Hannah Starkey, Maureen Paley, London

Practising within the realm of photographic portraiture and the representation of women for over 20 years, Hannah Starkey’s recent work focuses on the individual positioned within the urban environment.

Fashion and Androgyny

We review artist and design Rad Hourani’s multidisciplinary exhibition at Arsenal Contemporary Art Center, Montreal. Hourani’s work celebrates neutrality as a defining human trait.

Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, Brooklyn Museum

For 150 years, Coney Island has lured artists as a microcosm and icon of American culture.

SCOPE Miami Beach 2015

Attracting over 45,000 visitors each year, SCOPE Miami caters for seasoned tastemakers looking for the latest innovations in contemporary art. This year’s 15th anniversary edition will welcome 120 exhibitors from 22 countries and 57 cities.

Another Minimalism, Art After California Light and Space, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh

This exhibition examines the impact of California Light and Space art on artists working today.

Robert Mapplethorpe, Unique, Sean Kelly Gallery, New York

Sean Kelly stages an exhibition of carefully selected Polaroid images taken between 1970 and 1975 by photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.

Recto Verso, Fondazione Prada

The thematic exhibition Recto Verso presents artworks that consciously foreground the hidden, concealed or forgotten phenomenon of the back.

Blair Thurman, Peres Projects, Berlin

Peres Projects, Berlin, unveils its first solo exhibition with American artist Blair Thurman (b.1961, US).

Susan Philipsz, War Damaged Musical Instruments, Tate Britain

War Damaged Musical Instruments by Turner Prize-winning artist Susan Philipsz was commissioned by 14–18 Now and is now on view at Tate Britain.

Review of Alexander Calder: Performing Sculpture at Tate

We explore Alexander Calder: Performing Sculpture at Tate Modern, the UK’s largest survey of Calder, a pioneer of kinetic sculpture who played an essential role in shaping the history of modernism.

Gianfranco Foschino: ECLIPSE at Christopher Grimes Gallery, Los Angeles

Gianfranco Foschino documents remote natural landscapes around the world, while also capturing the inhabitants of busy cities. We speak with the artist about his patient approach to making art.

Brian Griffiths, BILL MURRAY, Baltic

In BILL MURRAY: a story of distance, size and sincerity, artist Brian Griffiths creates an ambitious new commission at the Baltic, Gateshead.

Chiswick Auctions 20th Century Art and Design Sale

Antique and modern auction house Chiswick Auctions is hosting a spectacular 20th Century and Contemporary Art & Design sale on 1 December in West London.

Don McCullin, Hauser & Wirth

This November, Hauser & Wirth Somerset unveils an intimate retrospective by Britain’s most celebrated photojournalist, Don McCullin.

Art Kaohsiung 2015

Art Kaohsiung, now in its third year, will open in the Southern port city of Taiwan on 11 December. Established in 2013 with 62 exhibitors, the fair has grown to cater for around 110 exhibitors with 700 artists from across the world this year.

Interview with Abstract Painter Dagmar Dost-Nolden

Dagmar Dost-Nolden is a painter, sculptor and performer based in Cologne. She is fascinated by different forms of energy, which is the main subject of her radically subjective and individual art.

Pop Allure

Lush, bold sets in complementary hues provide the backdrop for Parisian-born photographer, stylist and publisher Olivia da Costa’s vibrant compositions.

The Jarman Award 2015 Shortlist

Organised by Film London, the annual Jarman Award recognises and supports artists working with moving image. Now in its eighth year, the award has built a reputation for identifying and showcasing the work of emerging talents in the UK.

Overview: 10th Edition of Contemporary Istanbul 2015

The 10th edition of Contemporary Istanbul showcased mostly large-scale works in vibrant hues for a relatively new and growing market of buyers in Turkey, amidst more innovative new works.

Teresita Fernández, Lehmann Maupin, New York

Teresita Fernández’s seventh solo exhibition with Lehmann Maupin showcases her newest sculptural works, including highly-detailed glazed ceramic.

Joan Jonas, United States Pavilion, Venice Biennale

Joan Jonas has conceived a new complex of works for the U.S. Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale, creating a multilayered ambiance, incorporating video, drawings, objects, and sound. We review the show.

Susan Hiller, Lisson Gallery, London

Lisson Gallery, London, presents a number of recently discovered early pieces as well as celebrated classics by artist Susan Hiller.

Alberto Burri, Mazzoleni London

Mazzoleni London brings a showcase of landmark works by Post-War Italian art master Alberto Burri to the UK. An undisputed icon of the 20th century, Burri forged a new aesthetic that paved the way for younger generations.

Enrico David, The Hepworth Wakefield

The Hepworth Wakefield presents a new show by Enrico David, introducing recent works, plus new sculptures specially commissioned for the gallery.

Irving Penn, Beyond Beauty, Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Irving Penn: Beyond Beauty is drawn entirely from the extensive holdings of the Smithsonian.

Los Carpinteros, The Globe, V&A

Discover The Globe at the V&A, London, designed by Los Carpinteros (the carpenters), an artist collective that was established in Havana in 1992.

