With her embroidered skulls and knives, this sweetly subversive, domestically-minded artist suggests that home is not always the safest place. Under the Table is at Aspex Gallery until 9 May 2010
Photograph: Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth
The pomp of Austrian historical figures comes in for a drubbing in this unique show of paintings at Ceri Hand Gallery (on until 22 May 2010). Peculiar yet convincing
Photograph: Ceri Hand Gallery, Liverpool
Named after a 1975 Steely Dan track, this exhibition of neon text, sound works and light installations shows an artist returning to glamorous form. At White Cube at Mason's Yard from 14 April to 22 May 2010
Photograph: White Cube, London
A purple preacher and green nun take a wild plunge into the absurd in Jennet Thomas's debut film installation at Matt's Gallery. On show from 14 April to 6 June 2010
Photograph: Matt's Gallery, London
Wuon-Gean Ho, James Quin and Jemma Egan are among international artists exploring the highs and lows of studio life at Bluecoat until 20 June 2010
Photograph: Bluecoat, Liverpool
Dubbed Britain's greatest living sculptor, octogenarian Anthony Caro is still churning out his distinctive heavy-metal art. Catch his latest 'upright sculptures' at Annely Juda Fine Art. On show until 2 July 2010
Photograph: John Riddy/Annely Juda Fine Art
In the first of the National Gallery Complex's new series of paired paintings, Lucas Cranach's Venus and Cupid is pitted against Otto Dix's Nude Girl On a Fur, to see what artily sensual sparks arise. On until 18 July 2010
Photograph: National Galleries, Edinburgh
Kelvingrove Art Gallery is hosting a major new retrospective of the Glasgow Boys, the group of 19th-century artists who turned European impressionism into scenes of Celtic fancy. On until 27 September 2010
Photograph: Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums Collection
