As the Labour government plans to reduce essential support, artists and writers speak out about how the changes will affect them

From Sasaoka Yuriko’s explorations of animal labour to Wing Po So’s deep dive into traditional Chinese medicine

At South Parade, London, the artist’s sculptures evoke states of fragility whilst addressing personal and societal trauma

From a group exhibition exploring online culture to Zahra Malkani’s reflections on regional river systems

At K21 Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, the artist’s layered paintings trace the afterlives of trauma and memory 

At Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, an expansive group show amends the historiography of media art by including some of its neglected female pioneers

At Bangkok Kunsthalle, a show of the Sino-Thai artist’s calligraphic abstractions invites meditations on history and impermanence

At Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires, a significant survey by the artist charts her ongoing experiments in gestural and accumulative brushstrokes