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Rethinking Landscapes

Whitney Museum of American Art brings together artists who consider the political, social and economic implications of the USA’s natural vistas.

10 Brutalist Buildings in London

The Barbican Centre, an icon of Brutalist design, is undergoing a monumental redevelopment. Here are 10 more examples of the style, found across London.

Paper Creations

Felipe Enger’s abstract paper scenes draw inspiration from the vivid landscapes of Brazil and the refined minimalism of Scandinavian designs.

Behind the Lens: 2024 in Photography

Aesthetica shares some of the world-class photographers featured during 2024, including Fares Micue, Neal Grundy and Marta Djourina.

Urgent Storytelling

Icelandic photographer Ragnar Axelsson has documented the people, animals and landscape of remote Arctic regions for over forty years.

Bathing in Nature

Mary Mattingly’s extensive photographs bottle the transformational quality of nature in a new exhibition at Robert Mann Gallery, New York.

As We Rise

A monumental body of work by Black artists from the Wedge Collection is at Saatchi Gallery in London, looking at themes of identity, community and power.

Illuminating Spaces:
10 Immersive Shows to See Now

Towering mushrooms, polka-dot rooms and bright neon lights. Aesthetica rounds-up ten contemporary art experiences to visit this winter.

Nocturnal Wandering

Marie Dreezen explores Belgium’s forgotten places, using light and colour to build locations that feel at once strange yet eerily familiar.

An Intimate Portrait

The Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize showcases best in contemporary photography. The 2024 artists are now at the National Portrait Gallery.

2024: A Year in Covers

From vibrant autumn leaves to obscured portraits, Aesthetica takes a look back at the remarkable photographers that made it onto this year’s covers.

Speculative Visions

Ekow Eshun curates photography by David Ụzọchukwu, responding to the parable: “There is nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns.”

Moment of Stillness

Nick Prideaux approaches taking pictures in a mindful way, catching fleeting and fragmented scenes as an ongoing thread of mini-vignettes.

Colour Unleashed

Fresh lilacs are paired with zesty yellows, rich greens with blues and deep reds with tangerine orange in Teklan’s new interior design projects.

Power of Expression

Anne Nobels presents a deeply personal set of photographs rooted in nature, that encourages viewers to open up to embracing vulnerability.

Worlds in Paper

Dutch artist Popel Coumou builds 3D rooms by layering and positioning geometric shapes that are hand-cut out of paper and cardboard.

Ideation to Reality

Leading designer Thomas Heatherwick looks back across 150 key projects, demonstrating the importance of hands-on collaborations.

Breaking Convention

Texture and reflection replace visual cues, as Luc Holper blurs the borderlines that usually separate recognisable and imaginary scenes.

Graphic Reduction

Guillaume Lavrut’s close-up compositions draw focus away from the busyness of everyday life, and towards the things we sometimes overlook.

Paths to Abstraction

In a world dominated by post-production and AI tools, abstract and cameraless photographic techniques offer a chance to return to the real.

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