhibition brings together over 250 of her paintings, drawings and sculptures.
Until 19 January (closed 24-26 December), www.tate.org.uk
The Vanity of Small Differences, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester
This exhibition features a series of six tapestries, measuring 2m x 4m each, by the Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry, each telling the story of class mobility and the influence social class has on our aesthetic taste.
Until 2 February (closed: 24-26, 31 December and 1 January), www.manchestergalleries.org
Eva Kotátková, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford
Modern Art Oxford presents the first UK solo exhibition of Eva Kotátková, where she proposes a playful and awkward relationship between performance, object, sculpture and installation.
Until 2 February (closed 24, 25 December and 1 January), www.modernartoxford.org.uk
Louise Bourgeois: A Woman Without Secrets, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
A major presentation of works from the latter stages of French-American artist Louise Bourgeois’ career.
Until 18 May (closed 25 and 26 December), www.nationalgalleries.org
Tomfoolery, Museum of London, London
From gold chains to signet rings, male ‘bling’ and their wearers are represented in this photography display at the Museum of London.
Until 16 March (closed 24-26 December), www.museumoflondon.org.uk
Urgent Copy, Cornerhouse, Manchester
Drawing on rare and unusual material from the International Anthony Burgess Foundation collections, this show features screenprints from artist Sam Huddleston inspired by Burgess’ writing.
Until 7 January (closed 24-26, 31 December and 1 January), www.cornerhouse.org
Joëlle Tuerlinckx: WOR(L)D(K) IN PROGRESS?, Arnolfini, Bristol
In this major retrospective, Joëlle Tuerlinckx revisits several of her past projects and integrates elements of these in a new installation that serves as an overview of the Belgian artist’s work spanning the last 20 years.
Until 16 March (closed: 25-27, 30 December and 1 January), www.arnolfini.org.uk
Kit Poulson: After the Enlightenment, Phoenix, Exeter
Kit Poulson’s paintings stem from a fascination with the idea of what happens in the aftermath of ‘the vision’. The work combines a complex history of ideas with an ever-present, cheap and immediate sense of re-invention.
Until 11 January (closed 25-26 December and 1-2 January), www.exeterphoenix.org.uk
Dorothea Wight and Marc Balakjian, New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall
Dorothea Wight and Marc Balakjian were at the forefront of British printmaking for 40 years, working together at Studio Prints, an editioning workshop founded by Wight in 1968. This show acts as a retrospective, exhibiting the couple’s work together for the first time in a public gallery.
Until 2 March (closed 25-27, 30 December and 1 January), www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk
Selections chosen by Jack Hutchinson
Now Showing returns on Monday 6 January
