At BAFTA Qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival: ASFF, we welcome Turner Prize nominee Isaac Julien for a special Q&A hosted by Art Historian Dr James Boaden on Friday 7 November.

Mary Nighy and Karen Millen teamed up to produce No More Tiaras for the launch of the company’s two global flagships. The 3 minute short celebrates style and looks at the brand’s recent evolution.

Like some sort of spandex-clad somersaulter often found in the medium itself, performance art has, in recent years, acrobatically risen to become the red-hot property in today’s contemporary art world. Ever since the mid-1960s, artists have been utilising the experimental to evoke radical messages.

Frieze London, returns to the heart of the UK’s capital, London’s Regent’s Park, for its 12th edition. Sponsored by Deutsche Bank and designed by Universal Design Studio, the fair sees new additions with the inclusion of two specialist sections.

Palais de Tokyo, Paris, continues to enhance it’s international agenda with Inside China – L’intérieur du Géant, running alongside the major exhibition, Inside, and opening 20 October.

The Turner Prize is an annual arts event never to be missed, and this year the shortlisted artists have the added prestige of appearing at Tate Britain alongside an exhibition showcasing the work of the great J.M.W. Turner himself.

The work of Japanese artist Shinro Ohtake appears in a solo exhibition at Parasol Unit, London, this autumn. The presentation showcases Ohtake’s extensive and innovative body of work.

The work of fashion photographer Horst P. Horst, whose evocative images are some of the most well known of the 20th century, is showcased in a new exhibition at the V&A. The show describes his collaborations with leading fashion icons.

Yann Demange’s debut feature film ’71 explores the universal anguish of war and civil conflict through its central character: a disorientated British soldier.

Ida is a stark portrayal of post-war Poland, challenging notions of religion and family bonds through a road trip undertaken by a Jewish nun and her Communist aunt.

For 10 years Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival has continued in its aim to turn the small northern town into one big screen. Festival-goers have been given the opportunity to watch hundreds of international film premieres in a plethora of unique settings.

Artes Mundi 6 is a major contemporary art prize based in the UK, taking place bi-annually to bring together through an exhibition some of the world’s most celebrated artists of today.

RITE OF PASSAGE is New York’s first major exhibition devoted to the early years of the 20th century avant-garde movement, Vienna Actionism. The exhibition is a representative survey of the formative years of Vienna Actionism.

The Folkestone Triennial mobilises the past to bring contemporary art into public dialogue about a bright future. Lewis Biggs has curated site-specific works that range from experiments in relational aesthetics to proposals for regeneration.

Dave Wise was once described by the producers of hit TV show Britain’s Next Top Model as “part of the fashion elite” and is now a long way from where he began with his camera at the age of five.

International video art is celebrated in an exhibition at Birmingham Hippodrome and across the city this November. About Town is presented in partnership with Ikon and showcases a variety of free night-screenings by international artists.

City Visions is a series of films, talks and debates that celebrate the energy of modern cities whilst exposing images of urban decay and deprivation. The season engages with conversations around architecture, planning and globalisation.

This exhibition currently on display is the first survey of works by David Farrell since his death last year, and showcases images of famous sitters from Louis Armstrong and Laurence Olivier, to Anthony Caro and the Rolling Stones.

The Aesthetica Short Film Festival is delighted to announce it is now a BAFTA recognised festival, an achievement that is unprecedented for a festival in its fourth year. Programme released in September.

Cultural identity and systems of belief are questioned in the practice of Yael Bartana. Born in Israel, the artist blends fact and fiction in her photography, film and installation work. Inferno can be seen at the São Paulo Biennial.