Lost Leisure

Mark Havens’s Out of Season series depicts the disappearing motels of Wildwood, New Jersey, bringing out an idealised past and its disappearance.

Redefining Americana

Diffusion: Cardiff International Festival of Photography explores multiple photographic perspectives on american society and culture.

Solitary Anticipation

Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf presents the immeasurable tension of waiting in his recent series, located in the space between hope and regret.

Joie De Vivre

Characterised by a playful spontaneity, Guillaume Lechat’s portfolio encompasses a lively, refreshing synthesis of fashion, lifestyle and documentary.

Alpine Constructs

Set against an Alpine backdrop of mountain peaks and lakes, New Swiss Architecture surveys a new generation of architectural practitioners.

Next Generation Interview: Photographer Carl Bigmore

We interview London based photographer and London College of Communication alumnus Carl Bigmore as part of our Next Generation 2015 series on promising young photographers.

British Art Show 8, Hayward Touring, Leeds Art Gallery

The British Art Show 8 launches at Leeds Art Gallery and provides a vital overview of the most exciting contemporary art produced in the UK.

Picasso Sculpture, Museum of Modern Art, New York

Pablo Picasso’s work in three dimensions may be less familiar to the public than his innovations in painting, but it played a very personal role in the artist’s life – he kept most of the pieces he created and lived and worked among them.

The Bonington Gallery at Nottingham Trent University

The Bonington Gallery is a significant exhibition space situated within the School of Art & Design at Nottingham Trent University, with a diverse programme of year-round exhibitions.

Marvelous Objects: Surrealist Sculpture from Paris to New York, Smithsonian, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington D.C.

Marvelous Objects: Surrealist Sculpture from Paris to New York opens 29 October at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

FOTO/INDUSTRIA Biennale, Bologna

The second edition of FOTO/INDUSTRIA invites artists to explore the world of work in all its aspects with a particular focus on the industrial production chain from conception to recycling.

Lisa Wright’s The Unversed, Curated by Coates and Scarry

Lisa Wright’s latest body of paintings and drawings combining historical and modern-day concerns will be exhibited in her solo show with curatorial duo, Coates and Scarry at Gallery 8, London.

Joan Miró, Galerie Gmurzynska

Galerie Gmurzynska, Zurich begins its autumn season with a comprehensive showcase of pieces by the renowned avant-garde painter Joan Miró.

Elmgreen & Dragset, Self-Portraits, Victoria Miro

Elmgreen & Dragset unveil their latest project at Victoria Miro next month. Opening on 13 October, Self-Portraits is the duo’s third solo exhibition with the gallery, and their first at Mayfair.

Walid Raad, MoMA, New York

The first comprehensive American survey of the leading contemporary artist Walid Raad will take place at MoMA, New York, this autumn.

Senga Nengudi, Dominique Lévy

Dominique Lévy New York opens its first exhibition with Senga Nengudi, who worked in LA as part of an emerging community of African American artists.

Franz West, Möbelskulpturen/ Furniture Works, Gagosian New York

In collaboration with the Franz West Privatstiftung, Gagosian hosts Möbelskulpturen/Furniture Works by Franz West at its New York gallery this autumn.

Objects and Bodies at Rest and in Motion, Moderna Museet Malmö

Objects and Bodies at Rest and in Motion at Moderna Museet Malmö reflects on the relationship between the human body and the solid object.

Cindy Sherman, me Collectors Room

Cindy Sherman – Works from the Olbricht Collection at me Collectors Room Berlin features 65 photographs by the internationally renowned artist.

Review: Keith Arnatt at Sprüth Magers, London

We review Keith Arnatt’s recent show at Sprüth Magers, London, entitled Absence of the Artist, which demonstrates Arnatt’s initial alignment with the Conceptual Art movement of the mid to late 1960s.

Next Generation 2015 Interview: Imogen Freeland

We interview London-based photographer and London College of Communication alumnus Imogen Freeland as part of our Next Generation series on promising photographic talent.

British Ceramics Biennial

The British Ceramics Biennial takes place in established venues and non-traditional spaces across the city of Stoke-on-Trent.

Interview: Shona Illingworth, Lesions in the Landscape

We interview artist Shona Illingworth about her investigations into the effect that the experience of amnesia and broken cultural memory has on individual and collective agency at FACT, Liverpool.

KIAF 2015 / ART SEOUL, Korea International Art Fair

Now in its 14th year, the annual Korea International Art Fair (KIAF) has grown into one of Asia’s leading art fair and hosts approximately 200 galleries from more than 10 countries each autumn.

Next Generation 2015 Interview with Emma Hartvig

We interview Berlin-based Swedish photographer and London College of Communication alumnus Emma Hartvig about her portfolio of enticing, often unexpected photographic compositions.

Mat Collishaw, The New Art Gallery Walsall, West Midlands

The New Art Gallery Walsall hosts a major survey exhibition by British artist Mat Collishaw, the first in a UK public gallery for over 10 years.

