Local artist Colin Williams's installation of paintings are so tactile they almost deserve to be called sculptures. Meanwhile, Romuald Hazoumè transforms the ubiquitous jerry can into an emblem for consumerism and ecological despoliation.
At Oriel Mostyn until 4 September 2011
Photograph: Oriel Mostyn
Harry Pye's latest curatorial venture is a show of four artists – Emma Coleman, Tom Pounder, Edward Todd and Aleksandra Wojcik (pictured). Meanwhile, Pye and his friend Jasper Joffe exhibit their own paintings in Joffe's East End home.
At L-13 and Chateau Joffe, London, from 31 July until 28 August 2011
Photograph: Aleksandra Wojcik/L-13
The 1931 film of Bertolt Brecht's The Threepenny Opera was filmed in alternate German and French versions, both using the same set. This exhibition houses four installations (including Mark Wallinger's The Magic of Things video, pictured) in a stage-like setting.
At S1 Artspace until 27 August 2011
Photograph: Mark Wallinger/S1 Artspace
What's going on in Alan Stanners's paintings? The young Glasgow-based artist's works such as Headless Shoulders (pictured) pose the question with vigorous abstractions: neon squiggles and bright planes of paint.
At Outpost gallery from 2-21 August 2011
Photograph: Alan Stanners/Outpost
As Italy emerged from postwar austerity in the 1960s, Mario Merz became a pivotal figure in arte povera, creating a body of work with an exquisite restraint, such as Object Hide Yourself (1968), pictured here.
At Henry Moore Institute until 30 October 2011
Photograph: Mario Merz/Henry Moore Institute
The four artists commissioned to make new work around the treasures of Farnham University's Crafts Study Centre archive must have felt like kids in a sweet shop. Everything from pottery, embroidery, photographs and diary entries can be found here.
At the Crafts Study Centre until 1 October 2011 Photograph: Philip Sayer/Elaine Wilson/Farnham Crafts Study Centre
There's a triple whammy of art, film and music here for the summer holiday. To kick it off, Anthea Hamilton will be shooting her new film, Proposal for a Revolving Door – Melon With Girls (pictured).
At Ibid Projects in London from 2-20 August 2011
Photograph: Anthea Hamilton/Ibid Projects
Richard Forster's drawings are arrestingly exact, but their impact feels almost wistful. The 52 pieces on show here (including Incoming Seas Edge: Jan 5 2010, 1145-1150AM, No 2, pictured) are executed in superbly photo-realist detail.
At Mima until 18 November 2011
Photograph: John McKenzie/Richard Forster/Mima
