Opening Evening 8, Manchester

AWOL Studios in Manchester host their eighth Open Evening on 17 May from 4pm until 9pm. With 81 studios and workshops, AWOL Studios at Hope Mill is home to over 120 artistic and creative individuals.

Paul Robinson: REDACTED, Roberta Moore Contemporary, London

Lyrical and dreamlike, Paul Robinson’s work pushes art photography to its limits, combining and layering images in this abstract, painterly series – a product of the artist’s distinctive photographic eye.

Interview with Sarolta Bán, part of New Wave Photography, London

New Wave Photography returns to The Crypt Gallery. Organised by United Creativity, the event recognises the evolving talent of new artists from the CEE region. From 19 – 27 April.

Rudolf Stingler at Palazzo Grassi, Venice

Conceived by artist Rudolf Stingler and Elena Geuna, the exhibition presents over 30 paintings from international collections, including those of the practitioner and of François Pinault.

Cityscapes, Flowers Gallery, New York

Cityscapes collates artists who respond to elements of urban life in their various practices. Included in this exhibition will be David Hepher, Peter Howson, Patrick Hughes, Lucy Jones, and others.

CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year, Royal Geographical Society

Combining thought provoking imagery and stunning aesthetics, the Royal Geographical Society exhibit CIWEM’s Environmental Photographer of the Year 2013. Running 10 April until 3 May.

Review of Jochen Lempert: Seeing is Believing at Norma Mangione Gallery,Turin

Seeing is Believing is a show of selected works by the German photographer Jochen Lempert. Lempert’s images address the relationship between the world of nature and our man-made world.

Rena Effendi, Liquid Land: Legacies of Oil & Power, Impressions Gallery

Opening on the anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, Liquid Land reveals the struggles and the resilience of people living in some of the world’s most polluted areas in the former Soviet Union.

Patternity: Pattern Power/Superstripe, London

Patternity presents Pattern Power/ Superstripe at the London Newcastle Project Space from 6 April. The exhibition opens a series of events that explore the powerful presence of pattern.

New Order: British Art Today at Saatchi Gallery, London

Saatchi launches a new programme of exhibitions that will continue the gallery’s 25-year-long support of emerging artists and its drive to make contemporary art as widely available as possible.

PULSE New York

PULSE New York returns to present 60 national and international galleries, exhibiting a mix of emerging and established artists. The fair celebrates artistic practice and a range of talent.

Anguish and Enthusiasm: What Do You Do With Your Revolution Once You’ve Got It at Cornerhouse

Cornerhouse opens Anguish and Enthusiasm: a show investigating post-revolutionary periods and exploring perspectives from Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia and beyond.

POP! Design Culture Fashion, The Civic, Barnsley

Pop! Design Culture Fashion at The Civic celebrates poodle skirts, rockers, Mods, kitsch glamour and 1970s retro. The show uncovers a time when music, art and fashion blurred the boundaries of style.

Adrian Melis: The Value of Absence at Kunsthalle Basel

Kunsthalle Basel’s calendar includes the first solo show by the Cuban artist Adrian Melis. In the centre of the work of the Havana-born artist are depictions of the socialist and capitalist economic system.

Lottie Davies: Memories and Nightmares, London

Lottie Davies focuses her work on stories and personal histories, embracing the tales and myths society uses to construct life, and LA Noble Gallery present…

BiennaleOnline: Emerging Artists Of The Future Announced

The online platform ART+ announces 180 of the most promising emerging artists at a critical moment, when they are poised to become established artists, chosen by 30 world-leading curators.

Diffusion

An international exhibition of photography, European Chronicles in Cardiff uses lens-based media to initiate debate about European social identities.

Rudy Burckhardt

Refusing simply to angle his lens at those he passed in the street, Rudy Burckhardt managed to record the shapes, patterns and architecture of his locations, leaving society to weave in and out of the frames.

Astrid Kruse Jensen

Astrid Kruse Jensen builds her entire portfolio on dynamic oppositions; girls in dazzling red chase across black backdrops and glowing light highlights silhouettes.

2013 Sony World Photography Awards

The Sony World Photography Awards collate thousands of remarkable images that uncover the secrets of humanity through countless pairs of eyes.