The first room of the Saatchi’s summer exhibition, Paper, opens with a sprawling mural of interior scenes framed by lyrical passages of text: Untitled (Colour Kitchen) by Dawn Clements.

One Picture at a Time is a collection of Smoliansky’s striking photographs. Running at Michael Hoppen Gallery, the exhibition demonstrates the artist’s interest in capturing the impossible.

Part of this year’s Manchester International Festival is being held at the Arndale Shopping Centre: Europe’s third largest mall and described as ‘the jewel in the city’s retail crown’.

Robert Irwin’s new work is on show at Pace Gallery for the first time. The exhibition documents Irwin’s involvement in the Light and Space movement during the 1960s in Southern California.

Ilua Hauck da Silva works in a wide variety of media to create subversive and thought-provoking art. Her practice explores dark aspects of the human condition and explores the idea of vanity.

Mortality: Death and the Imagination exhibits works by Ian Breakwell, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Douglas Gordon, Julian Opie Cornelia Parker, Bob & Roberta Smith and Sam Taylor Wood.

Continuing to celebrate their 40th year, galleria Massimo Minini in Brescia presents a three person exhibition with photographer Rodger Ballen and painters Ryan Mendoza and Paul P.

Sylvia Adams is author of a novel, a poetry collection, an award-winning chapbook and a children’s book. As a book reviewer and poetry columnist, her contributions to the literary world have been great.

Born in Rome and living in London, visual artist Ludovica Gioscia has produced a new piece, Liquid Sky Fits Heaven for the House of Peroni…

An exhibition which takes Palestine as its focus will raise certain expectations. Points of Departure looks at the earth and soul of Palestine, rather than solely at the protracted conflict surrounding it.

Inside the Creative Writing Annual you will find short fiction and poetry to inspire you long after reading. The writers included are the winners and finalists from the Creative Writing Competition 2012.

Illuminating the relevance of self-portraiture, Stranger at Flowers Gallery examines the practice’s aesthetic value through each individual’s varied approach to self-representation.

Word. Sound. Power. is the result of a curatorial collaboration between Tate Modern in London and Khoj International Artists’ Association in New Delhi, who will take the exhibition in early 2014.

Meschac Gaba opens Museum of Contemporary African Art 1997–2002 at Tate Modern this week. Fusing art and everyday life, the immersive installation takes over 12 rooms.

Marcus Jansen’s work redefines urban landscape painting, blending action painting and objective subject matter. Major themes in Jansen’s work include global political and social concerns.

PUNK: Chaos to Couture, at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, nods to the birthplaces of punk before progressing through a series of four Do-it-yourself themes of punk fashion.

When thinking of James Franco, images of an intense acting talent spring to mind, his performance in 127 Hours was nothing short of incredible, as he captivated audiences with his near solo performance.

Winner of the Short Fiction category of the Aesthetica Creative Writing Competition 2012, Kate Nowakowski speaks to Aesthetica about her success and her advice to writers.

The theme of contemporary dress codes was suggested by the Galerie Géraldine Banier who then proceeded to contact two French artists who would dovetail for a harmonious exhibition.

The Aesthetica Art Prize 2013 is now open for entries, offering both budding and established artists the opportunity to showcase their work to a wider, international audience.