Echoes Preserved

Brendan George Ko’s portraits of friends, often bathed in light and shadow, meet high-quality, crisp close-up shots of foliage to set the scene.

Society Transforms

Right now, Cao Fei is one of the biggest names in the art world. She is making multimedia work about technology and urban change in China.

Distilled Atmosphere

Colour dances across onoko’s pages, forming complex, textured, impressionistic images that bleed into the paper like watercolour paintings.

Sense of Detachment

Out in the landscape, Bootsy Holler harnesses the self-portraiture genre as a way to visualise and work through difficult, personal emotions.

Boundless Imagination

A new architecture book shows what happens when we combine the human imagination with powerful digital tools to realise escapist ideas.

Uplifting Narratives

Fares Micue returns to Aesthetica with positivity and optimism, sharing a joyful outlook on life through a meticulous image-making process.


Photography at 1-54
Contemporary African Art Fair

Over the past decade, 1-54 has established itself as an essential part of the cultural calendar, dedicated to celebrating artists from Africa and its diaspora.

Documenting an Era

Discover five exhibitions that explore how photography has developed over time and showcase how images come to define an era.

Photo Cymru: 5 to See

Ffoto Cymru is a new photography biennial that takes over Wales this October. Works address the theme and question: What You See is What You Get?

Critical Reportage

The Photographers’ Gallery dedicates an exhibition to the powerful photojournalism of Letizia Battaglia, inviting viewers to see her work over five decades.

Family Ties

Tina Barney blends the spontaneity of snapshots with the composition of classical paintings. Jeu de Paume, Paris, celebrates the photographer’s career.

Focus Art Fair:
Moving Experiences

This October, Focus Art Fair opens the doors of London’s Saatchi Gallery to lovers of contemporary art. Meet three of the incredible artists on display.

Archiving Community

We spoke to Paul Wright from the British Culture Archive about the importance of documentary photography in capturing local communities.

Artistic Dialogue

Bildhalle Amsterdam and Harper’s Bazaar NL have come together to present ‘I See You – 14 Artists in a Dialogue,’ an exhibition all about creative exchange.

Luminous Creations 

These five exhibitions combine pioneering new technology with immersive light installations to create experiences that play with human perception.

Landmark Designs

Susan Kare is the creator of Macintosh’s original icons, typefaces and user interface graphics – one of the world’s most influential women in technology.

Crystallised Memories

How does it feel to leave home? Photographer Luca Iovino explores memory and moving in his debut book, ‘The Name We Hold’, published by Disko Bay.

Intersections: The October / November Issue is Here

This issue celebrates how, when we open our minds to unexpected collaborations, we allow ourselves to be surprised, challenged and transformed by ideas.

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