3 - Maria Lassnig - Maria Lassnig is a significant avant-garde pioneer, whose work, over a career lasting 60 years, appears remarkably fresh and vibrant, consistently engaging with successive generations of contemporary artists. Lassnig creates images of the body that, while figurative, reject the static tendencies of traditional portraiture. This exhibition, the first public solo presentation of her work in the UK, will include a selection of recent paintings, drawings and her work in film. Until 8 June. www.serpentinegallery.org

4 - MASSIMO BARTOLINI - Bartolini's practice embraces various materials and techniques, from sculpture and performance to photography and video. His works have included an elevated floor that created the impression of distorted space; an installation in which a device on the heel of a visitor's shoes altered the light in the exhibition space; and rooms suffused with perfume and the sound of leaking water. These often sensual artworks induce in the viewer a meditative state that is still highly experiential, making us reflect on the relativity of what is solid and what is fluid. Until 21 June. www.frithstreetgallery.com

5 - Tal R - This new exhibition by Tal R comprises large scale paintings and an installation of over 200 etchings. A self imposed system allows Tal R to challenge the fundamentals of painting using a fixed colour palette and set dimensions. Tal R uses seven colours: black, white, pink, green, red, yellow and brown – often applied directly from the tube. He focuses on graphic mark-making and collage, using characteristic blobs and small ‘worms’ of oil paint. The overall effect is childlike – yet their exuberant surfaces hide the seriousness of their content. Floor-based coloured ‘pedestals’ present paintings as sculpture. Until 29 June. www.camdenartscentre.org

6 - Tim Walker - Pictures - Fashion photographer, Tim Walker creates evocative images full of textured nuance and intriguing detail. His innovative photography is amongst the most imaginative and exuberant being produced today. His work regularly features in magazines such as Vogue and W and he has also created advertising campaigns for exclusive clients such as Comme des Garcons. This comprehensive overview of Walker’s work will offer a rare glimpse into his artistic process, from inspiration to execution, and will deconstruct the complex process of creating fashion images. Until 7 September. www.designmuseum.org

7 - The House of Viktor & Rolf - This summer Barbican Art Gallery will showcase the work of radical Dutch fashion designers Viktor & Rolf. This will be the first time in the United Kingdom that an exhibition has been devoted to this highly influential duo. Over the past 15 years Viktor & Rolf have taken the fashion world by storm with their particular blend of cool irony and surreal beauty. The exhibition will chart their career to date within the context of a specially commissioned installation that will dominate the entire Gallery. Highlights will include pieces from Atomic Bomb, 1998–99, featuring dramatic mushroom cloud-like cushioned necklines and Russian Doll, 1999–2000, in which a single model was painstakingly dressed by the designers themselves in front of a catwalk audience in 10 independent layers, in an experience reminiscent of performance art. From 18 June until 14 September. www.barbican.org.uk

8 - Wyndham Lewis portraits - An important new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London, will show the striking portraits of the great British modernist artist and writer Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957), bringing together for the first time a unique visual record of some of the most important cultural figures of the first half of the twentieth century. 58 portraits ranging from delicate drawings to large oil paintings assembled from collections worldwide will chart Wyndham Lewis's range and achievements as a portraitist. Among the highlights of the exhibition will be his now iconic renderings of his fellow 'Men of 1914,' credited with revolutionising 20th-century literature, the writers Ezra Pound, T S Eliot and James Joyce. From 3 July until 19 October. www.npg.org.uk

9 - Nought to Sixty: An Introduction - Nought to Sixty is an ambitious, fast-moving programme of exhibitions and events that presenting solo projects by sixty emerging British- and Irish-based artists over the course of six months. Nought to Sixty is an ambitious, fast-moving programme of exhibitions and events that - over the course of six months - is presenting solo projects by sixty emerging British- and Irish-based artists. This wide-ranging programme is being held at the ICA from spring until autumn 2008, over which period there will be new events staged every week, building up a multi-faceted portrait of the contemporary art scene in Britain and Ireland. Until 2 November. www.ica.org.uk

10 - Turmoil and Tranquillity - This exhibition will celebrate the National Maritime Museum’s unrivalled collection of 16th- and 17th-century Dutch and Flemish maritime paintings. These seascapes and coastal views of the Stuart Age are of outstanding quality, whilst the Queen’s House itself once housed a studio for featured father and son artists, the van de Veldes. Turmoil and Tranquillity will focus on the emerging genre of maritime art in the Low Countries in the 17th century. The exhibition will highlight the key maritime painters of the period and demonstrates the rich aesthetic and narrative potential of the genre. By displaying both Dutch and Flemish artists, the exhibition will highlight the reciprocal influences within the Netherlands and illustrate the emergence of the seascape as a distinct art form. Fom 20 June 2008 until 11 January 2009. www.nmm.ac.uk