Vacant Interiors

Devoid of human activity, Candida Höfer’s abstracted images of grand architectural structures are pervaded by a sense of absence.

Deceptive Realities

Wout Berger’s Poisoned Landscape series at Nederlands Fotomuseum examines the peculiar and deceiving beauty of polluted environments.

Being There: New Associations

Straddling the physical and the digital, modern life is increasingly hard to pin down. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art explores what it means to be alive today.

Alternate Futures

Gillian Wearing’s large-scale photographic installation at The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, is entering its final month.

Photographic Journeys

Haus der Kunst​, Munich, brings together over 130 works that foreground Thomas Struth’s social concerns.

Digital Catalysts

Jason Bruges Studio’s kinetic installation that creates dialogues between light, technology and urban architecture.

Aesthetica Christmas Gift Guide

Read our top 10 suggestions for gifts this Christmas. From cultural institutions, independent and established companies, our list covers it all.

Cyclical Projections

The work of pioneering video artist Bill Viola explores universal narratives of life, death and the human condition.

New Destinations

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Everyday Landscapes

Peter Bialobrzeski’s photographic series Die zweite Heimat explores the social condition of contemporary Germany through depictions of everyday places.

Creative Communities

Leeds Arts University has been formally recognised as the new title for Leeds College of Art, having been granted full university status by the Privy Council.

5 to See: This Weekend

The selection for 2-3 December exposes realities about the contemporary experience, delving into current issues and holding up a mirror to society.

Polyethylene Landscapes

Emerging photographer Julian Faulhaber’s series, LDPE, captures brand new public spaces that are untouched by human intervention.

Aesthetica Issue 80 Available Now

The December / January issue is about ideas. The notion that progress is continuous, and that we can change things if we want to, is a powerful statement.

Artificial Constructions

A selection of contemporary Swedish photographers question the nature of images at Moderna Museet, Stockholm.

Historic Celebrations

Scott Nichols Gallery, San Francisco, celebrates its 25th anniversary with a show tracking the institutions’s past exhibitions.

Shifting Methodologies

The technological revolution has inspired developments across all creative disciplines, creating reciprocal design relationships.

Unexpected Encounters

Disrupting notions of the quotidian, Leandro Erlich’s practice employs optical illusions to create surprising visual works.

Groundbreaking Processes

Experimental Dutch designer Joris Laarman and his team apply innovative digital technologies to the design process.

Significant Perspectives

A major retrospective of work by Andreas Gursky marks the reopening of Hayward Gallery, London,​ following a two year refurbishment.