Aesthetica Magazine – The Art & Culture Magazine

Ethereal Landscapes

Shimmering white veils drop down from the sky in Reuben Wu’s latest body of work, creating the illusion of barriers, or curtains, between worlds.

Staged Realities

Chou Ching-Hui’s intricate Animal Farm series comprises large-scale, diorama-like scenarios, holding up a mirror to contemporary society.

Image as Construct

As definitions of photography change, Felicity Hammond tracks relationships between data mining, image-making and machine learning.

Collaged Fragments

Anne Mason-Hoerter presents a fresh approach to the food photography genre, by cutting and pasting many pictures together from memories.

Spatial Immersion

The pioneering collective Squidsoup develops responsive, all-encompassing art installations that combine light, sound and new technology.

Evoking Memories

Diane Hemingway’s dreamy image collection is a deeply personal, bittersweet reflection on how art and nature can help us navigate grief.

Emmanuelle Moureaux:
Sculpting Time and Space

Aesthetica Art Prize alumnus Emmanuelle Moureaux continues her “100 colors” series with a new Tokyo installation that examines the concept of time.

Pride Month 2025: Art to Know

June is Pride Month, and we’re spotlighting the top art exhibitions and events that recognise LGBTQIA+ history, call for equality and celebrate queer love.

Into the Depths

Julian Charrière’s show charts a course from seas and lakes to melting ice sheets, taking stock of the ecological and political issues wrapped up in water.

Metamorph: Shifting Perspectives

A recent exhibition from ArtFlow featured 20 artists who explored how personal identity is shaped by modern social norms and cultural expectations.

The Self Obscured

Gerwyn Davies’ playful photography explores ideas of self-expression and societal perception, obscuring his subjects in abstract, geometric costumes.

Documenting History

Foam Amsterdam’s latest exhibition spotlights the resistance photographers who documented the last days of WWII, ensuring history is not forgotten.

Design and Disability:
A Trailblazing Show

V&A showcases the radical contributions of Disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent people to contemporary design and culture, from the 1940s to now.

Serpentine Pavilion 2025:
A Capsule in Time

For the 25th edition, Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum presents a contemplative, luminous structure that engages with light, air and time.

Deconstructing Tradition

Artist Xinyue Liang deconstructs the use of tradition in art, asking questions of how it can be used to drive innovation and creativity as well as honour the past.

Constructing the Image

Felicity Hammond tours the UK with an evolving installation that “unveils the machine” – revealing the aggressive processes that enable AI tools to operate.

Material Futures:
The June / July Issue

This issue showcases artists who cut through the noise, using creativity as resistance and reflection, sparking empathy and imagining new possibilities.

Redefining the Narrative

Artist Raymond Thompson Jr.’s new book focuses on previously concealed stories of slaves and runaways, reimagining narratives of the Black experience.

Human Centred Design at Shanghai’s Leading Fair

The theme for the 2025 edition of Design Shanghai is Design for Humanity, spotlighting over 600 pieces from brands spanning over 30 countries and regions.

A Landmark Programme

The Goodwood Art Foundation opens to the public on 31 May 2025 with a clear objective: to establish itself as a serious UK centre for contemporary art.