The raw beauty of Africa is captured in photographs taken less than 500 feet above the ground in Botswana. Zack Seckler’s first photographic exhibition showcases vistas from above.

A sculpture of a young man in casual dress holding and looking at a phone, Network (2012), will make its open-air premier at Yorkshire Sculpture Park as part of a solo exhibition by Tom Price.

Steve Slimm has conquered most creative expressions, but is now known for his landscape paintings. Having expressed in this medium for over 30 years, he has been recommended in art foundation studies since 2009.

London-based innovators Alpha-ville launch EXCHANGE. This new series of events is designed to give the art, tech and creative communities an opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, get inspired and discover new talent.

During the past decade there has been a proliferation of cultural practitioners interrogating the global politics and ethics of food. Delfina Foundation has chosen 10 artists, curators and thinkers to explore the politics of food.

Oscar-winning film director David Lynch extends his unique cinematic style to a series of dark and brooding images of derelict factories in David Lynch: The Factory Photographs.

Kate Tempest’s critically-acclaimed smash hit Brand New Ancients comes to Lyric Hammersmith for one night only. The work will open in West London in January as part of a national tour.

Fergus Jordan’s photography explores the conflict between darkness, night and artificial light. He also takes time to examine the city in photography and the status of post-conflict societies.

Tackling the traditions of romantic landscape painting through the constraints of stage design, a new body of work by artist Silke Otto-Knapp opens at the Camden Arts Centre in January.

Uri Aran has spent the past two months living in the South London Gallery’s artists’ flat. His new exhibition is his first solo show in the UK and includes a collection of works created during the course of his stay in London.

The saints and sinners of Robert Mapplethorpe’s iconic images go head to head in an exhibition at the Sean Kelly Gallery, running until 25 January.

There is still chance to get along to Matt Johnson’s second solo show at Alison Jacques Gallery before it closes 21 December. Working with recycled old-growth redwood, million-year-old granite and bronze, Johnson deals with the theme of time.

Celebrating the reopening of the Palais Galliera, the Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris presents a retrospective of fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa, uniting his most outstanding creations.

From over 5,000 submissions by nearly 2,500 photographers, judges have whittled down the entries to this year’s Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize to just 60 pieces, now on display at the National Portrait Gallery until 9 February 2014.

Chance plays a preponderant role in Didier Mencoboni’s latest works. His sculptures range from fluorescent, dangling mobiles to photographs confected from the dollops of paint stuck at the bottom of the artist’s sink.

Ikon Gallery will be rolling out the celebrations in 2014 as they mark 50 years of championing modern and contemporary art with a special series of events and exhibitions.

The Wapping Project stages a contemporary take on Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea in photographic essay and installation form by Thomas-Zanon Larcher and Jules Wright.

Mona Hatoum mentions that one the excitements of being an artist is not knowing where you will find a new exhibition. However, Reflection at the Parisian Chantal Crousel Gallery marks 20 years of their enduring collaboration.

Imanaka Interiors is a UK online gallery exhibiting artworks that are unique in style and expression. All of the artists involved have their individual way of exploring life and what is beyond that.

Cardboard, metal and wire and other everyday objects play their role in creating the simple and functional displays of Zimoun’s (b.1977) new exhibition, Rotations, at the BACKLIT gallery until Tuesday 31 December.

Taking pride of place in the heart of the Hauser & Wirth Saville Rowe & Piccadilly galleries was the Onnassch collection of post-war American and European artists who shaped the history of art.

Artangel Open is inviting artists working in all media across the UK to submit bold, site-specific proposals that will transform and enrich the UK’s cultural landscape. Championing innovation and creativity is at the heart of this project.

In a new section of Art Projects, a pivotal component of the annual London Art Fair, a series of collaborations between emerging UK and international galleries is to take place.

In recent years the cinematic narratives of Daniel Crooks have gained international recognition for their mesmerising visions of time and space. This is Australia’s first survey of the New Zealand born multi-media artist.

Eloise Govier is an artist who divides her time between her studios in Wales and London. She is a painter who uses bold colour combinations to create sculptural canvases rich in texture and movement.

