We look back at the Aesthetica Art Prize long listed artists who take photography beyond the documentary, exploring the line between the real and fictional.

This exhibition examines archives from 1900 to 1970, exploring how gender, social expectation and circumstance shaped practice, recognition and visibility.

C/O Berlin presents the work of Graciela Iturbide, a photographer who spend decades sensitively capturing the life of Indigenous communities across Mexico.

A new exhibition at Griffin Museum of Photography sees contemporary artists respond to the popular mythology of Manifest Destiny in American history.

The latest recipients of the prize are Oh Haji and Umeda Tetsuya, whose cross-disciplinary exhibition explores experiences of place, space and migration.

January sees the UK’s high streets, rail stations and shopping centres transform into a national art gallery, as digital screens light up with faces.

Zhang Kechun captures tourists in the Gobi Desert – reminding viewers of the ever-encroaching ubiquity of human presence in even the most remote spaces.

Glitched landscapes. Paper fish. Echoes of René Magritte. These longlisted artists from the 2025 Aesthetica Art Prize create bold and surreal works.

These five exhibitions spotlight the designers and buildings inspired by culture, history and ecology that profoundly shape how we live, heal and connect.

Mexican photographer Alejandro Cartagena uses the camera to examine the most pressing social, urban and environmental problems across the globe.

These five exhibitions foreground the influential figures who have shaped what it means to create sculpture and those pushing boundaries today.

New Contemporaries has announced the 26 artists selected for its 2026 edition, featuring creatives who are set to shape the very future of the industry.

Jessica Backhaus strips photography back to its fundamentals: light, shadow, colour. A new retrospective celebrates her 25 year career.

We spotlight five artists, previously long listed for the Aesthetica Art Prize, who are expanding what it means to document the natural environment.

In Brussels, Family Stories highlights contemporary photographers who are pushing beyond a traditional documentary approach to tap into shared humanity.

The touring show of works by Roman Manfredi and Sayuri Ichida opens in London. Their photo-based works are committed to revealing hidden realities.

Discover five international exhibitions that spotlight emerging artists, whose work is redefining how photography can be used to reflect our society.

Dana Awartani considers remembrance, healing and forgetting in her latest exhibition held at Towner Eastbourne, built on traditional artisanal techniques.

The High Museum of Art in Atlanta foregrounds the design duo, who blurs the boundaries between clothing and art through unconventional work.

Pritzker Prize-winner Shigeru Ban has spent over four decades redefining what architecture can achieve, creating spaces that humane and visionary.

These five photographers turn the tradition of still life photography on its head, creating playful scenes that highlight the absurdity of modern life.

We look back at the 2025 Aesthetica Art Prize, a major moment in our calendar and an important platform for emerging figures in contemporary art.