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The Vanity of Small Differences 
 Grayson Perry 
 24 October 2013–2 February 2014 
 Manchester Art Gallery 
 Free entry Manchester Art Gallery is showing Grayson Perry’s The Vanity of Small Differences...

Alan Sorrell – A Life Reconstructed 25 October 2013 – 25 January 2014 Sir John Soane’s Museum , London, will be staging the first major survey of the work of Alan Sorrell (1904–74), as the intricate and beautif...

Hamish Mackie A Solo Exhibition of New Sculpture closes 19 October 2013 The Gallery in Cork Street 28 Cork Street London W1S 3NG Mackie’s works: have a compelling freshness, but also great emotional force. Looking...

‘Candy’, a new exhibition at Blain/Southern’s Hanover Square gallery in London (16 October–30 November, 2013), exclusively combines the work of two artists, Damien Hirst and Felix Gonzalez-Torres, who use colour to wow and shock...

Stuart Semple: 'Suspend Disbelief' 16 – 20 October 2013, Bauer Art Foundation Stuart Semple returns to London with ‘Suspend Disbelief’,featuring a new body of work including paintings, sculptures and ins...

Thinking Big Major contemporary sculptures and installations to be sold to benefit the Saatchi Gallery’s Foundation On 17 October 2013, at 5p.m., Christie’s London auction house in King Street, St James’s, SW1, will hol...

The Legacy of Mingei ‘Mingei: Are You Here?’ 6–10 Lexington Street London W1F 0LB 15 October to 14 December 2013 Pace London is presenting its first group exhibition at 6–10 Lexington Street from 15 O...

‘Paul Klee: Making Visible’ 
 Tate Modern 16 October 2013 – 9 March 2014
 Paul Klee (1879-1940) was one of the most renowned artists to work at the Bauhaus and was both a playful and a radical figure in Eu...

If you are in the vicinity of Carlisle, England this weekend, you will be able to catch the closing days of ‘George Howard (1843-1911), 9th Earl of Carlisle, Patron and Artist’ Ths fascinating exhibition is at Tullie House Museum a...

Overlooked intaglio holds vital clue in dating world’s finest collection of Elizabethan and Early Stuart jewellery – The Cheapside Hoard ‘The Cheapside Hoard: London’s Lost Jewels’ , Museum of London, 11 October 2...

SSMAC Club of New York’s 17th Annual Military Ball has honoured HRH, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, with a portrait painting American artist Igor Babailov, Hon. RAA. The SSMAC Club of New York held its 17th Annual Military Ball on Friday, ...

Until 18 October, Your Paintings: Masterpieces in Schools is giving thousands of UK school children the opportunity to experience great art close-up when a selection of masterpieces by world-famous artists, worth an estimated £14 million, visit ...

This interdisciplinary project brings together more than 20 leading cultural, academic and advocacy organizations citywide to address climate change in art, activism and science. The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Ballroom Marfa and the Public Co...

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As part of this year's Art & About festival the Australian Centre for Photography will be screening three captivating films over two Wednesdays in October.
 
 Wednesday 9 October 2013 5p.m. to 8p.m. ...

'Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections' premieres at National Gallery of Art, Washington from 6 October 2013 until 2 March 2014; Travels to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 9 April until 25 August 2014 In the first exhibition devoted to Byza...

Tate Modern is currently (until 19 January) staging the first ever international, full-scale survey of the work of Mira Schendel (1919–88). Schendel is one of Latin America’s most important and prolific post-war artists. Alongside her cont...

H.G. Wells famously set the opening scenes of his classic book War of the Worlds in Woking and the surrounding countryside. From 15 October 2013 until 19 January 2014, ‘Alien Invasion’ a free exhibition at The Lightbox gallery and museum i...

Turner and Constable: Sketching from Nature Works from the Tate Collection 5 October 2013 – 5 January 2014 This autumn Turner Contemporary presents its first historical exhibition since the blockbuster ‘Turner and the...

'SITUATION' 2 October – 15 December 2013 
Galleries 1, 8 & Victor Petitgas Gallery (Gallery 9) 
Supported by Louis Vuitton The Whitechapel Gallery presents the first major solo exhibition in London of renowned artist...