Review of Idris Khan: Beyond the Black at Victoria Miro

In this exhibition of new works, Idris Khan grapples with the unintelligibility of language and bristling storms of pigment to engage in a philosophical reflection on the possibility of transcendence.

MOTI Hotel, Breda, Netherlands

MOTI, Museum of the Image, holds a unique collection of art that reflects the visual culture of modern society. From 28 September the gallery exhibits a special showcase of these works.

Beatrice Pediconi 9’/ Unlimited, Reggio Emilia

Beatrice Pediconi is an artist who produces work layered with mystery and intrigue. Her exhibition 9’/ Unlimited opens 6 October and runs until 31 January at Maramotti Collection, Reggio Emilia.

Interview with Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Director, Alexandra Damiani

New York’s Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet was founded in 2003 and since its beginnings has forged a strong reputation over the past decade for the exceptional calibre of its dancers.

David Spiller: Walk on the Wild Side at Portland Gallery

David Spiller’s first solo exhibition Walk on the Wild Side, opens tomorrow at Portland Gallery and will run until 18 October. The exhibition will focus on the British artist’s pioneering use of text.

Buy Art Fair, Manchester

The largest art buying events in the North of England open later this week. Buy Art Fair and The Manchester Contemporary will return to Hardman Boulevard, Spinningfields, Manchester.

Review of Jacqueline Hassink at The Wapping Project

The Wapping Project’s Bankside residence presents ten large-scale photographic prints from Dutch artist Jacqueline Hassink. View, Kyoto is the product of a 10-year exploration of Japanese gardens.

Pentti Sammallahti: Here, Far Away, The Photographers’ Gallery

Spanning over nine countries from 1973 to 2007, Pentti Sammallahti’s work is an outstanding example of the beauty of black and white photography. His show Here, Far Away opens 10 October.

Interview with Rufio Summers, The Shoreditch Fashion Show

The Shoreditch Fashion Show returns again this autumn. Running on 12 October, the show follows the success of the first in April. Hosted by OffBeat, the event includes a dynamic guest programme.

The Beginning is Always Today, SKMU Sørlandets Kunstmuseum

Exploring the concept of whether feminism is still relevant, SKMU Sørlandets Kunstmuseum brings together 40 Scandinavian artists whose work addresses feminism in the last 20 years.

Sax Impey: The Light and The Veil, Millenium Gallery St Ives

Sax Impey is a Cornish artist who trained in Newport and works at Porthmeor Studios in St Ives. The Light and The Veil, his latest exhibition at the Millenium Gallery in St Ives, has one subject: The sea.

Warp Films Release a Deluxe Limited Edition WarpFilms10

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Warp Films, a deluxe limited edition WarpFilms10 Book & DVD Set will be released. The book features exclusive behind-the-scenes photographs.

Tobias Zielony: Jenny Jenny, Berlinische Galerie

Tobias Zielony’s exhibition Jenny Jenny (2011 – 13) examines the consequences that the global recession has left on the USA, the most prolific and powerful country on the planet.

Melanie Friend: The Home Front, Impressions Gallery

Uniting three related photographic collections, Melanie Friend’s The Home Front explores the civilian experience of war. The images are stark and objective in their depiction of army-related activity.

Rising Waters: Photographs of Hurricane Sandy, International Center of Photography

In a two-story house on Governor’s Island, Rising Waters: Photographs of Hurricane Sandy presents prints and slides of black and white and colour photographs shot throughout the New York area.

RECON Festival, Leeds and Bradford

Bringing together innovators, risk-takers, mavericks and outsiders working creatively across the various genres, RECON is a celebration of the expansion of boundaries in the artistic world.

Unseen Photo Fair, Amsterdam

With a campaign image shot by Viviane Sassen, the second edition of Unseen Photo Fair looks to promote work by emerging talents and otherwise unseen pieces. From 26-29 September.

Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival

Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival opens on 25 September and this year includes an ambitious lineup, bringing a programme of film premieres, installations and guests to Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Bora Aksu Spring/Summer 2014 Catwalk, Somerset House, London

Born and raised in the Aegean town of İzmir, Turkey, Bora Aksu trained at the Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design and this year celebrated his 10th edition at London Fashion Week.

Body/Head, MCA Chicago

The co-founder and bassist of Sonic Youth, Kim Gordon, returns to the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA) to perform as Body/Head, a project with free-noise guitarist Bill Nace.

Review of Trouble Meets Trouble and Other Recent Works: Stephen Chambers at The Wills Lane, St Ives

Trouble Meets Trouble is the title of Stephen Chambers RA’s latest show at Wills Lane Gallery. It refers to a series of etchings portraying characters from literature, politics, history and even radio.

Raindance Film Festival

Europe’s leading independent film festival, Raindance returns to Piccadily Circus, London, this September. The event aims to nurture, support and promote independent films and filmmakers.

Taner Ceylan: Lost Paintings Series, New York

Turkish artist Taner Ceylan’s Lost Painting Series opens this September at Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York. Running 18 September until 26 October, this will be the artist’s first exhibition at the gallery.

Bharat Sikka: Matter, Amsterdam

Matter is a new series of works by photographer Bharat Sikka. Featured on the cover of Aesthetica, Sikka has worked with the likes of The New York Times, Wallpaper, Vanity Fair and Vogue India.

Thessaloniki Biennial of Contemporary Art: Everywhere But Now

The Thessaloniki Biennial of Contemporary Art opens to the public 19 September under the thought provoking title, Everywhere But Now. Relating to the questions of…

Formento+Formento: Circumstance

This September Formento+Formento celebrates the launch of a new artbook, Circumstance. The book will be released by YellowKorner internationally and will shortly arrive in the UK and France.

