Refer to the WP_Query Codex page for a full list and explanation of parameters. The one you want in this case is post__not_in.
$recent = new WP_Query(
array(
'post_type' => 'works'
'posts_per_page' => 5,
'post__not_in' => array( $currentID )
)
);
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