A Sense of Community
Michael Oliver Love’s images provide an outburst of colour, texture and energy, complementing and enhancing one another as a celebration of movement.
Surreal Locations
Through creative direction, set design and visual storytelling, Daphne Westland explores the boundaries between surrealism and the everyday.
The Role of Activism
What does it mean to be an activist? How can we use social media? In the age of Instagram, Houston Center for Photography considers visual identities.
Journey into Midnight
Liam Wong’s photographs are deeply influenced by the visual identities of video games, utilising vibrant colours, open landscapes and cyberpunk imagery.
Pairing and Accents
Romain Laprade captures rolling hills, angular buildings and languid portraits, underpinned by complementary colours and low passing light.
Organic Architecture
Design is systematic and methodical; it is creative and collaborative. Studio Gang considers the kinds of buildings we need for the near-future.
Impact on the Market
Federica Beretta, Director, discusses managing the gallery in a time of mass-closures and isolation, and Anthony James discusses viewing his works online.
Literary Prizes to Enter
Discover 10 literary prizes that are open for entries across poetry, short fiction and performance. Stay home and be inspired by words.
Aesthetica Archives: Olafur Eliasson
Olafur Eliasson experiments with installation, public projects, photography and film to explore perception and our relationship with the world.
5 to Read: This Month
Aesthetica selects five new books across photography, architecture and sculpture. Stay home and read about seminal names in visual art.
Empowering Voices
At a time when museums and galleries are closed, we must find new ways of connecting to the arts. One such example is Dior Talks – a new podcast.
Art Terms to Know
Aesthetica explores 10 art movements to know, looking at key artists across a range of genres – including installation, minimalism and video.
On the Horizon
Johannesburg-based photographer, Aart Verrips, has captured the attention of the South African fashion scene through a distinctive style.
Online Collections: Tate
As Tate’s galleries are currently shut, Aesthetica highlights five online collections to enjoy and explore from your home.
An Intimate Gaze
Santiago Perez explores the concept of relationships and the romantic gaze. False eyelashes point upwards from a dewy plane of skin.
Creative Writing Award: 10 Lines
Aesthetica brings together a collection of ten evocative lines from the Creative Writing Award, chosen to spark your creativity whilst at home.
Aesthetica Art Prize: 5 Photographs
Photography has never been so present in our lives. The Aesthetica Art Prize celebrates image-makers who are exploring today’s complex world.
Aesthetica Issue 94
The April / May edition is titled ‘Resilience.’ This issue is about ideas and innovation, standing together through cultural collaboration.
Influential Buildings to Know
Aesthetica selects ten exciting 20th century buildings from around the world – offering examples of shifting architectural movements.
Kasten: Experimental Forms
Whilst the show at Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg is closed, Aesthetica speaks to Barbara Kasten about materiality, abstraction and creative perseverance.
Moments in Time
“The photography I most respect pulls something out of the ether of nothingness.” Paul Graham’s everyday snapshots connect us to the past.
The Space Inbetween
Ismail Zaidy’s images explore distance between family members – the emotional estrangement and tensions that can cloud our experiences.
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