Surreal Everyday
Bobby Beasley is a self-taught photographer shaking up documentary style through the use of unexpected camera angles, intense saturation and bright lighting.
Living in Nature
Across coasts and forests, architects redefine the myth of the Canadian cabin through site-specific blueprints and more sustainable material choices.
States of Becoming
The Aesthetica Art Prize celebrates 20 years with a bold show of visionary practitioners working in film, photography, painting, sculpture and much more.
Vibrant Botanicals
Hyperreal plant pictures by Tom Leighton ask audiences to step onto another planet, which has been consumed by luminous, verdant undergrowth.
Emotive Atmosphere
Vijay Sarathy’s evocative pieces respond to the artist’s life in the Himalayas and his own deeply personal relationship with its diverse landscape.
Los Angeles Welcomes
a Centre for Narrative Art
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens in LA on 22 September, with shows dedicated to showcasing the shared tradition of storytelling through images.
Hailun Ma Blends
Tradition and Modernity
Foam, Amsterdam, presents the bold work of Hailun Ma, one of the most influential contemporary voices in a new generation of Chinese photographers.
A Brand-New Durham
Destination Opens its Doors
The Light, a new gallery in the city, brings together contemporary art and creativity with local history, scientific discovery and technological innovation.
Anthony McCall Pushes the
Boundaries of Cinema and Sculpture
In New York, Sean Kelly Gallery presents three installations by the artist, who broke new ground in the 1970s with his luminous “solid light” works.
Dublin’s Gallery Weekend:
When the City Is the Exhibition
Dublin Gallery Week presents a special series of exhibitions and events that showcase the creative and dynamic energy of Irish contemporary art.
Chris Killip’s Enduring
Snapshots of Northeast England
The photographer’s stark images, taken throughout the 1970s and 1980s, made him one of the most influential figures working in British documentary.
Pooya Abbasian on
Plants, Place and Otherness
The Iranian artist, winner of the Lee Ufan Arles Art & Environment Prize, has been interested in invasive plants and their impact on ecosystems for years.
The Edge of Certainty
at Foam Amsterdam
Over more than three decades, Nadav Kander has created some of the most celebrated portrait and documentary images in contemporary photography.
Colourful Portraiture
from the Aesthetica Archives
We spotlight five photographers, previously featured in Aesthetica Magazine, who create vibrant portraits that use colour to form a single cohesive narrative.
Dawoud Bey Brings
the Past into the Present
The acclaimed artist’s exhibition of photography and film opens at AGO, revealing the weight of history that continues to linger in American landscapes.
The Photographers’ Gallery
Examines Our Bond with Trees
A group exhibition brings together eight acclaimed artists whose work explores trees as the source of origin, memory and belonging in human civilisation.
The After Nature Prize Reveals
Untold Stories in the Landscape
C/O Berlin launches a double showing of works by Stelios Kallinikou and Susanne Kriemann, who navigate military bases and contaminated land.
PhotoDalkeith RSA200:
Two Centuries of Seeing Scotland
A landmark photography exhibition celebrating 200 years of Scottish image-making is at Dalkeith Palace as part of the Royal Scottish Academy’s bicentenary.
Our Top Artists from the
Photoworks Festival 2026
The programme considers how identity, place, memory and community are interconnected, asking what it means to live through today’s uncertainty.
Brussels Is Building an
Art Scene Without a Centre
The celebrated event brings together more than 80 galleries, studios, artist-run spaces, institutions and foundations across the Belgian capital for three days.
A Major Display of
Lee Miller’s Photography
Art Institute of Chicago foregrounds 150 works selected from across Lee Miller’s career, celebrating 50 years of innovative and era-defining practice.
The Future of Storytelling
at Aesthetica Film Festival
There’s more than one way to tell a story. This year’s festival expands beyond cinema to incorporate indie games, podcasts and virtual reality experiences.
Nadav Kander’s Personal
Portrait of British Waterways
A new publication collates photographs of the Thames Estuary made between 2015 and 2024, representing Kander’s most personal body of work.
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