This week is London's Frieze Art Fair in Regent's Park which runs from October 11 through 14. A packed week of gallery openings, auctions, events, and parties.

Highlights include Tuesday night's preview of New York based artist Shana Moulton at Gimpel Fils Gallery and at Whitechapel Gallery the conference "October: Seminar on Art Writing" presenting and debating contemporary issues in art writing with staff and students from Goldsmiths MFA Art Writing course and invited guest speakers. On Wednesday and Thursday there are events around New York based artist Francesca DiMattio for her exhibition at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery. On Thursday don't miss the screenings at the ICA including a new film titled 'Deep State' by Karen Mirza and Brad Butler.

Tuesday:
+ Preview: Shana Moulton "Prevention" at Gimpel Fils Gallery
+ Conference: "October: Seminar on Art Writing" Presenting and debating contemporary issues in art writing with staff and students from Goldsmiths MFA Art Writing course and invited guest speakers. The first session features artist Mel Bochner. Organised by Maria Fusco, Director of Art Writing, Goldsmi at Whitechapel Gallery

Thursday:
+ Artist Talk: "Tom Morton in conversation with Francesca DiMattio" at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery
+ Screening: "LFF Experimenta: Occupy The Cinema" Protest and survive: Karen Mirza and Brad Butler’s ambitious new film screens with two equally powerful works by Russell/Cailleau and Ken Jacobs. Part of LFF Experimenta. at Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)

Friday:
+ Performance: Tarek Atoui "La Suite" Park Nights at Serpentine Gallery

Tuesday, October 9

Preview: Daniel Arsham "The box" at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery
City: 6 Heddon Street, 6-8pm

Toby Ziegler "The Cripples" at Simon Lee
Westminster: 12 Berkeley Street, Q-PARK 3-9 OLD BURLINGTON STREET, W1S 3AF, 6-8pm

Screening: "Film Screening" During the course of the evening TENDERPIXEL will present two curated programmes of short films in the lower gallery, each accompanied by a short Q&A with the artists. These works have been selected from submissions to the fifth annual TENDERFLIX film fes at Tenderpixel
Westminster: 10 Cecil Court, 6:30pm

+ Preview: Shana Moulton "Prevention" at Gimpel Fils Gallery
Westminster: 30 Davies Street, 6-8pm

+ Conference: "October: Seminar on Art Writing" Presenting and debating contemporary issues in art writing with staff and students from Goldsmiths MFA Art Writing course and invited guest speakers. The first session features artist Mel Bochner. Organised by Maria Fusco, Director of Art Writing, Goldsmi at Whitechapel Gallery
Tower Hamlets: 77-82 Whitechapel High Street, 9 October ticket price: £5/£4 concessions & members., 3-4:30pm

Preview: Laure Prouvost at MOT International
Hackney: 8 Andrews Road, Unit 54, 6-8pm

Preview: Susie Hamilton & Inguna Gremzde "Vacant Lots" at WW Gallery
Hackney: 30 Queensdown Road, 6-9pm

Wednesday, October 10

Preview: Francesca DiMattio "Bloemenhouder and Kandelaar" at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery
City: 6 Heddon Street, 6-8pm

Preview: Andrew Salgado "The Misanthrope" at Beers Lambert Contemporary
Hackney: Baldwin Street 1, 6-9pm

Preview: Andrew Salgado "The Misanthrope" at Beers Lambert Contemporary Hackney: Baldwin Street 1, Free, 6-9pm

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Thursday, October 11

+ Artist Talk: "Tom Morton in conversation with Francesca DiMattio" at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery
City: 6 Heddon Street, 5:30-6:30pm

+ Screening: "LFF Experimenta: Occupy The Cinema" Protest and survive: Karen Mirza and Brad Butler’s ambitious new film screens with two equally powerful works by Russell/Cailleau and Ken Jacobs. Part of LFF Experimenta. at Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)
Westminster: 12 Carlton House Terrace The Mall, 8pm

Preview: Cameron Platter, Eric Yahnker, Huang Rui, Marc Brandenburg, Paulina Olowska, Tjorg Douglas Beer "LRRH_ at the Multiplied Contemporary Art in Editions Fair 2012" at LRRH_ Kensington and Chelsea: 85 Old Brompton Road, 6-10pm

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Screening: Riccardo Previdi and Javier Rodriguezin "Gallery anniversary celebration - Fifteen Minutes of Fame" at Waterside Contemporary
Hackney: 2 Clunbury St, 3-6pm

Preview: Ian Kiaer at Alison Jacques Gallery
Camden: 16-18 Berners Street, 6-8pm

Friday, October 12

+ Performance: Tarek Atoui "La Suite" Park Nights at Serpentine Gallery
Kensington and Chelsea: Kensington Gardens, 6-11pm

Saturday, October 13

Preview: Kate Terry, Katherine Murphy, Peter Matthews, Pius Fox, Saad Qureshi, Sarah Bridgland "Breeder" at Patrick Heide Contemporary Art
Camden: 11 Church Street, 5-8pm, Cocktails inspired by the artist's works from 6pm

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? = Opening not confirmed - check site for updates.