Towering mushrooms, polka-dot rooms and bright neon lights. Aesthetica rounds-up ten contemporary art experiences to visit this winter.

The Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize showcases best in contemporary photography. The 2024 artists are now at the National Portrait Gallery.

From vibrant autumn leaves to obscured portraits, Aesthetica takes a look back at the remarkable photographers that made it onto this year’s covers.

Ekow Eshun curates photography by David Ụzọchukwu, responding to the parable: “There is nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns.”

Every day, we are reminded of the boundless power of creativity. Dive into our preview of the magazine and meet artists who demonstrate innovation.

Honey Long and Prue Stent are ones-to-watch. The Melbourne-based duo express the complex relationship between femininity and nature.

Charley Broyez and Laurent Kronental’s ‘Oasis City’ explore a dreamlike reality where architecture and the natural world are seamlessly intertwined.

The Jarman Award announces Aesthetica Alumnus Maryam Tafakory as the 2024 winner, her profound work addresses censorship in Iranian cinema.

Mark Armijo McKnight presents a collection of evocative, high-contrast photographs of bodies and landscapes at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Carlos Blanco’s oil paintings and sculptures offer a new perspective on Cubism, frequently shifting between the harmonious and chaotic.

Centre Pompidou celebrates an American photographer who did it all: from glimmering windowpanes in Chicago to off-the-cuff portraits.

The After Nature Ulrike Crespo Photography Prize, at C/O Berlin, is an annual award given to artists exploring new concepts of nature through the lens.

Liza Dracup explores the transformational potential of northern woodlands: blurring the lines between day and night, urban and rural, light and dark.

A connection with the land, and a pervading sense of Palestinian identity, runs throughout an intensely personal exhibition at Copenhagen Contemporary.

Visual artist Liz West’s latest installation brings the joys of the festive season to life with fluorescent light and colour illuminating King’s Cross.