The Human Face of Climate Change, Last Days of the Arctic, Proud Chelsea, London

Last Days of the Arctic is a moving and insightful photographic portrait of a disappearing landscape and the Inuit people who inhabit it, by celebrated photojournalist Ragnar Axelsson.

Mark Power: The Sound of Two Songs, Impressions Gallery, Bradford

The Sound of Two Songs is Mark Power’s photographic survey of Poland, formed and collected over five years. He made his first visit to Poland as part of a project to capture countries joining the EU.

Existence at the Threshold, Alex Dordoy, The Modern Institute, Glasgow

Alex Dordoy’s work exists at the threshold of completeness and often retains the potential for change, or even destruction. He uses a range of materials including glass and plaster.

The Fundamental Collaboration between Maker; Material, Formed Thoughts, Jerwood Space

There are certain exhibitions whose titles are so ambiguous and nonsensical that even before attending the show you are met with a quiet sense of dread on whether you will get it.

Physical Manifestations of Information, Merseyside’s Leo Fitzmaurice wins Northern Art Prize

The fifth annual Northern Art Prize, worth £16,500, has been won by Merseyside-based artist Leo Fitzmaurice, it was announced at Leeds Art Gallery.

Manifesto for a Modern World, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska:Vorticist!, Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge

Vorticist!, Kettle’s Yard’s latest show, draws deserved attention to a sculptor whose career was as important and impressive as it was brutally short.

A Fictional Institution with an Authoritative Voice, Museum Show Part II, Arnolfini, Bristol

Museum Show Part II, the second part of the Arnolfini’s ultimate 50th anniversary exhibition, continues exploring the preoccupations touched upon by Museum Show Part I.

Richard Mosse: Falk Visiting Artist, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina

Mosse is known for his restraining and aestheticised views of sites associated with violence and fear, such as his depictions of the war in Iraq, and his photographs of aeroplane crash sites.

Working Papers: Donald Judd Drawings 1963 – 93, Sprüth Magers London

An exhibition of drawings by Donald Judd opens tomorrow at Sprüth Magers London. Covering nearly the entire period he made three-dimensional work, the show is curated by Peter Ballantine.

Installation & Interactive Monuments, Brook Andrew: Travelling Colony, Carriageworks

This is not the sort of behaviour typically encountered in an art installation. In the foyer of Carriageworks, seven hand-painted caravans are being poked and prodded by curious audiences.

Creating Ideas Through Advertising, Terry Hall & Coggles

The importance of creativity in advertising has been widely recognised for decades. A creative ad campaign has to be both divergent and relevant.

Celebrating Contemporary Filmmaking, Global Lens 2012, MoMA New York

Global Lens is a touring film exhibition, organised annually between MoMA and the Global Film Initiative. It is designed to encourage filmmaking in countries with emerging film communities.

Unfinished World, Graham Sutherland, George Shaw, Modern Art Oxford

Graham Sutherland (1903-1980) was an official World War II artist from 1941-44. He was commissioned to paint scenes of bomb devastation, as well as work in mines, quarries and foundries.

Contemporary Art in Northern Ireland, Parliament Buildings, Stormont

Below the gilded King Edward VII chandeliers and between the Italian travertine engraved marble walkway the exhibition Contemporary Art in Northern Ireland is situated in The Great Hall of Parliament Buildings at Stormont.

Mette Winckelmann, We Have A Body, Den Frie Centre for Contemporary Art, Copenhagen

We Have A Body is a comprehensive solo exhibition by Mette Winckelmann. Winckelmann initiates a dialogue with Den Frie Centre for Contemporary Art’s architecture and history.

United Enemies: The Problem of Sculpture in Britain in the 1960s and 1970s, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

United Enemies brings with it the spirit of Arte Inglese Oggi – a 1976 British Council show featuring the work of many of the artists included – but concentrates on the complex nature of British sculpture in the 1960s and 1970s.

The Best Features from Aesthetica 2011 – In Pictures

This year the arts have been subject to a double squeeze – big falls in business contributions to the arts coupled with the much documented cuts to funding from the public sector.

Dislocated Flesh, Julien Ottavi; Jenny Pickett, Tenderpixel Gallery, London

Dislocated Flesh features the work of Julien Ottavi and Jenny Pickett. This new body of work stems from their long term collaboration exploring perception, memory and architecture.

Stretching the Physical Limitations of Art, Mark Handforth: Rolling Stop, MOCA, North Miami

Mark Handforth’s (b. 1969) Rolling Stop opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami, for Art Basel Miami Beach. Curated by MOCA Executive Director Bonnie Clearwater.

The Language of Television, Dara Birnbaum, South London Gallery

The main room of South London Gallery is entirely taken up by Birnbaum’s Arabesque. Before even entering the room, the flowing piano of Robert Schumann’s composition Arabesque Opus 18 reaches out to draw one into the space.