London Design Festival

Design takes London by storm this week in a series of dynamic exhibitions, presentations, special events and shows – all part of London Design Festival. Founded in 2003, the festival is one of the largest design events in the world.

Interview: Tessa Jaray, RA Editions, Multiplied Art Fair

We interview artist Tessa Jaray RA, whose work will feature in Multiplied Art Fair, Christie’s, London, as part of the RA Editions portfolio – a collection of limited edition, contemporary artists’ prints.

Frank Gehry, LACMA, Los Angeles

This new presentation at LACMA provides a comprehensive examination of Gehry’s work.

Interview with Luis González Palma, Photographer, PHotoEspaña

Guatemalan artist Luis González Palma uses photography to approach themes of memory and identity. Working in portraiture, he draws inspiration from religious and Baroque painting.

Interview with Photographer Will Steacy, Diffusion Festival

We interview Will Steacy about his photographic project Down These Mean Streets, which examines the areas and people ignored by mainstream American politics at Diffusion Photo Festival.

Rudi Meisel, Compatriots 1977 – 1987, C/O Berlin

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Rudi Meisel captured the everyday life of the common people on both sides of Germany’s West and East divide.

Vienna Contemporary, Art Fair, Marx Halle Vienna

Austria’s leading international art fair vienna contemporary will take place at its new home, Marx Halle , from 24 until 27 September. This year’s event welcomes 99 galleries from 25 countries, as well as a series of international art institutions.

Alex Katz, This is Now, Guggenheim

Guggenheim Bilbao shows the artist’s approach to this subject over different phases in his career, and spans from the 1980s to his latest paintings.

Henri Cartier-Bresson, Decisive Moments, The Fine Art Society

The Fine Art Society presents 50 masterpieces by Henri Cartier-Bresson, in an exhibition staged in collaboration with Peter Fetterman Gallery.

Pino Pinelli, Pittura, Pearl Lam Galleries Soho, Hong Kong

Pearl Lam Galleries brings a solo exhibition of works by Pino Pinelli to its Soho space in Hong Kong; the first show by the artist to appear in Asia.

Mike Kelley, Hauser & Wirth, NY

Hauser & Wirth hosts its first exhibition devoted to the work of Mike Kelley. This show is the first in New York to focus on Kelley’s later series, Kandors.

Fields of Abstraction, Galerie du Monde, Hong Kong

Fields of Abstraction is a group exhibition at Galerie du Monde. Curated by Justin Charles Hoover, the show unites the work of four American artists.

Do Ho Suh, NYC Apartment, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

Commissioned especially for Bristol, Do Ho Suh’s New York City Apartment/Corridor/Bristol is an immersive installation. Until 27 September.

Interview with Idris Khan: Sean Kelly Gallery, New York

We interview London-based artist Idris Khan about his new series of work, Overture, exhibiting at Sean Kelly, New York. Khan explores philosophical ideas surrounding displacement and conflict.

Review: Josh Kline, Freedom at Modern Art Oxford

Josh Kline highlights the erosion of privacy and civil rights in the 21st century in Freedom, a darkly compelling new exhibition at Modern Art Oxford, and the first in a cycle of projects by Kline.

Wolfgang Tillmans, Your Body is Yours, The National Museum of Art

The National Museum of Art in Osaka hosts a large-scale solo exhibition by the German-born artist and photographer Wolfgang Tillmans.

Interview with Painter and Sculptor Bernadetta Tajs

Artist Bernadetta Tajs, who completed her arts education in Krakow, Poland, explores the light hearted side of life, using her own imagination as a starting point for her painting and sculptures.

Broken English, Tyburn Gallery

Tyburn Gallery, London, opens with its inaugural exhibition Broken English on 18 September.

Interview with Aaron Wright, Programmes Manager, LADA

The Live Art Development Agency (LADA) is an influential and key player in the realm of performance art in the UK and internationally. LADA supports artists through a portfolio of resources, opportunities and publishing activities.

Interview with Luciano Benetton, Imago Mundi

The Imago Mundi project inaugurated by the Luciano Benetton Foundation in 2013 continues its democratic mission to create a body of international art that shows the fullness of human experience.

Shona Illingworth, Lesions In The Landscape, FACT Liverpool

FACT’s upcoming exhibition sees Danish artist Shona Illingworth question how our memories influence our understanding of society.

Dan Flavin, David Zwirner, New York

Dan Flavin has worked with fluorescents since 1963 to develop his own form of minimalism, creating what he termed ‘situations’ composed entirely of light and colour, which interact with architecture and the viewer’s perception of space.

Review of Launch Pad: It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

We review Castlefield Gallery, Manchester’s Launch Pad: It Was a Dark and Stormy Night, a group project initiated by six artists based around the UK, France and the Netherlands.

Idris Khan, Overture, Sean Kelly

This is Idris Khan’s inaugural exhibition with the gallery and his first solo presentation in New York since 2010.