Straddling the worlds of art, architecture and consumer culture, the Bouroullec brothers open their first mid-career survey at MCA Chicago this autumn.

Late September is a portrait of lonely people discovering unpalatable truths about themselves at a 65th birthday party.

The 24 Hour Plays nurtures theatrical talent by putting a select group of young theatre-makers together to create vibrant new work that challenges their creativity.

The Bitter Years offers a poignant and heartbreaking insight into The Great Depression of the 1930s.

Focusing on the unseen world of Iranian youth culture, the narrative develops around the relationship of two young girls, Atafeh and Shireen.

In My View is a valuable collection of vignettes, personal stories, moments and reflections from the contemporary art world’s most recognisable figures.

A story of rehabilitation, Breathing doesn’t hammer home its theme of new life through death. Instead, it focuses on a young man with a Year Zero outlook.

Fragments is the hotly anticipated second album from septet Submotion Orchestra and it doesn’t disappoint.

Vancouver-based Brasstronaut’s sound has developed over the years to include six members playing instruments such as flugelhorn, lap steel and trumpets in addition to their usual line up.

Animated Encounters 2012, Bristol, has once again provided a welcome platform from which to fully appreciate the electrifying potential of animation. The festival ran from 18 until 23 September.

Yung Ho Chang, a pioneer of contemporary Chinese architecture, presents his first retrospective at UCCA, Beijing. The exhibition includes over six installations, 40 models and 270 drawings.

For the first time in 60 years, rare and unseen works by the internationally acclaimed artist William Klein will be presented by HackelBury Fine Art from 21 September until 20 December.

Photomonth Photofair will open on 6 October at Spitalfields Traders Market, giving guests the chance to peruse stalls run by photographers and galleries selling prints, books and magazines.

Scott Campbell presents They Say Miracles Are Past at OHWOW from 4 October. This show reveals that Campbell’s appetite for patent imagery continues his repute, but it also signals a new direction.

Occupying the top floor of Ikon Gallery is a retrospective collection of the graphic designs pioneered by Tony Arefin. Today, he is celebrated as a transgressor of the graphic design world.

Eric Bainbridge opens his first solo show in over 10 years on 28 September at Camden Arts Centre. The sculptor brings together a series of new sculptural works made from steel amongst other materials.

Landing on Earth, a new exhibition by Milan based American artist and maker, Kris Ruhs, inhabits The Wapping Project during the London Design Festival and Frieze Art Fair with three new works.

Let There Be Light at Gazeli Art House, London, brings together a group of works from international artists and design collectives which use the medium of light as their primary means of expression.

David Robert’s Art Foundation opens its new doors at Mornington Crescent with House of Leaves. Aesthetica takes a moment to review the opening exhibition, which runs from 21 September.

Following the popularity of Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation, the director’s previous film About Elly has just received its UK cinema release. About Elly won a Silver Bear at the Berlinale.