Aftermath by Adam Ball

The brand new Smithson Plaza gallery debuts with Remnants and Realisation, an exhibition of new work from internationally acclaimed London-based artist Adam Ball, 17 Sep–8 Oct. The 4,600 sq ft gallery is part of the recent refurbishment of the Grade II listed Smithson building re-developed by Tishman Speyer.

Athi Patra Ruga – Night of the Long Knives I, 2013 © Hayden Phipps

In Nottingham an exhibition of contemporary African photography, Africa State of Mind, curated by Ekow Eshun, launches at New Art Exchange on 28 Sep (until 16 Dec).

Lubaina Himid

And in Derbyshire, the UK’s foremost festival of art, architecture and design talks, Art Out Loud at Chatsworth, returns for its fourth and largest edition yet from 21–23 Sep. Featuring artists Linder Sterling, Idris Khan, and 2017 Turner Prize winner Lubaina Himid, as well as art historian Dan Cruickshank and architects John Pawson, Amanda Levete and Alex de Rijke. Book your ticket now.