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Celebrate 20 Years of BFI Film Classics

To mark the 20th anniversary of the BFI Film Classics series, BFI have teamed up with a variety of rising stars from the design world to produce a limited edition, collectable set of 12 books.

Tim Walker: Story Teller, London Somerset House

Photographer Tim Walker’s new exhibition, Story Teller, supported by Mulberry, opens today at Somerset House in London. Mulberry managed to get inside the exhibition a day early.

Shelter: Rashid Johnson, South London Gallery

South London Gallery has given “Shelter” to New York-based artist Rashid Johnson’s first solo exhibition in London. Running until 25 November.

Dazed & Confused: The Art Issue

Iris Apfel, the iconic 91-year-old fashion muse, is on the cover of Dazed & Confused’s new art special. Shot by Jeff Bark at Apfel’s home in Manhattan, the feature is styled by Robbie Spencer.

ASFF Comedy Preview: Cockatoo

Featuring in less than a month at ASFF, Cockatoo is part of the Comedy screening. Produced by Ninja Milk and directed by Matthew Jenkin, Cockatoo has already proved immensely popular.

CHANEL in London: The Little Black Jacket, Saatchi Gallery, London

CHANEL’s photographic exhibition dedicated to The Little Black Jacket: CHANEL’s classic revisited by Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld, opened at the Saatchi Gallery on 12 October.

Review of Roads to Wigan Pier, Impressions Gallery

First shown in October 1984, Roads to Wigan Pier consists of the work of six then newly graduated students. They took Orwell’s seminal work, The Road to Wigan Pier as their starting point.

Interview: Rupert Blanchard on Crane.tv

Rupert Blanchard creates bespoke furniture from discarded drawers, secondhand pieces and scrap material, but is adamant that his work should not be considered part of the upcycling trend.

Toby Ziegler, Q-Park, London

During Frieze Art Fair, artist Toby Ziegler in association with Simon Lee Galley, has installed a site specific show in the basement of Q Park, a car park accessed by lift and concealed below street level.

Hilary and Marcus Hammond: Regrouping

One of the first things Marcus Hammond did when he bought a church in the middle of the “wrong side of town” in Gainsborough, was paint its front doors hot pink. Regrouping, until 27 October.

The Aesthetica Short Film Festival, Opening in Less Than a Month

There is now less than one month to go until the opening of ASFF. The festival will present a sparkling selection of screenings, premieres and masterclasses in venues across the city of York, UK.

Multiplied Fair 2012, London

Featuring a carefully curated selection of 41 international contemporary galleries, Multiplied opens today. Christie’s will be home to the UK’s only contemporary prints and editions art fair.

Frieze Art Fair, Review

With over 175 of the world’s art galleries exhibiting under one roof, Frieze art fair is notoriously exhausting. Somehow this year it wasn’t, which is quite a telling point for the success of the fair.

ASFF Interview: David Fairhead, Long Journey Home

With ASFF opening in just over one month, Aesthetica takes the time to interview filmmakers screening films at the festival this year. David Fairhead is the man behind The Long Journey Home.

Moniker Art Fair, London

An installation based exhibition, the Moniker Art Fair runs in Shoreditch’s Village Underground from 11 October. Each artist takes up a designated space to showcase and advertise their work.

40th Anniversary Exhibition: Roads to Wigan Pier, Impressions Gallery

In 1972, Impressions opened in a room above a shop in York with their first show. As one of the first specialist photography galleries in the UK it has gone on to play a vital role in championing the form.

Steve Lazarides: Bedlam, Old Vic Tunnels

Gallery owner Steve Lazarides’ latest exhibition Bedlam in association with HTC at the Old Vic Tunnels runs until the 21 October. The Lazarides Gallery relishes in fusing art and the experiential.

Franz West: Man with a Ball

Man with a Ball, is opening tomorrow at the Gagosian Gallery. Running until 10 November, this major sculpture exhibition was prepared by Franz West up until his untimely death earlier this summer.

Review of Artist Rooms: August Sander, Leicester

August Sander’s photographs encompass all emotions and circumstances that have long been endured by people of both disadvantaged and privileged backgrounds alike.

Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective, National Gallery of Art, Washington

For the first time since his death, the National Gallery of Art, Washington, are presenting the largest exhibition of over 100 paintings, drawings and sculptures by artist Roy Lichtenstein.