Here and Now: The December / January Issue

Every day, we are reminded of the boundless power of creativity. Dive into our preview of the magazine and meet artists who demonstrate innovation.

Surrealism in Landscape

Honey Long and Prue Stent are ones-to-watch. The Melbourne-based duo express the complex relationship between femininity and nature.

Dreamlike Architecture 

Charley Broyez and Laurent Kronental’s ‘Oasis City’ explore a dreamlike reality where architecture and the natural world are seamlessly intertwined.

Visual Resistance

The Jarman Award announces Aesthetica Alumnus Maryam Tafakory as the 2024 winner, her profound work addresses censorship in Iranian cinema.

Journeys in Time and Space

Mark Armijo McKnight presents a collection of evocative, high-contrast photographs of bodies and landscapes at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Barbara Crane:
Photography Beyond Limits

Centre Pompidou celebrates an American photographer who did it all: from glimmering windowpanes in Chicago to off-the-cuff portraits.

After Nature

The After Nature Ulrike Crespo Photography Prize, at C/O Berlin, is an annual award given to artists exploring new concepts of nature through the lens.

Hidden Realities

Liza Dracup explores the transformational potential of northern woodlands: blurring the lines between day and night, urban and rural, light and dark.

Resonant Voices

A connection with the land, and a pervading sense of Palestinian identity, runs throughout an intensely personal exhibition at Copenhagen Contemporary.

Fluorescent Designs

Visual artist Liz West’s latest installation brings the joys of the festive season to life with fluorescent light and colour illuminating King’s Cross.

Changing Landscapes

Jem Southam is known for his images of the changing Cornish landscape, now his iconic book ‘The Red River’ is republished with a new introduction.

Contemporary Colour:
10 From Paris Photo

The leading art fair presents endless mirrored rooms, offices overflowing with paper, glimmering night skies and ecosystems teetering on the brink.

Looking to the Sky

Yannis Davy Guibinga’s latest series is a meditation on the shared moments that define humanity – as told through the metaphor of a solar eclipse.

Cosmic Creations

A new exhibition at Fotografiska Stockholm takes us beyond the surface of the Earth, asking the eternal question of where do we belong in space?

ING Discerning Eye:
Creative Curation

The annual art event returns to London’s Mall Galleries this month, showcasing small works of art by emerging and well-established creatives.

Everyday Beauty

Nick Prideaux’s photography captures life’s ethereal, fleeting moments, reminding us of the beauty to be found in our ordinary, everyday lives.

Moments in Time

The five new photobooks what it means to exist in the modern world, from the complexity of the mother daughter bond to the American Dream.

Artistic Dialogues

Paris Photo puts photography’s biggest names in conversation, from the dawn of the camera to the 21st century. Now, the global art fair returns.

Visionary Portraits 

Dorothea Lange described Consuelo Kanaga as “way ahead of her time” – now a new book traces the life and works of the pioneering photojournalist.

Impressions of the City

Trent Parke presents an impressionistic collection of black-and-white pictures, collated over 25 years, that document the buzz of the city at rush hour.