Review of Miles Aldridge: I Only Want You to Love Me at Somerset House, London

A host of characters inhabits a long hall of a space in this major retrospective of photographer Miles Aldridge’s work. Actress-models reinterpret the costumes and stances of the film noir femme fatale.

Country Matters, London

Country Matters unites the work of Bert Hardy, Roger Mayne, Tony Ray-Jones, Colin Jones, Chris Killip, Homer Sykes, Sirkka-Liisa Kontinnen, Martin Parr, Mark Power, Anna Fox and Ken Grant.

PHOTOQUAI, Paris

The purpose of the PHOTOQUAI photography biennale is to highlight the best photography from across the globe. Since its creation in 2007 there have been four editions, giving exposure to 200 photographers, most of them unpublished in France.

Interview with BAFTA award-winning sound recordist, Chris Watson

Chris Watson is one of the UK’s pre-eminent sound recordists. He has worked all over the globe and won a BAFTA in 2012 for his soundtrack on David Attenborough’s Frozen Planet series.

Review of Kool-Aid Wino at Franklin Street Works, Stamford

A mysterious final word ‘mayonnaise’ is how Richard Brautigan ended his most well known publication, Trout Fishing in America. Kool-Aid Wino at Franklin Street Works takes its name from the book.

Docks Art Fair, Lyon

Docks Art Fair celebrates its fourth year by taking up a permanent site. Since its conception, the event has become a centre for art lovers and this year it moves a few 100 meters to the south of the Sucrière.

Review of Lucy + Jorge Orta at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Lucy and Jorge Orta have worked in collaboration since 1991. The general thrust of their work is located in the exploration of global concerns surrounding survival and sustainability.

Shortlist for New Sensations

Channel 4 and The Saatchi Gallery have announced the shortlist and finalists for this year’s New Sensations Prize. The work of 20 young artists will be exhibited in a show in London opening 12 October.

Garry Fabian Miller: Voyage, London

Garry Fabian Miller’s new series, Voyage, marks the close of a 37-year chapter and represents an exciting new direction for the artist. HackelBury Fine Art, London, opens the debut of the collection.

Review of Indifferent Matter: From Object to Sculpture at Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

Indifferent Matter: From Object to Sculpture at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds comprises works key artists by Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Robert Smithson, Hans Haacke and Andy Warhol.

Elad Lassry at 303 Gallery, New York

In his rigorously formatted photographs, which never exceed the dimensions of a magazine page or spread, Elad Lassry elaborates on the potential of a photograph to exist as a sculpture.

Review of Laura Buckley: The Magic Know-How, Sheffield

Laura Buckley’s sensory installation at Site Gallery, Sheffield, is separated from the outside world by a thick black curtain, which marks the entrance of the gallery and the end of the bookshop.

Visa Pour l’Image, Perpignan

Visa pour l’Image celebrates its 25th festival, which is an achievement outstripping the original hopes of the founders. The festival is an annual, week-long meeting for 3000 photographers.

Anthony Caro Retrospective at Museo Correr, Venice

The first major retrospective in Italy of the works by sculptor Anthony Caro could not come at a better time. The Museo Correr assures the artist the attention of anyone in Venice this summer.

Interview with Haroon Mirza, participant in Macmillan De’Longhi Art Auction

This September the seventh annual Macmillan De’Longhi Art Auction returns to London. This year’s event will be held over five days and will include a public exhibition at the Royal College of Art.

Interview with Luciano Benetton, on their new collection – Imago Mundi

Iconic clothing brand founder Luciano Benetton has extended his passion for entrepreneurial and inclusive fashion into an arena that his family’s foundation is newly colonising: Living Art History.

Hand to Earth, Caroline Jane Harris and Shane McAdams, Scream, London

Scream, London, is partnering with the British fashion designer Matthew Williamson for this special exhibition featuring work by artists Caroline Jane Harris and Shane McAdams.

Review of Ron Meuck at the Foundation Cartier pour l´art contemporain, Paris

Ron Mueck’s skill lies in the creation of figurative sculptures that appear to be real, in a sense that they are made of flesh and blood, but moreover, have presence in a profoundly individual way.

Interview with Street Artist BotMan

Already well known in international urban art circles, it has not yet been two years since Cornwall’s celebrated street artist came up with the idea for BotMan, an innocent robot with a heart.

Rolf Sachs: Camera in Motion: from Chur to Tirano, St Moritz Art Masters

Noted for his conceptual approach, Rolf Sachs has photographed fleeting moments of the landscape along the World Heritage Rhaetian Albula/Bernina train journey between Thusis and Tirano.

Sensoria Festival 2013

Sensoria features an eclectic mix of film screenings, live music, exhibitions, installations and talks rolled out across the city of Sheffield. Cinema highlights include Luc Besson’s The Big Blue.

Review of Coming into Fashion: A Century of Photography at Condé Nast, City Art Centre, Edinburgh

Coming into Fashion – a unique glimpse into the most sparkling and striking of images from the international Condé Nast archives- is both a history lesson in glamour and an ode to photography.

Design the Limited Edition Movie Poster for Filth

To celebrate the release of Irvine Welsh’s film adaptation of Filth, Lionsgate in partnership with Talenthouse are inviting graphic designers, illustrators and artists to create original artwork.

Susan Yardley: SCAR, Finalist in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Competition 2012

There’s over a week left to enter the Aesthetica Creative Writing Competition. Now in its sixth year, the award is a great opportunity for emerging and established writers to showcase their work.