Critic's Guide

From Christine Sun Kim’s explorations of American Sign Language to Ilê Sartuzi’s investigations into surveillance and museal security 

From Wakaliga Uganda’s gutsy geopolitical satire to Yuge Zhou’s exploration of urban living, here’s what to catch in the Windy City

From Karanjit Panesar’s reflections on familial diaspora to concurrent exhibitions by Danielle Dean and Dan Guthrie exploring the representation of Black British life

From Sasaoka Yuriko’s explorations of animal labour to Wing Po So’s deep dive into traditional Chinese medicine

From Tarek Atoui’s rousing soundscapes to Pol Taburet’s haunting figures, here’s what not to miss

From Linder’s retrospective at the Hayward Gallery to Claudia Martínez Garay’s detailed critique of Western archives

From Bruce Nauman’s first solo exhibition in the city in three decades, to Togar’s immersive exploration of early cinema, here’s what to see in LA now

From Racheal Crowther’s examination into the ethics of care to SAGG Napoli’s immersive archery installation dissecting strength and gender stereotypes

From Smita Sen’s work on embodied grief to a group show at a former Green Book destination, here’s what to see now in Miami

From The 15th Baltic Triennial at the Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, to the textile practice of Hamid Zénati, discover the best shows this month

From Shuang Li’s meditations on communication, to Feng Zhixuan’s fusions of the organic and the inorganic, here’s what to see in Shanghai

From Francis Bacon’s survey at the National Portrait Gallery to Imran Perretta’s immersive exhibition at Somerset House Studios

From Ei Arakawa-Nash’s first Asian museum survey to a show of Maureen Gallace’s lean landscape paintings, here’s what to see in Tokyo now

From an exhibition championing interspecies collaboration to an artist-run restaurant pop-up, here’s what not to miss in Italy this November

From grave rubbings by Scott Covert to sculpted ‘boats’ by Raine Bedsole, discover the shows on view during Prospect.6

From Kathrin Sonntag and Gabriele Münter’s cross-generational lens to Danielle Mckinney’s portraits of stillness, here are the best shows to see in Europe this October

From Chris Ofili’s portraits of Othello at David Zwirner to Barbara Crane’s double-exposed casino signs at Centre Pompidou

From Alberta Whittle’s explorations of the Isle of Bute to Keith Haring’s New York, this year's participants in Glasgow reveal their favourite exhibitions

From Laurent Le Deunff’s faux wood sculptures to a large-scale showcase of Arab modernism, here are the most compelling shows to see during the Games

From Francis Alÿs’s audiovisual playground to Babeworld’s burnout, here are the most captivating exhibitions to see this month