Rendle takes the inspiration for this, her first solo show, from a line in Marcel Proust's reflection on the nature of memory, In Search of Lost Time: 'I could not help being saddened by the fact that there was now nothing left of my former frame of mind.' Her series of installations is on show at the Grundy gallery, Blackpool, until 5 June 2010
Photograph: Grundy gallery
The Soldier's Song is a walk-in karaoke booth where visitors can duet with video films of soldiers performing their karaoke favourites. At Manchester Art Gallery until 4 July 2010
Photograph: Manchester Art Gallery
While the eight artists here are rooted in a 20th-century world of pop culture and industry, curators Alice Mottard and Alex Sainsbury suggest aspects of their work run back to Ruskin. Pictured here is Matter Upon Matter, by Kapper Williams, on show at Raven Row gallery, London E1, from 20 May to 25 July 2010
Photograph: Francois Doury
Tobolewski's recent paintings and drawings present variations on taking a line for a distinctly worm-like walk, on show at Djanogly gallery, Nottingham, until 13 June 2010
Photograph: Djanogly gallery
The young Canadian-born artist's latest work envisions a darker future, following the logic of capitalism to a grim, absurd conclusion. At the Chisenhale gallery, London E3, until 20 June 2010
Photograph: Chisenhale gallery
With Hitler as a sweet country girl or Stalin's chief of police depicted as a goon with a black eye, cultural meltdown becomes a densely layered comedy-horror. At the Wilkinson gallery, London E2, from May 20 to 27 June 2010
Photograph: Wilkinson gallery
This is Oliver East's graphic account of a walk from Berlin's Alexanderplatz to Frankfurt. Each of the 52 ink and watercolour drawings created retrospectively were then passed on for completion to East's friends, in this case Guy Garvey. On show at The International 3, Manchester, to 5 June 2010
Photograph: The International 3
Dutch artist Theo Jansen is unleashing one of his 'strandbeests': giant kinetic sculptures-cum-environmentally friendly feats of engineering that resemble walking dinosaur remains or even dragon skeletons. At Spacex gallery, Exeter, until 3 July 2010
Photograph: Spacex gallery
