On 6 November, the city of Turin welcomed the 2014 edition of Artissima, Italy’s largest and most prestigious contemporary art fair. A well-established event in its 21st edition, it sees 194 galleries exhibit works at Oval Lingotto.

Inspired by JG Ballard’s futurist texts and enthralled by themes of science fictions, Mirrorcity offers an alternative reflection on our current and future existence between the digital and the physical.

The last night of the BAFTA Qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival saw filmmakers and filmgoers alike gathered in the ballroom of the De Grey Rooms to celebrate four days of international short film screenings and industry events.

The season of literature festivals is well and truly upon us. October saw the 23rd annual Off the Shelf Festival in Sheffield. For as long as the festival has existed, it has attracted plenty of famous faces. This year was no exception.

Located on an old port, on the banks of the river Nervion is the titanium-clad, cathedral like Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Designed by Frank Gehry and built in 1997, the museum resembles a fantasy ship, with soaring elevated arcs.

Fashion in Motion showcases the work of leading international designers through one-off catwalk events. This innovative programme strives to show fashion as it is meant to be seen: in motion.

The Courtauld offers a glimpse into the work of Egon Schiele, who can be viewed in terms of the Expressionist tradition. Numerous galleries have focused on this period within art, but this is the first UK show to dedicate itself to Schiele.

Attendees at the ASFF Opening Night launch party were treated to a special preview selection of the incredible films on offer at this year’s festival. Nicolas Novak’s hilarious French comedy, Entretien D’Embauche and Alex Turvey’s River Island promo featuring model collective Justanorm, were amongst a series of films screened.

Cooper Gallery, Dundee showcases the first major exhibition in the UK of the work of pre-eminent German conceptual artist Anna Oppermann. Centring on one of her crowded ensembles, the show catalogues her history through drawings, prints, gallery invites, Polaroids and films.

Although it was more than 125 years ago that lumber baron Thomas Barlow (T.B.) Walker built a room onto his Minneapolis home on Hennepin Avenue, mounted his 20 favourite paintings on the walls, and opened his home to the community.

A new solo exhibition of the work of American photographer and filmmaker Alex Prager, opens at the National Gallery of Victoria. Founded in 1861, Australia’s oldest public gallery introduces audiences to Prager’s photographic projects.

All That Matters Is What’s Left Behind at Ronchini Gallery brings together abstract works from a distinct group of young international artists, each of whom explore the act of “leaving their mark.”

The National Galleries of Scotland and Tate announce their schedule for the seventh year of Artist Rooms On Tour. An outstanding year for photography, 2015 will see pioneers of this seductive medium reach new audiences.

Taking place across the city of York, ASFF celebrates independent short film from around the world. This morning, the team opened the Festival Hub at Visit York. Audiences will be able to purchase and pick-up their festival passes and tickets every day from 9.00 until 17.00.

FIAC was once again a resounding success. While the Grand Palais hosted well-established artists, and a few no-risk galleries, the (Off)icial branch of FIAC held in the Cité de la Mode et du Design allowed visitors to get a taste of less well-known artists.

Drawing its title from the antithesis inherent to the making of art, Freezer Burn focuses on the idea that artists are able to experience forms of life and transform them into sensorial realities.

Stuart Semple’s Anxiety Generation opens at Delahunty, 13 November. Running until 4 December, Semple focuses his language of sampled popular culture towards a defined agenda of playing the image world at its own game.

Have you ever thought that art could play a pivotal role in the understanding of our past through our present and future hypostasis? Contemporary Greek artist Aemilia Papaphilippou explores the interconnection of realities.

This exhibition is – as it always has been –all about Tracey. But it is about a mature Emin who has absorbed the ravages of time and embodied them in a new materiality. Somewhere beneath the layers of gouache, Mad Tracey from Margate is lurking.

Designer Moisés Hernández produces work influenced by his colours, traditions and textures of his hometown, Mexico City. Hernández was awarded the British Council’s Creative Economy YCE Fashion and Design Award for his brand, Diario.