Shezad Dawood Wins ASFF 2015 Artists’ Film Award

Aesthetica Short Film Festival celebrated its 5th anniversary with a grand finale by announcing the category winners including Best Artists’ Film Shezad Dawood’s Towards the Possible Film.

Review of the Turner Prize 2015 at Tramway, Glasgow

The Turner Prize is awarded to a British artist under 50 for an outstanding exhibition of their work in the preceding year. We travel to Tramway in Glasgow to explore the show, on until January.

Interview: Jess Littlewood

We speak with digital artist Jess Littlewood about her practice and group exhibition Modern Mythology, which draws on a rich lexicon of imagery to explore constructed belief systems.

Review: Ai Weiwei at The Royal Academy, London

Curated in collaboration with Ai Weiwei from his studio in Beijing, The Royal Academy showcases some of the artist’s most important works from 1993 up to present day, including new installations.

Contemporary Istanbul 2015

Contemporary Istanbul launches its 10th edition this week, opening to the public today. One of the region’s leading art fairs, Contemporary Istanbul celebrates its landmark anniversary with a showcase of over 700 artworks.

Cerith Wyn Evans at White Cube Bermondsey, London

We review Cerith Wyn Evans’ new neon sculptures at White Cube, Bermondsey, an interrogation of the world around us, which create moments of rupture within existing structures of communication.

In Search of 0,10, Fondation Beyeler

In the winter of 1915, a legendary exhibition took place in Petrograd (today St. Petersburg), Russia, featuring 14 artists of the Russian avant-garde.

Wonder, Renwick Gallery, Washington D.C.

To celebrate the reopening of the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery, the institution has invited nine contemporary artists to transform its interior into an engaging and immersive artwork.

Review of Moises Saman: Discordia at The Arts Club

Since 2011, Moises Saman has been chronicling revolutionary upheavals in the Middle East in a photographic series entitled Discordia: The Arab Spring, now on show at The Arts Club, London.

Paris Photo, Grand Palais

The 19th edition of Paris Photo opens in two days at the capital’s celebrated venue, the Grand Palais. Showcasing both historical and contemporary works, the annual fair welcomes 173 galleries.

Review of Going Public: International Art Collectors in Sheffield, Museums Sheffield

In Going Public, five venues across Sheffield partner with major European art collectors this autumn to bring a programme of world class exhibitions and unique events to the city.

Johanna Diehl: The Ukraine Series, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich

Johanna Diehl: The Ukraine Series at Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, comprises views into former synagogues in modern-day Ukraine.

Follow, FACT Liverpool

In this major exhibition, FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) invites artists to respond to the radically changed world of social interaction that we now inhabit, and its impact on our sense of personal identity and our relationships with others.

Bridget Riley, David Zwirner, NY

David Zwirner opens the gallery’s first exhibition with Bridget Riley in New York.

Adel Quraishi, The Guardians, Leighton House Museum

We interview photographer Adel Quraishi about his portraits of the eight remaining Guardians of the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, on show at Leighton House Museum, London until 29 November.

Review: William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize, Monash Art Gallery, Victoria

Established in 2006 to promote excellence in photography, the annual William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize has become Australia’s most coveted photography prize.

Review: Emily Jacir, Europa, Whitechapel Gallery, London

Europa, the first UK survey of artist Emily Jacir at Whitechapel Gallery, London, focuses on her dialogue with Europe and the Mediterranean. Jacir explores histories of migration and resistance.

Vanilla and Concrete, Tate Britain

Vanilla and Concrete brings together projects by Marie Lund, Rallou Panagiotou and Mary Ramsden, whose works explore everyday objects and spaces.

Anne Collier, Art Gallery of Ontario

This solo exhibition of 40 large scale works by acclaimed photographer, Anne Collier, questions how photography and media images seduce us and therefore affect our perception.

Review of Lawrence Weiner: Within a Realm of Distance at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire

Blenheim Palace is hosting an exhibition by American artist and founding figure of Conceptual Art, Lawrence Weiner. The exhibition shows works from the last few decades, alongside site-specific pieces.

Artissima 2015

Artissima is one of Italy’s most important contemporary art fairs. Nearly 200 galleries from around the world will exhibit across three sections.

The Raft of the Medusa, Richard Heslop & Simon Armitage, the Aesthetica Short Film Festival

The 5th anniversary edition of the BAFTA Qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival is nearly here! This year ASFF welcomes a special showing of Richard Heslop and playwright Simon Armitage’s collaborative filmic work, The Raft of the Medusa.

Interview with Artist James Lloyd, Judge for the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2016

The Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize was created in 2005 to encourage the best creative representational painting and promote the skill of draughtsmanship. We speak with judge James Lloyd.

Syd Shelton, Rock Against Racism, Autograph ABP, London

From 1976 – 1981 a movement organised by musicians and political activists, Rock Against Racism, set about fighting racism through music – initiating performances from reggae and punk artists under the slogan Love Music, Hate Racism.