Structural Iconography

Vancouver Art Gallery’s Cabin Fever investigates the influence of an architectural form on the cultural identity of the US and Canada.

Charting Expansion

In mapping the growth of urban space, work by Naoya Hatakeyama reveals the impact of industrial activity on the natural landscape

Transcendent Sculptures

An exhibition of new work by Nathaniel Rackowe at Letitia Beirut examines the changing nature of the built environment, reflecting on urban dwellings.

Redefined Imagery

A show at Whitechapel Gallery reveals a series of destroyed images taken by American photographers during the 1930s.

Top 5 UK Architecture Shows

Aesthetica collates five must-see exhibitions that pave the way for the future of urban planning through sustainable methods and new materials.

Cultural Memory

Candida Höfer’s atmospheric work offers a new perspective on cultural institutions, providing unparalleled views of architectural structures.

Visual Allegory

Bastiaan Woudt’s series, Mukono, documents the story of a community in Uganda through bold yet metaphorical portraiture and still life.

Reflecting Life

By presenting images by the next generation of documentary photographers, a show offers a fresh look at the contemporary state-of-play.

Illuminating Reality

Questioning the boundaries between art and photojournalism, an exhibition offers new perspectives on contemporary conflict.

Surreal Topographies

Matthew Murray’s images offer atmospheric, uncanny representations of the British landscape through colour, light and form.

Responsive Simulation

John Gerrard’s Solar Reserve recreates  a solar thermal power plant in Nevada through new media, looking to the future of energy.

Delicate Landscapes

Turin-born Alberto Selvestrel creates indefinite landscapes that stretch into large, open expanses filled with natural contrasts and sweeping spaces.

Colour Revolution

Thames & Hudson release All About Saul Leiter, a collection exploring the artist’s entire career, from fashion photography to urban documentation.

Poetic Techniques

Meng Zhou’s artistic projects draw on analogies of Chinese cultural history and myth. We speak with him to find out more about his past and current work.

Sensory Arenas

Offering seven immersive installations, the new teamLab Planets Tokyo is an imaginative sensory playground.

Cultural Diversity

By documenting the cultural landscape of London’s East End in the 1970s, David Hoffman’s images highlight the socially diverse nature of the region.

5 to See: This Weekend

This weekend’s round-up reinvents the built environment through virtual simulations, photography and sculpture.

Spatial Expansion

James Turrell’s works create an illusion of structure through projected light, challenging the limits of perception.

Addressing Diaspora

Signs of Empire, New Museum, New York, shines a light on John Akomfrah’s exploration of the global black diaspora through moving-image installations.

Uncanny Encounters

Evelyn Bencicova interprets contemporary life through an existential yet highly curated approach to visual art and photography.