In the latter half of the 20th century, the east London-born painter Norman Adams joined a line of English visionary eccentrics from William Blake to Stanley Spencer, taking inspiration for pieces such as Crucifixion (above) from a singular strain of Christianity. The Way of the Cross is at Northumbria University Gallery until 3 June Photograph: PR
A perfect match for the Freud Museum. Delving into childhood fears, Anderson's spooky videos, installations and sculpture explore classic Freudian terrain, playing out compulsive rituals with doppelganger dolls and fairytale motifs. See pieces such as Confinement Room (above) at Sigmund's former home in NW3 until 5 June Photograph: PR
US artist Sussman and her gang are known for brainy, high-gloss films that deconstruct art history and cinema. Their latest piece is a dystopian sci-fi production, partly inspired by a trip to Soviet cosmonaut base Star City, telling the story of a man controlled by a metropolis. At Haunch of Venison, W1, until 4 May
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As protest continues to alter the political climate of north Africa, this show of reflections on cultural relations between Algeria, France and the UK could hardly be more timely. Despite Algeria's grievous losses in the struggle for independence, most contributors here – such as Yves Jeanmougin, photographer behind The Casbah (2003, above) – approach the conflict with subtlety. At the Cornerhouse until 5 June Photograph: PR
This 1981-2006 retrospective of the photographer's work shows the breadth of his subject matter, from the mid-80s underclass of Thatcher's Britain to – in pieces such as New Orleans, 2005 (Cajun Corner) – the racial inequality endemic in the US. Head to the Whitechapel Gallery in E1 from Wednesday to 19 June Photograph: PR
This fascinating show aims to tell the life stories of some of the most renowned photographers of all time, from 19th-century pioneers Jacques Mandé Daguerre and William Henry Fox Talbot onwards. The above shot is of Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig, a snapper of the dead and dying who earned his nickname for his almost supernatural ability to sniff out fatalities. At the National Media Museum until 4 September Photograph: Richard Sadler
Daniel Buren's Borrowing and Multiplying the Landscape (2011, above) hangs prominently in this new addition to the Margate seafront, part of a debut exhibition featuring responses to JMW's little-known painting The Eruption of the Souffrier Mountains in the Island of St Vincent. Tracey Emin opens the new building tomorrow, and the show runs until 4 September Photograph: David Grandorge
Two artists take on daunting political and religious subjects in an intrepid spirit of ironic playfulness. Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock is reimagined as a merry-go-round; elsewhere, seven Buddhas are hooked on a fishing line in front of a giant biblical sea monster. Both Huang and Shawky are at Nottingham Contemporary until 26 June Photograph: PR
