A Fictional Institution with an Authoritative Voice, Museum Show Part II, Arnolfini, Bristol

Museum Show Part II, the second part of the Arnolfini’s ultimate 50th anniversary exhibition, continues exploring the preoccupations touched upon by Museum Show Part I.

Richard Mosse: Falk Visiting Artist, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina

Mosse is known for his restraining and aestheticised views of sites associated with violence and fear, such as his depictions of the war in Iraq, and his photographs of aeroplane crash sites.

Working Papers: Donald Judd Drawings 1963 – 93, Sprüth Magers London

An exhibition of drawings by Donald Judd opens tomorrow at Sprüth Magers London. Covering nearly the entire period he made three-dimensional work, the show is curated by Peter Ballantine.

Installation & Interactive Monuments, Brook Andrew: Travelling Colony, Carriageworks

This is not the sort of behaviour typically encountered in an art installation. In the foyer of Carriageworks, seven hand-painted caravans are being poked and prodded by curious audiences.

Art, Ideology and Political Ideals, Asier Mendizabal, Raven Row, London

Entering Asier Mendizabal’s solo show at Raven Row, the friendly greeting of the gallery receptionist is perfectly complemented by, what seem to be, two mock-worn, ornamental park benches.

Celebrating Contemporary Filmmaking, Global Lens 2012, MoMA New York

Global Lens is a touring film exhibition, organised annually between MoMA and the Global Film Initiative. It is designed to encourage filmmaking in countries with emerging film communities.

Unfinished World, Graham Sutherland, George Shaw, Modern Art Oxford

Graham Sutherland (1903-1980) was an official World War II artist from 1941-44. He was commissioned to paint scenes of bomb devastation, as well as work in mines, quarries and foundries.

Contemporary Art in Northern Ireland, Parliament Buildings, Stormont

Below the gilded King Edward VII chandeliers and between the Italian travertine engraved marble walkway the exhibition Contemporary Art in Northern Ireland is situated in The Great Hall of Parliament Buildings at Stormont.

40:40 – Forty Objects For Forty Years, Craft Council Online Exhibition Launches

The Craft Council celebrates 40 years of the Crafts Council Collection with a major online show 40:40 – forty objects for forty years that launches today.

Don’t Miss This, Sarah Baker, Le Fan Fan, CARTER Presents

In her explorations of representation and social status, Sarah Baker often disseminates her artwork unconventionally to heighten the tension between fabrication and authenticity.

Who Should Win the Turner Prize?

The Turner Prize will be awarded at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art later this evening, during a live broadcast on Channel 4, to an artist under 50, born, living or working in Britain.

Artistic Responses to the Icelandic Ash Cloud 2010, Under That Cloud, Manchester Art Gallery

The Icelandic ash cloud of 2010 brought many parts of the world to a halt, and showed international societies just how fragile our technological networks really are, despite advanced machinery.

Time and Memory, Cecilia Edefalk and Gunnel Wåhlstrand, Parasol Unit, London

Parasol Unit presents a major exhibition of works by two of Sweden’s leading contemporary artists, Cecilia Edefalk and Gunnel Wåhlstrand.

A Ticking Timebomb, Shen Shaomin: The Day After Tomorrow, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney

A futuristic world of unfeeling biological experimentation that’s just a step away from the one we inhabit now. This is what Shen Shaomin invites his visitors to enter in The Day After Tomorrow.

New Cultural Identities, The Salsali Private Museum

Exceptional numbers of art collectors are building private museums to display works that they currently store in warehouses. The latest in a long line of these museums is The Salsali Private Museum.

Taryn Simon: A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters, Tate

It is no surprise that Tate has extended the run of artist Taryn Simon’s exhibition A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters until January 2012. This gives us time, and time is one’s ally.

Aesthetica Short Film Festival, Online Exclusives, Sean Pruen

To celebrate the launch of the Aesthetica Short Film Festival, we are running interviews with filmmakers throughout October. Aesthetica spoke to Sean Pruen, Producer of the music video The Deep.

Frieze Art Fair 2011: The Verdict

The past weekend one of the most renowned international art fairs settled into London’s Regents Park for an autumnal weekend of exploring galleries and artists well known and newly emergent.

Scratch-and-Sniff: Celebrating the 2011 Vice Photo Issue

This July, VICE has surpassed itself. As the self-proclaimed coolest magazine in the world, Volume 18 Number 7 is a visually stunning compendium of photography…

The Brontës Went to Woolworths – Neil Shawcross: Penguins, The Naughton Gallery, Queen’s University, Belfast.

Review by Angela Darby The affordable Penguin paperback book, now in its 76th year of production, was originally created to bring literature to the masses…