At Nahmad Projects, London, the artist’s paintings draw attention to the economic and environmental impacts of fashion

The performance art biennial returns to Birmingham, featuring works that challenge the body’s physical and conceptual boundaries

In a rich exhibition at Corvi-Mora, London, the artist draws on an eclectic set of references to reimagine cultural inheritances 

At Greene Naftali, New York, the artist transforms vintage gay pornography into paintings – to ‘soul-dissolvingly, corrosively beautiful’ effect

The New Dehli-based artist’s survey at MoMA PS1, New York, interweaves the autobiographical and the sociopolitical to consider the state of his motherland

At FERNBERGER, Los Angeles, the artist’s abstract compositions suggest an indeterminate, emergent world akin to that of classical Chinese landscapes

Inspired by a Maryse Condé novel, this group exhibition at Palais de Tokyo, Paris, asks where and with whom refuge can be found

At APALAZZOGALLERY, Brescia, the artist’s first solo retrospective mainlines virility and homosocial tenderness as a foil to abject mementos of the AIDS crisis

In a complex exhibition at Z33, Hasselt, images and items from mass culture permeate the murals and installations on display

The artist’s show at Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong, characterizes oscillation between detachment and connection as a contemporary condition

In her first major survey at Sharjah Art Foundation, the senior Māori artist’s vibrant, political landscapes highlight global indigenous struggles

This year’s Busan Biennale, inspired by David Graeber’s notion of ‘pirate enlightenment’, offers a glimpse into a world where progress can only be found outside the West