Aesthetica Magazine – The Art & Culture Magazine

Analogue Experiment

How do natural and artificial lights manipulate photo-sensitive media? Marta Djourina traces movements, gestures and objects onto paper.

Genres Intertwine

A major exhibition at Tate Modern recounts how – in 1973 – Anthony McCall shook up the art world by stripping cinema back to its fundamentals.

Portraits Interrupted

Faces are obstructed and obscured by three dimensional shapes in Natalia Klimza’s body
of work, which plays with colours and forms.

Into the Sunlight

French visual artist Maia Flore has cultivated a reputation from constructing dreamworlds where figures fly, balance and bend – bringing magic to life.

Path to Knowledge

Laure Winants, an interdisciplinary artist and researcher, studies Arctic sea ice – presenting thousands of years’ history in a single frame.

Nature Distorted

French-American photographer Karine Laval visits gardens across Europe and the USA to produce hallucinatory views of their green plants and trees.

Revisiting Histories

Discover new work from Aesthetica Art Prize winner Maryam Tafakory in this roundup of powerful artists’ films screening at the BFI London Film Festival.

In Conversation with Bharti Kher

Artist Bharti Kher’s new installation at Hayward Gallery has been unveiled – the work foreground the bindi, a symbol of spirituality and femininity.

Transmitted through Ages

Transmission – whether of knowledge, stories, memories or landscapes – is the thread connecting the works in Saodat Ismailova’s major retrospective.

Audio-Visual Connections

180 Studios and The Vinyl Factory have teamed up to present an exhibition devoted to the sensory bliss where sight and sound meet.

Innovative Designs

London Design Festival showcases the artists and collectives who represent the future of art and design, creating breathtaking installations.

Surrealism: 100 Years On

Here is a roundup of exhibitions all over the world that are recognising incredible luminaries of the Surrealist movement – both past and present.

Reclaimed Histories

Maja Daniels’ new book explores the myths that surround Sweden’s witch trials and remind us of the real women at the heart of the tragedy.

Pioneering Creativity

The Turner Prize has been recognising pioneering British artists for 40 years. Here are five chances to see the pioneering work of previous winners.

Preserving the Culture

This autumn, Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz share The Dean Collection – a priceless archive of cultural treasures – at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta.

Meticulous Staging

Late photographer Erwin Olaf directed meticulously crafted scenes that prompt the viewer to ask: what is the full story behind this single moment in time?