Hamilton’s Gallery, London, is currently showing Irving Penn’s Flowers photographs. The series initiated from an assignment by Vogue USA, and is shown here for the first time in its entirety.

Recently presented at the International Center of Photography, Capa in Color presents Robert Capa’s colour photographs to the European public.

For his largest UK show yet and his first in a UK public gallery for a decade, British artist Mat Collishaw is exhibiting sculpture, photography, film and installation at New Art Gallery Walsall.

Florian Roithmayr presents a new body of sculptural works at London’s Camden Arts Centre which observe and reflect upon the material transformations that take place in any process of making. Roithmayr is interested in the unexpected gestures that occur in the interstice between mold and cast.

In Infinity at Louisiana, Humlebæk, is a presentation of Yayoi Kusama’s works from more than six decades and features a variety of artistic media.

This off-site project by White Cube takes place within the Melin building, in the Miami Design District, and exhibits the work of a key voice within California’s ‘Light and Space’ movement.

Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art, London, presents Julian Charrière: For They That Sow the Wind, which will include sculpture, performance, installations, photographs and film.

Amalia Pica’s second solo show at König Galerie is a continuation of a project begun at the Museo Tamayo in Mexico City in the summer of 2013.

Curated by Roberta Tenconi, this exhibition of large-scale sculptures, drawings, performances, videos and installations takes over the indoor and outdoor areas of Pirelli HangarBicocca.

Fundación MAPFRE presents the first major retrospective on Paz Errázuriz, one of the most internationally-recognised Chilean photographers. The self-taught photographer started her work in the 1970s, with projects that often involved risky transgressions of the rules imposed by the military regime of that period.

As the festive celebrations begin and 2015 comes to a close, we take a look at a year in the world of art and culture: from major retrospectives of the work of renowned innovators to new shows highlighting the progression of creative genres.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Spring 2016 exhibition, manus x machina, will explore the impact of new technology on fashion and the creation of avant-garde collections.

Pearl Lam Galleries, Hong Kong, presents the first solo exhibition of works by Leonardo Drew in Asia, running until 31 December.

This extraordinary display is the largest exhibition of Nari Ward’s found object sculptures and installations to date, including works from the 1990s to today, alongside photography, video, and collage.

Tyburn Gallery, London, hosts Moffat Takadiwa’s first UK solo exhibition Foreign Objects. Takadiwa is known for his simple but intricate installations.

A major new exhibition providing a thought provoking snapshot of contemporary digital art is currently on display at The Lowry, Salford Quays.

Otherworlds: Visions of Our Solar System at The Natural History Museum will demonstrate that the visual legacy of space exploration constitutes a vital chapter in the history of photography.

We review Radical Disco: Architecture and Nightlife in Italy, 1965-1975, currently on show at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, which explores an architect’s role in society.

Modern Art Oxford is currently showing FIELD, an exhibition of new work by Anne Hardy. Hardy has opened up the galleries into a series of immersive environments or fields, which explore lost objects.

Delve into a unique selection of extraordinary short fiction and poetry from 60 shortlisted international authors with the Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual 2016 – now available to order.

Design Miami/ is the global forum for design. Each fair brings together the most influential collectors, gallerists, designers, curators and critics from around the world in celebration of design culture.

This December Moscow Museum of Modern Art unveils Mirrors: a three-part project organised for the IX Andrei Tarkovsky International Film Festival.

To celebrate the re-opening of its newly restored Design Gallery, Manchester Art Gallery is presenting fashion, furniture, lighting, ceramics, glass, and jewellery created in Japan over the past 50 years.

Stephen Newton’s paintings portray compelling, elemental images that serve as a reminder to the viewer of how buildings can encapsulate our hopes and fears on many different levels.

Lauren Matsumoto is a Brooklyn-based painter who explores how we relate to the natural world through her hybrid form of painting, drawing, and vintage collage, incorporating ephemera into her art.

