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'Bowie is a dandy for whom costume is an art form' (Camille Paglia) The massive show on the work of David Bowie - covering costume, fashion design, set design, graphic design and film, as well as the music he has created since the 1960s - ...

Car manufacturer, Nissan, is highlighting London’s battle with air quality by using the 100% electric Nissan LEAF – the world’s best-selling electric vehicle (EV) – to power a striking piece of street art in the subway on Station...

Getting a bird’s eye view of British mealtimes: a new exhibition from photographer Martin Parr reveals how the British eat today. One-day show on 1 October only British photographer, Martin Parr, is unveiling his new collectio...

Exercise your photographic skills Term 4 begins The Australian Centre for Photography’s Term 4 courses start 11 October with a reportage-inspired workshop with co-founder of the Reportage Festival of Photography and Nikon Ambassado...

Special event at the London Art Book Fair Those attending the London Art Book Fair at the Whitechapel Art Gallery this weekend (27/28 September) can listen to an interesting discussion on the making of an artist’s book. The 'artist'...

John Ruskin was an important theorist and critic of the art of his day, but he also created art himself. A fascinating show of his work is currently at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh, but it closes in a few days' time. Catch th...

The Royal Academy's stunning show of mid-20th-century South American art closes this Sunday, 28 September. Frances Follin writes: From the 1930s on, South America was producing exciting, dynamic art that anticipated the worldwide enthusi...

China comes to the National Football Museum in Manchester The National Football Museum is taking part in the largest exhibition of Chinese contemporary art ever staged in the UK. In partnership with the Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCC...

Competition will elevate young curators, support Rauschenberg’s legacy of increasing access to arts by harnessing reach of digital platforms The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and Artsy have joined together to launch the Robert Rausc...

Adam D. Weinberg, the Alice Pratt Brown Director of the Whitney Museum of American Art, announced today (24 September) that a promised gift of 75 photographs has been made by Sondra Gilman Gonzalez-Falla and Celso Gonzalez-Falla that will dramatically a...

The London Art Book Fair 2014
 26–28 September 2014 Opening night: 25 September 2014, 6–9pm
Whitechapel Gallery
 Free Entry The UK’s largest art book event returns for the sixth year on the weekend of 26&ndas...

Online and live auction of contemporary art to raise vital funds for children with life-limiting illnesses A selection of contemporary art from artists such as Tracey Emin, Marc Quinn, Gavin Turk , Idris Khan and Xavier Mascaro will be auctio...

‘ Leonid Borisov: Lessons in Geometry’ opns 18 September 'Lessons in Geometry', at Gallery Elena Shchukina, is the first ever UK exhibition of Leningrad born artist Leonid Borisov (1943–2013). Borisov’s wor...

The DUMBO Arts Festival is holding its 18th celebration of art on the waterfront, featuring ‘big headed’ critics, hydroponic tomato plant sculptures, a travelling dance party, a tour of DUMBO’s industrial history, and much more. Sponso...

Mike Nelson selects the first in a series of four displays of the V-A-C collection at the Whitechapel Gallery 9 September – 30 November 2014, Gallery 7 Free Entry The Whitechapel Gallery launches the first exhibition of works from ...

Richard Stone Gleam 12 September to 12 October 2014 A man struggles bravely forward, his body braced against an invisible gale. It forces him to plunge, head first, into a dark and stormy night. What strange, heroic mission is he...

Today, 7 September, is the last day of the wonderful Matisse show at Tate Modern, London. Read Alette Rye Scales' review 'Henri Matisse's 'second life' celebrated at Tate Modern'. Tate Modern’s comprehensive exhibit...

'Brothers in Art: John and Paul Nash', now starting its final week at the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol looks at the work produced by the two Nash brothers after their time as Official War Artists during the First World War. Paul is o...

Peter Randall-Page 'Upside Down & Inside Out ' 5 September – 4 October 2014 ‘Upside Down & Inside Out’ is an exhibition of new and recent sculpture and works on paper by Peter Randall-P...

ArtRage Gallery, NY and Awareness Film Festival, CA, present Mollie Kellogg's socially conscious works ‘Don't suppress your inner magick!’ says artist/film-maker Mollie Kellogg Mollie Kellogg’s ‘Incogni...

In celebration of the Whitney Museum of American Art’s forthcoming move to its new Renzo Piano–designed building in the Meatpacking District, the Museum has partnered with TF Cornerstone and High Line Art on a series of public art installati...

Ian Francis: ‘Endless Summer’ 5 September – 4 October The Outsiders’ new show is ‘Endless Summer’, a showcase of narrative studies by mixed-media artist Ian Francis. ‘Endless Summer’ compri...

The theme for the 10th Gwangju Biennale, taking place from 5 September – 9 November 2014 is 'Burning Down the House'. The biennale explores the process of burning and transformation, a cycle of obliteration and renewal witnessed throughout...