Exhibitionist: The week's art shows in pictures

Book Show, Birmingham Ulises Carrión is the star of a new show at Eastside Projects , which aims to prove that artists' books are aesthetic and tactile artworks as well as just books in the literary sense. On until 4 September 2010 Photograph: Eastside Projects, Birmingham Photograph: guardian.co.uk Sargent and the Sea, London A new display at the Royal Academy of Arts taps into John Singer Sargent's wilder early days, characterised by his seaside idylls and tumltuous waterscapes. On until 26 September 2010 Photograph: Royal Academy of Arts Photograph: guardian.co.uk Liberation, Manchester An installation work by Liu Ding that reflects his experience as the target of online slander leads a group exhibition about censorship in China. At Manchester's Chinese Arts Centre until 14 August 2010 Photograph: Chinese Arts Centre Photograph: guardian.co.uk Sergej Jensen, London These quiet, organic images made from bleached fabric might seem twee if it weren't for the artist's wry take on consumerism. 1970s science fiction also features. At White Cube Mason's Yard in London from 16 July to 28 August 2010 Photograph: White Cube Mason's Yard Photograph: guardian.co.uk The the Things Is (For 3), Milton Keynes This new exhibition at Milton Keynes Gallery sees a mysteriously unnamed artist present strangely incongruous image combinations, including photographic collages of male and female nudes. On show until 12 September 2010 Photograph: Milton Keynes Gallery Photograph: guardian.co.uk The Tightrope Walker, London Bernard Buffet features in a cast of chic artists and furniture designers whose works channel the optimism and reflection of postwar Paris. At Timothy Taylor Gallery in London until 27 August 2010 Photograph: Timothy Taylor Gallery Photograph: guardian.co.uk Tony Sinden, Bristol The late artist's quietly groundbreaking Behold, Vertical Devices, a sculpture involving nine strategically placed TV sets, goes on show as part of a retrospective of his 1970s work at Bristol's Picture This gallery. On until 7 August 2010 Photograph: Courtesy of the artist and Picture This Photograph: guardian.co.uk William Morris, Bowness-on-Windermere In the charming Blackwell Arts and Crafts House , a new exhibition charts the great British designer's sense of place through textiles, hand-printed books and photographs of the bearded back-to-nature genius himself. On until 17 October 2010 Photograph: Blackwell Arts and Crafts Photograph: guardian.co.uk