From Kinga Bartis’s quietly captivating paintings to Madeleine Andersson’s nauseating footage of human brains, this year’s participants in Bergen select their favourite recent exhibitions
Out-of-town shows in the UK over the next few months – from Barbara Karsten’s disorientating acrylic sculptures in Bexhill to Mohammed Sami’s intense paintings at Blenheim Palace
Both regional and international artists probe the history and identity of the port city, offering a template for other biennials to stave away hyper-globalist perspectives