Stevenson Gallery, Johannesburg, presents Zanele Muholi’s new exhibition of photographs, Somnyama Ngonyama (meaning ‘Hail, the Dark Lioness’).

Lightwaves is a free digital light festival taking place at Salford Quays, Greater Manchester until 27 December. We speak to artist Mads Christensen about his commissioned piece Cathedral of Mirrors.

This year’s Art Basel Miami did not disappoint in its presentation of some of the best modern and contemporary art from around the globe. Here is our overview of the fair’s 14th edition.

Simon Starling’s Nine Feet Later at The Modern Institute, Glasgow, includes a series of site-specific daguerreotypes, titled Recursive Plates.

The legacy of Pop Art resonates in almost every aspect of our daily surroundings and MCA Chicago is exposing this in upcoming exhibition, Pop Art Design, in collaboration with Vitra Design Museum.

Mounted on fields of primarily black and blue, Deborah Kass incorporates neon lights in her paintings for the first time.

Julian Rosefeldt’s new 13-channel work Manifesto questions the role of the artist in society today. Featuring Australian actress, Cate Blanchett.

Pangolin London presents Merete Rasmussen: Bronze and Ceramic. Known for her signature abstract ceramics, this exhibition explores a new departure for Rasmussen in the form of bronze works.

Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, presents Longing Lasting, an exhibition of new works by the pre-eminent Scottish artist Claire Barclay.

Canadian artist David Altmejd has created a museum within the museum: a 50m2 installation piece comprising figures and objects formed from wax, mirrors, plaster and other materials.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park presents a significant exhibition by pioneering American video and installation artist, Bill Viola, featuring installations from the last 20 years alongside new work, The Trial.

Photographer Michael Wolf’s latest presentation, Informal Arrangements at Flowers Gallery, London, juxtaposes Hong Kong’s industrial façades with views from within its hidden network of alleys.

Cristina Iglesias’ Phreatic Zones transforms Marian Goodman Gallery through installations exploring water, volcanic matter, and the fictional spaces of urban and natural piazzas.

Ostkreuz celebrates its 25th anniversary with two exhibitions in Paris: one at the Goethe Institut Paris and a second at the Galerie Passage du Désir.

London-based collective Assemble has been selected as the winner of the Turner Prize 2015 by a jury of industry specialists. The result was revealed at a ceremony at Tramway, Glasgow.

We review the first retrospective dedicated to Max Bill in Spain. The show covers every facet of his oeuvre: painting, graphic design, sculpture, architecture, furniture design and more.

Alfredo Jaar’s (Kindness) of (Strangers) confronts visitors with a complex arrangement of neon arrows which illustrates the movement of people.

John Akomfrah’s (b.1957) multi-screen installation Vertigo Sea draws inspiration from two striking and harrowing literary works: Herman Melville’s Moby Dick and Heathcote Williams’ poem Whale Nation.

Kathryn Andrews examines how image producers employ visual cues and material packaging to elicit desire in Run for President at MCA Chicago.

Through Mist at Lehmann Maupin is Shirazeh Houshiary’s first solo exhibition in Hong Kong and her seventh show with the gallery.

James Casebere’s first solo exhibition at Lisson Gallery in Milan presents recent bodies of work that take the natural world as their subject matter.

Madrid-based Vietnamese fine art photographer Viet Ha Tran captures ephemeral moments of female emotion, and is influenced by Asian culture, classical painting, poetry and philosophy.

London Art Fair launches the art world year with its 2016 edition, taking place from 20-24 January. One of the UK’s premiere Modern British and contemporary art events, the fair brings together over 100 specially selected international galleries.

Magnum Photos has invited 10 of its photographers to participate in group show We Have the Power: We Are the Change at Musée de l’Homme, Paris.

The Photographers’ Gallery presents a retrospective of Saul Leiter’s prolific career. Featuring a carefully curated plethora of over 100 photographs, sketchbooks and ephemera, the show is a suitable celebration for a trailblazer of modern photography.