Rewriting the Archives

Offering a critical look at major gallery collections, Hello World questions a primarily Western focus to provide new perspectives.

Art on the Peripheries

What does it mean to be an outsider? This summer, High Museum, Atlanta, shows work by practitioners who have come from non-traditional backgrounds

Aesthetica Art Prize 2018 Shortlist

The Aesthetica Art Prize is a celebration of emerging and established artists. The 12 shortlisted works define a new vocabulary for life in the 21st century. 

The Undefinable Design

Drawing on the duo’s ethos of looking beyond expectations, a new book from Phaidon tells the story of Snarkitecture’s rise within the industry.

Aesthetica Issue 82 Available Now

The April / May edition captures the zeitgeist of our times. We look at how the world is developing and how art and design are commenting on that.

Considered Expressions

London-based Ming Lu is a multidisciplinary artist who combines contemporary techniques with an examination of social and cultural expectations.

5 to See: This Weekend

Moving into April, exhibitions reflect on notions of place and time, offering new perspectives on an ever-changing world.

Limitless Perspectives

A large scale sculptural installation by Philip K. Smith III in collaboration with COS opens during international design fair Salone del Mobile.

Everyday Symbolism

Focusing on tropical motifs and idealistic landscapes, Adrienne Raquel’s works are playful and vibrant, communicating a sense of nostalgia.

Towards Sustainability

A Berlin-based studio brings bioplastic into the fashion industry by experimenting with plant-based processes to address the issue of waste.

Unified Methodology

Looking at the idea of social community as a model for idea generation,  a team of Norwegian designers address global concerns through production.

Spatial Reimagining

Spiral Scratch, a site-specific public art installation creates a kaleidoscopic arena of colour, line and form.

Realigning Representation

Addressing issues of exposure, Whitechapel Gallery in partnership with Collezione Maramotti present the annual Max Mara Art Prize for Women.

Expansive Ideas

Bridging the boundaries between art, culture and philosophy, HowTheLightGetsIn Festival makes sense of the world through a diverse progamme.

Ecological Practice

Michael Pinksy’s innovative Pollution Pods recreate the air in London, Beijing, São Paulo, New Delhi and Tautra, Norway.

Responsive Contributions

Talisman in the Age of Difference at Stephen Friedman Gallery brings together works by artists of African origin and its diaspora.

Re-examining Convention

Foam Talent: New York unites 20 international image-makers, plotting the next chapter for the creation, interaction and circulation of photography.

Digital Topographies

Doug Aitken’s first video installation in 10 years, New Era, tracks the reflections of Martin Cooper, inventor of the mobile phone.

Responsive Assemblage

Daniel Webb collected all the plastic used in a year – around 4500 pieces, of which 93% wass single-use packaging.

Emphasising the Everyday

Highlighting functionality over complex shapes and unnecessary materials, Embodiment, published by Phaidon examines the portfolio of Naoto Fukasawa.