A Vivid Landscape
In Sanja Marušić’s self-portraits, the artist interacts with an array of structural forms, from bright red metal columns to yellow grid-like environments.
Building a Mystery
Each of Jan Pypers’ cinematic images starts with scale miniatures of swimming pools, gardens and buildings, carefully constructed inside the studio.
Designing a Residence
Looking at the past, present and future of houses produced by and for architects around the world, spanning from mid-century to the contemporary.
Powerful Colourways
A major vertical garden in Madrid is transformed, as colours blend into one another, weaving and swirling from the top to the bottom of each and every frame.
Collective Experience
From major stadium shows to intimate sketches, the Design Museum traces three decades’ work by Es Devlin, all dedicated to bringing people together.
Material Playgrounds
The role of light and colour comes to the fore in Sabine Marcelis’ latest exhibition, foregrounding luminous objects and mesmerising installations.
Lita Albuquerque Reconsiders
Our Place Within the Universe
From the expanses of the California desert to the movement of distant stars, the artist explores the boundaries between earth and cosmic space.
Architecture, Identity and the
Making of Modern Los Angeles
LACMA celebrates of the work of Paul R. Williams, who built a practice that crossed boundaries of wealth, race and architectural convention.
Winners Announced:
Aesthetica Film Festival 2026
We are thrilled to announce the recipients of this year’s Aesthetica Film Festival Awards, spotlighting outstanding storytelling across multiple genres.
Five Essential
Contemporary Art Books
We spotlight five contemporary photobooks that have been featured in Aesthetica Magazine, each one representing a defining moment in the industry.
Photography Exploring
the Complexities of Love
This winter, Sainsbury Centre brings together 10 internationally acclaimed image-makers who each explore human relationships through the lens.
Felix Gonzalez-Torres:
The Spaces Between at The Met
The first museum survey of Gonzalez-Torres’s work in New York City in 30 years, featuring over 40 of his iconic artworks displayed throughout The Met.
Gareth McConnell:
The Politics of Looking
Through photography and film, the artist examines the ways in which images shape our understanding of history, and how this impacts contemporary life.
René Groebli:
An Artist in Motion
Bildhalle, Amsterdam, collates works from different periods of René Groebli’s career, highlighting the “extraordinary diversity” of his pioneering vision.
Ten Contemporary Installation
Artists Discuss their Approaches
Highlighting inspiring quotes from ten pioneering artists previously featured in Aesthetica Magazine, whose immersive works redefine the gallery space.
A Long Shadow:
Postwar Japan Through the Lens
The Met brings together more than 80 works by 15 Japanese artists, from the photographer Tōmatsu Shōmei to Okinawan filmmaker Yamashiro Chikak
Reclaiming Marginalised
Histories at Fotografiska Berlin
Miji Ih’s first major solo exhibition discusses the experiences of women who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military throughout WWII.
The 16th Edition of Aesthetica
Film Festival Opens Today in York
From 4-8 November 2026, the 16th edition of the festival brings five days of inspiring cinema and new ideas across film, games, VR, music and beyond.
Changing the Picture:
Great Women Photographers
A new book celebrates more than 250 figures who have shaped genres such as art, fashion, landscape, portraiture, photomontage and photojournalism.
Cristóbal Ascencio
Examines the Art of Creation
The artist reconsiders what it means to create, putting the very act of making and unmaking at the heart of meaning, rather than a means to an end.
How the 20th Century
Imagined the Future Home
LACMA presents two concurrent shows dedicated to the idea of “the home of tomorrow,” surveying more than 260 drawings, films, models and various objects.
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