Your guide to some of the best exhibitions in London during autumn and winter 2013...

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A vibrant new season of art in the capital awaits gallery goers this autumn and winter season with a very lively time between now and Christmas. Here are some of the exhibitions and openings to look out for…Atthe artistic heritage ofcomes under the spotlight via a 200-year-spanning-show that promises the UK's biggest ever survey of Aussie art.They follow up withencompassing the paintings, drawings, watercolours and sculptures of the great French painter, focusing on his visions of Paris during the mid-19th century and a retrospective of the recycled sculptures ofThere’s another first atwhereis the first major exhibition dedicated to Whistler’s time in the capital with drawings, sketches paintings and a selection of the famous 'Whistler Nocturnes'.It’s a very busy time for The, who re-launched asthis autumn with two shows and a brand-spanking-new gallery space.The inaugural exhibition in the newly opened, a dramatic Zaha Hadid-designed transformation of the The Royal Parks' Magazine Building, was a site-specific gargantuan installation by Argentinian sculptorThe follow up is even more dramatic, with, offering a major retrospective of just about everything we have come to know and love them for.In the Serpentine main gallery, the first major London exhibition of the Egyptian artistis a fitting accompaniment to the brothers grim - with grotesque marionettes that navigate the territory between truth and mythOver at the, they follow their record-breakingwith the sparkling, millennial-spanning showcase, which includes the pearl drop earring worn by Charles I at his execution and a string of pearls that once adorned the neck of Marilyn Monroe.If you want something a bit more immersive try'Fourth Plinthers'. It is a weird, through-the-keyhole style installation that recreates the fictional interior of an elderly architect's apartment.The V&A'salso offers a massive trawl of rarely seen treasures ranging from intimate works to 14-metre-long scroll paintings.There's more Oriental art at, whoseis a highly arousing overview of the art of erotic pleasure (parental guidance is advised).meanwhile, offers thefor your delictation - or sober consideration.You can check out the contemporary Chinese scene over at thecourtesy of, whose monumentalcovers the floor and walls of the ICA theatre to create an immersive pictorial environment.Elsewhere at the ICA, after clearing the floors of several tons of coal slag left behind by, the lower and upper galleries welcome the best of the art schools inas chosen by Ryan Gander, Chantal Joffe and Nathaniel Mellors.Returning to the theme of immersion, The Barbican’s Curve Gallery plays host to Turkish Painter, whoseis an intriguing series of large-scale scenic paintings that move on an automated fly system to create a kind of performance in painting.Like Curve’s popular Rain Room earlier this year, this one just might have them queuing round the building to get in.In the main, the exciting exchange of ideas between artists and designers in the Pop age is the theme of the comprehensive, featuring all the players - from Peter Blake, Warhol and Lichtenstein to Judy Chicago, Richard Hamilton, Joe Tilson and many more.Another designer is showcased inat, whose paean to the rise of the Nottinghamshire fashion supremo includes a faithful recreation of his notorious office, complete with all of its eccentric objects…Over at, the big autumn-winter blockbuster is, which promises a “revelatory” opportunity to explore and understand Klee’s art during the Weimar and Nazi periods.Equally revelatory to many European eyes will be Tate’s– a rare outing for the late Brazilian artist who is said to have "reinvented the language of European Modernism" in post war Brazil.Another great German artist is celebrated at, which delivers a highly focused and impactful exhibition in– an examination of the figure drawings of the young Albrecht during his ‘Wanderjahre’ when he traveled widely and was exposed to a range of new experiences.Over atis the first exhibition to explore the history of physical attacks on art (many of them by artists, let it be said...) in Britain from the 16th century to the present.It’s a momentous autumn for the Millbank gallery, which re-opened the doors of itsas part of an elegant transformation that delivered new learning spaces, an archive galleryand, with its famous Rex Whistler mural,The gallery's exhibition programme sees the year out with the Saatchi-sounding, which gives public and critics alike plenty to chew on as they contemplate the disparate talents of Tomma Abts, Gillian Carnegie, Simon Ling, Lucy McKenzie and Catherine Story.Fans of twentieth British century painting shouldn't miss the'swith a roll call that takes in everyone from Agar, Armitage, Bevan and Bomberg to Nash, Nevinson, Pasmore and Piper.For steampunks and those with a Victorian take on things the’s genius take on the British obsession with the Victorian period,is another must.A major examination of this strange phenomenon, it includes graphic design, film, photography, ceramics, taxidermy, furniture, textiles and fine art – all of it produced during the past 20 years.It wouldn't be a proper season without JMW Turner and thein Greenwich has a belter in, which delivers stunning sunsets, storms and shipwrecks by the deck load.Portraiture is to the fore at, where striking portraits of Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka take centre stage inPowerful paintings are also promised at the, whereexplores a remarkable reign through Elizabethan lives and portraiture.Piercing portraits of the photographic are the order of the day in the NPG’sAtaims to challenge long-held stereotypes while addressing issues such as gender roles, domesticity, the body and the identity of individuals within the family unit.A new, haunting black paper silhouette installation takes up residence atcourtesy of American artist, who also showcases her watercolours, large graphite works, text pieces and video works – all of them suffused with the highly charged themes of power, repression, slavery, violence, history, race and sexuality.Some of these themes are explored at, whereempties the contents of his studio into the main gallery space for a riot of canvases, drawings, sculptures and films. This is followed by Uri Aran’s first solo exhibition in the UKwith a new body of filmworks, drawings, sculpture and photography instigated during his stay in the gallery's flat.Atadds flying penises to her mix of erotic delights and sexual sculptures in a show the gallery describes as a “dazzling celebration of polymorphous sexuality.”While you're there you will of course encounter French Algerian artist’s immersive, multi-media installationa towering floor to ceiling cabinet of curiosities that promises a glimpse of infinity.Finally, keep an eye out for arty goings on at, where a newis showcasing art and photography with a science/art bias, begining with