Now signed to the highly regarded One Little Indian, Carroll’s latest album marks a turning point, as the label will also be reissuing his first four albums.

Combining a cupboard full of instruments, choral layers and electronic blips, Klak Tik’s second album is the perfect balance of deafening calamity and peaceful clarity.

Keaton Henson’s backstory is so fascinating that there is a tiny risk of it overshadowing the music, but once immersed in his new album, Birthdays, there is no need for concern.

Opening with the provocative question “Are you there?”, HK119 responds to her audience’s presence with a twisting tale of howling vocals and pounding beats.

For their sophomore release, the Dustin Payseur-led Beach Fossils unleash a lo-fi and ethereal studio album worthy of the Brooklynite’s stellar reputation.

If you’ve ever loved, this story of an elderly couple facing the unthinkable – one half of their familiar, codependent unit fading away – will touch a raw nerve.

London’s mean streets and the escalating gang culture that eats up our youth are brought to vivid life in Sally El Hosaini’s searing portrait of modern England.

The voice of the film is one of beauty and innocence, narrated by six-year-old Hushpuppy, as she navigates her world of near orphanhood.

The Pool manages to transcend the standard clichés about India – a feat made more triumphant by the fact that the writer and director are foreigners.

Rust and Bone is a deeply affecting portrait of the gradual coming together of two wounded souls, driven by a brave central performance by Marion Cotillard.

Eugene Jarecki, director of Why We Fight, takes a fascinating, gritty look at the American criminal justice system.

Arriving on the art scene in the 1970s, Linder Sterling is known for her subversive collages combining the female figure with objects and nature.

The Harbourfront Centre in Toronto presents a collection of works from around the globe for World Stage, developing dialogues between cross-cultural performance.

The past five years have seen the music video evolve, resulting in stronger and stranger narratives than ever before.

Cambridge-based four-piece Alt-J spent 2012 scooping up the Mercury Prize, releasing their debut album and gaining plaudits from the music industry at large.

The latest documentary from Marc Isaacs explores universal themes of loss, belonging and the search for home through careful observation of one neighbourhood in North London.

In Scott Graham’s debut feature, a father and daughter coexist in isolation and a relationship marked by complexity.

Although its origins date back to 1996, Galería Rafael Pérez Hernando officially opened its doors in Madrid in 2004. It has since concentrated on promoting unknown or little-known artists.

Richard Wentworth presents an exhibition at the Lisson Gallery, London, from 30 January until 9 March. The British sculptor continually questions the way in which we approach the material world.

Young Gods is a multi-disciplinary presentation of London’s most exciting graduates from the summer of 2012. The exhibition takes place simultaneously across locations in west and east London.

Bloomberg Space hosts an experiential exhibition, distanced from the streets just beyond its walls. Glacier by Charles Atlas, uses a 360-degree projection to create an immersive environment.

The Ultimate Form is a live action response to Barbara Hepworth’s work. It is a collaboration between choreographer Kenneth Tindall, designer Pam Hogg, and composer Stuart McCallum.

Today, Frieze announced that its Projects programme of specially commissioned works will be realised at Frieze New York from 10 until 13 May and will present over 180 of the world’s leading galleries.

It might be considered to be a curatorial risk to combine the works of William Klein and Daidō Moriyama in two mellifluous exhibitions, as they are both important and vivacious artists of our time.

Tate Britain opens a new show on Kurt Schwitters. Opening on 30 January, the show focuses on his later works in Britain which began in 1940 when he arrived as a refugee until his death eight years later.

Aesthetica Art Prize artist Mary Humphrey’s Roma : Transylvania narrates the experiences that she encountered whilst photographing Roma families living on the outskirts of a Transylvanian village.

The London Art Fair ran for five days from 16 January until 20 January. Among this year’s participating galleries were The Fine Art Society, Charlie Smith London, and Union Gallery.

Pollen from Hazelnut is a constructed pollen field by Wolfgang Laib. Running at MoMA from 23 January, this work is Laib’s largest pollen-based installation to date, taking up a huge 18 by 21 feet.

We catch up with long-listed emerging Korean-American artist, Timothy Lee. Raised in New York City, his artistic practices have been heavily influenced by the imagery of cytology.

Artist Piero Gilardi comes to Nottingham Contemporary to present Collaborative Effects. Running from 26 January, Gilardi has engaged with ecological and socio-political issues for years.

Three Points of Contact is the first of a new “roving residency” concept that focuses on the collaboration between artists, curators and visitors, and allows the latter to witness the creative process.

Guillaume Simoneau opens his solo show at CONTACT. An intimate portrayal of a U.S. Army Sergeant’s love life, he follows Caroline Annandale’s development between the ages of 16 and 25.

In his unique and extravagantly innovative way, photographer Tim Walker has yet again captured style and narrative in his recent works, currently on display at Somerset House until 27 January.

Already located in Damascus, Beirut and Dubai, the newest Ayyam Gallery opens in London. Committed to exhibiting the best in emerging Middle Eastern artists, it opens Nadim Karam’s Shooting the Cloud.

The exhibition titled Jonas Mekas on display at the Serpentine Gallery, London, brings forth a massive array of Mekas’ work including film stills, photographs, posters, digital prints, and installation.

Opening tomorrow, London-based artist Lucy Whitford presents her first solo exhibition at Zabludowicz Collection. Whitford creates sculptures that challenge the divide between art and craft.

Rana Begum’s current solo show at Bischoff/Weiss consists of a selection of the artist’s recent wall-mounted metal works interspersed across the gallery’s two small rooms.

In anticipation of London Collections: Men AW13 and following last year’s arrival of the first devoted men’s fashion week, Crane.tv talks to celebrated emerging designers, Katie Eary and Agi & Sam.

Director of the innovative project, re:play Festival and Manchester Library Theatre Company, Chris Honer speaks to Aesthetica about his work and the events involved in re:play 2013.

Bringing together over 130 leading galleries from across the UK and overseas, museum-quality Modern British art is presented alongside contemporary works from the world’s top artists.

Ahead of this year’s Berlin Fashion Week, beginning 15 January and running until 20 January, Aesthetica takes a moment to speak to Berlin-based fashion photographer Heiko Laschitzki.

Besides topical new documentaries, this year’s IFFR Regained programme comprises a rich menu of innovative works using cinema’s history as a main ingredient. From 23 January – 3 February.

Today sees the launch of Caroll/Fletcher’s new exhibition, Orange between orange and Orange by Michael Joaquin Grey. Running until 16 February, this show marks Grey’s first UK show since in 1992.

This Swiss-Danish artistic couple create decorative sculptures and installations known for their humour and subversion. Ronnie Yarisal and Katja Kublitz met at Central Saint Martins in London.

Each issue of Aspen Magazine was a box set containing a plethora of printed items in multiple formats along with records, slides and cine film to be projected, and cardboard models to be built.

Nothing to declare? World maps of art since ’89, is the new documentary project scale exhibition devoted to the global processes of change in the art world since 1989 at Akademie der Künste.

Applauding China’s young artists, the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art opens its 2013 programme with ON/OFF: China’s Young Artist’s in Concept and Practice. Beginning on 13 January.

The art scene in Birmingham has been given a new lease of life. Alongside the main commercial galleries there has been an abundance of lesser known exhibitions orchestrated by recent graduates.

For the final instalment of the Canary Wharf Screen, Art on the Underground collaborates with the BFI to screen a season of films showcasing unseen footage, restored film, and newer works.

Photographer Rich Gilligan’s new new body of work focuses on the phenomenon of the guerilla skatepark. His debut photobook entitled DIY is the fruit of…