Opening the Shutters, an unexpected collaboration between Jules Wright, founder of the Wapping Project Bankside, and Mallett, brings together the work of seven high-brow photographers.

Small islands of furniture and stylish arrangements of space form Italian designer, Martino Gamper’s (b.1971), first presentation in Scotland, running at The Modern Institute until 25 January.

Installed in one and a half days, Calder Shadows at Venus Over Manhattan is a remarkable experiment. 11 Alexander Calder mobiles occupy a darkened and otherwise empty exhibition space.

Sotheby’s Sǀ2 Gallery is currently playing host to an impressive collection of photographs taken from the influential Düsseldorf School of Photography.

Featuring key works from his short but prolific artistic career, Ronchini Gallery presents Paolo Scheggi’s first solo exhibition in London for over 40 years from 11 December until 8 February.

Jake and Dinos Chapman have a reputation as the bad boys of contemporary art with their anti-establishment rhetoric, searing critique of their peers and art which aims to offend every human being who comes into contact with it.

Swiss haute horology brand Audemars Piguet teamed up with leading art gallery Galerie Perrotin to celebrate the ambitious new work by artist duo Kolkoz commissioned for Art Basel Miami Beach.

The third Jameel Prize attracted almost 270 nominations from countries as diverse as Algeria, Brazil, Kosovo, Norway and Russia. A panel of judges, chaired by…

Currently housed within the top floor gallery of the Tate Liverpool, new exhibition Art Turning Left showcases an extensive collection of work relating to left-wing movements and ideology.

The new single from The Correspondents, Fear and Delight, is out today via From Our Own. The release proceeds next year’s March launch of their debut album, Puppet Loosely Strung.

Thought Collision Factories is a collection of Oppenheim’s work tracking his sculptural development over 14 years between 1972 and 1986. His endeavour throughout his working life was to make ideas material.

Today is the last day to get along to Art Basel Miami Beach. This Art Basel show presents premier artwork from across the globe. Over 250 of the world’s leading galleries participate.

There’s still time to get along to Art Basel Miami Beach. As well as the stunning list of exhibitors, there are sectors allowing visitors to explore the many dimensions of Modern and contemporary art.

The second day of Art Basel Miami Beach is upon us and there are still hundreds of galleries to check out. Participants from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, and Africa make up the impressive list of exhibitors at this year’s event.

Exhibitions at Somerset House are always an event, vibrant and full of personality; Fashion Galore! continues along this thread, portraying the life of model, muse, designer and stylist Isabella Blow.

Siobhan Davies has worked as a dance artist and choreographer for over 40 years and her passion for movement and communication has lead to a long and varied career.

Classic art deco boulevards, long white beaches and a glitzy night life provide the backdrop to Art Basel Miami Beach. Art Basel, which began in 1970, is recognised as a premier international art fair.

Julian Schnabel’s confessed fear of death and suggestion that reality and truth may reside in things could account for the gigantic size and weight of the objects in The Brant Foundation Art Study Center exhibition Julian Schnabel.

Gered Mankowitz: Vintage Stones marks the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones’ formation and brings together over 1000 previously unseen vintage silver gelatin prints.

The so-called “Olympics of the art world”, Art Basel, returns to Miami Beach on 5 December, bringing together the international art community for the winter art event of the year.

The comprehensive project América Latina 1960-2013 is a bright example of a discourse presentation in a frame of exhibition space. It aims to give a panorama of Latin American photography from 1960 up to today, and unites 72 artists from 11 countries.

The Catlin Guide 2014 will present the very best in Britain’s most talented new artists. The publication will be available to the public from January at this year’s London Art Fair.

The first major large-scale retrospective in Europe devoted to Photorealism surveys the genre’s development from the 1960s to today through works by Charles Bell, Audrey Flack, and others.

Grayson Perry’s recent work is inspired by Hogarth’s 18th century series, A Rake’s Progress. Perry has applied the narrative to contemporary society, and executed it in the form of six tapestries.

Influential photographer Paul Reas has documented the experiences of the working class. This project comes together in the international premiere of his first major retrospective at the Impressions Gallery.