Five Exhibitions for August
Our top picks for August are a vital reminder that art is a tool for advocacy and activism, featuring artists who say something urgent about our current world.
Our top picks for August are a vital reminder that art is a tool for advocacy and activism, featuring artists who say something urgent about our current world.
Zanele Muholi’s iconic series brings together Black, queer people in a celebration of love and joy, whilst recognising the barriers the community still faces.
The Royal Photographic Society’s annual exhibition returns for its 166th edition, spotlighting works that are both visually stunning and culturally important.
Stedelijk Museum invites audiences to reconnect with the environment, exploring magical, natural phenomena through innovative new technologies.
Photographer Sian Davey began transforming her garden in 2020, it has since become the backdrop to dozens of portraits of her friends and neighbours.
Glowing firefiles illuminate Japan’s woodlands after dark in Kazuaki Koseki’s dazzling body of work, skillfully weaving together ecology and folklore.
Light, line, texture and form are key elements of Ashley Chappell’s portraiture, which occupies a space somewhere between fine art and fashion.
A new publication looks back on over fifty years of environmentally attuned buildings that blend inside and outside, responding to natural landscapes.
American landscape traditions are reframed by Terri Loewenthal’s vibrant multi-layered compositions, which are psychedelic and flooded with colour.
Sanja Marušić combines collage, costume, painting and the camera to craft otherworldly settings where playful, surreal narratives unfold in unexpected ways.
Neil Kryszak captures dreamlike moments, which embrace a feeling of darkness and uncertainty, rendered in a cinematic, neon-noir visual style.
Rock formations, sand and water are constant sources of inspiration for Agnieszka Ostrowska, whose images are shaped by travel and place.
This issue explores the power of stillness and reflection, spotlighting artists whose work creates space for nuance, complexity and bold new ideas.
Debora Lombardi employs ultraviolet-induced visible fluorescence to reveal pigments hidden within flowers, which emit a mesmerising glow.
The latest Aesthetica Art Prize exhibition opens as a call to action, celebrating those who are at the vanguard of contemporary practice today
The Wellcome Photography Prize Exhibition, now in its 28th year, brings together thought-provoking stories of health, science and human experience.
Huxley Parlour brings together the works of Ilse Bing, Kati Horna and Dora Maar, three of the most influential avant-garde artists of the 20th century.
The 2025 Aesthetica Art Prize shortlist comprises 25 international artists who propose creative responses to the most pressing issues facing humanity today.
Photographer Sujata Setia’s powerful portraits are made in collaboration with South Asian women who have personal experience of domestic violence.
