'Gauguin exposed' is the theme behind this survey of the post-impressionist master's voluptuous paintings, which aims to shine a light on less savoury aspects of his work.
Tate Modern, SE1, 30 September until 16 January Photograph: PR
AVPD are a Danish artist duo who like to disorientate visitors to their architectural installations. Here they've set up Hitchcock Hallway, a tribute to the film director.
Ikon Eastside, until 14 November
Photograph: Anders Sune Berg
Colin Fulcher is known for his record sleeves, T-shirts, videos and stage sets for the likes of Hawkwind, the Damned, Elvis Costello and Nick Drake. This exhibition demonstrates his mastery of the pre-digital tools of his trade. Pictured above: his 'hammer and sickle' artwork for Nick Lowe's album Labour Of Lust (1979)
Chelsea College of Art and Design, SW1, until 23 October Photograph: PR
This exhibition of contemporary art about song and music deals less with pop platitudes and starstruck celebrity than with the more culturally weighted arenas of created sound.
Sheffield Site Gallery, until 30 October Photograph: PR
The American south explored by photographers including Walker Evans, William Eggleston and Susan Lipper.
De La Warr Pavilion, 1 October until 3 January Photograph: Susan Lipper
Sculptor Andrew Lord makes pieces that go against all the conventions of proper pottery, often resembling things biologically secreted rather than artistically moulded.
Milton Keynes Gallery, until 28 November Photograph: PR
This Los Angeleno's mammoth installations are a Babel of tangled neon, building materials and bawdy gags.
Hauser & Wirth, W1, until 18 December Photograph: Peter Hunkeler
Artists including Dorothy Cross and Janaina Tschäpe submerge themselves with intimations of subconscious intuition, sexual abandon, mortal dread, ecological anxiety – all the metaphorical associations of the deep.
Ferens Art Gallery, until 28 November Photograph: PR
