Amid rising political instability, practitioners are tackling working conditions and class relations with renewed urgency and determination

Minoru Nomata’s paintings of fictional structures lament the buildings that embodied political movements striving for greater equality

Juliet Jacques revisits books, film and art which commemorate the 40th anniversary of the British miners’ strike and working class politics

A show at Auto Italia in London contains an archive of Ryszard Kisiel ‘Filo’, one of the first LGBTQ+ magazines in Central and Eastern Europe

The artist’s films at Focal Point Gallery, Southend-on-Sea, foreground trans and non-binary concerns while appealing to an audience beyond the community

Project Native Informant in London showcases feature-length films that illustrate the artist’s successful transition from a pornographic to dystopian cyberpunk aesthetic

The innovative founder and curator of Mimosa House, London, discusses ‘transfeminisms’, an ambitious new show 

A new show at Tate Modern reminds us of the impact she made and the possibilities she opened for other artists, from Marina Abramović to Brian Eno

From a rare display of works by Anna Mendelssohn at Whitechapel Gallery to Ellie Pratt’s distorted female portraits at South Parade

Based on first-person testimony, the experimental hybrid opera-film explores class, censorship and how conflict and trauma are depicted

The artist fluctuates between meditation and masochistic intensity at London’s Whitechapel Gallery

The inaugural show at London’s reopened Raven Row presents episodes of ‘Open Door’, a radical 1970s media production model 

Artists and writers, including Huw Lemmey and John Smith, select their favourite programmes from the broadcaster’s history

At Sprüth Magers, London, the artist transforms the galleries into a labyrinthine changing room dripping with anticipation of future performances

Juliet Jacques speaks to the artist – currently the subject of ‘Introspective’, a 50-film survey at London’s ICA and Close-Up Film Centre – about humour and simplicity 

At Gasworks, London, the artist explores the possibilities that come with rejecting forms imposed by outsiders and creating our own

To coincide with an exhibition at Mimosa House, London, Juliet Jacques asks how we respond to influential but marginalized historical figures

‘Surrealism Beyond Borders’ is a comprehensive overview of one of the 20th century’s most influential movements

With the mass displacement of communities and local businesses, Dalston’s long-standing diversity has become a much hyped-up marketing ploy, but can Ridley Road Market survive this re-brand?  

Juliet Jacques reviews the writer and activist’s new book, which tackles head-on the insurgent culture war around trans liberation and condemns media misrepresentations