5 to See: COLLECTIBLE Design Fair

COLLECTIBLE Design Fair highlights innovative projects from across the world. Aesthetica selects five talents from this year’s event.

Sony World Photography Awards 2020

The Sony World Photography Awards returns for 2020, announcing the finalists and shortlist whilst introducing a new Environment category.

Representing Communities

Dawoud Bey’s photos capture African American communities from the 20th century to today – exploring identity and representation.

Creative Energy

Grayson Perry is a chronicler of contemporary life. A new show highlights the artist’s early works, exploring gender, identity and class.

Brandt and Moore

Henry Moore met photographer Bill Brandt during WWII. A new publication cements the artists’ legacies as British pioneers.

Reconnecting with Nature

Art has a proven positive impact on our mental health. Wysing Arts Centre invites artists to place works in unexpected locations.

Digital Acceleration

We are living at a time of fast-paced technological development. Cao Fei’s digital art treads the boundaries between physical and virtual worlds.

Translating History

Viviane Sassen’s ‘Venus & Mercury’ is a photography series is inspired by accounts of the French royal court in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Framing Nature

Trees play an essential role in our lives. A new exhibition at Hayward Gallery highlights the importance of the world’s forests through art.

Slices of Time

Emmanuelle Moureaux’s ‘Slices of Time’ is a rainbow installation that responds to the Greenwich Peninsula – encouraging audiences to reflect on what is happening in the here and now.

Endless Imagery

Each day, more than three billion images are shared on social networks. Jeu de Paume examines the production of these photographs.

Discovering the Self

Photographer Lottie Davies recreates the fictional journey of William Henry Quinn – a character deeply affected by the events of WWII.

Chronicling Humanity

Diane Arbus revolutionised portraiture, producing distinctive, direct images that celebrated diversity and humanity. A new show opens at AGO.

Revealing Concealed Stories

This year’s Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize highlights how imagery can be used to question ideas of truth in the information era.

Translating Objects

Cerith Wyn Evans’ bold, linear neon sculptures utilise light and shadow to explore truth in a climate of fake news and digital misinformation.

Aesthetica Art Prize Shortlist 2020

The Aesthetica Art Prize returns with artworks making sense of our changing world, responding to digital identities and global constructs.

The Revival of Raw Materials

Amidst a climate emergency, The Art of Earth Architecture questions how natural materials can contribute to a sustainable future.

Spaces for Reflection

James Turrell’s latest colour-changing light works, on view at London’s Pace Gallery, offer a moment of quiet in a fast-paced world.

New Initiatives

Saudi Arabia’s new Ministry of Culture marks a turning point in the nation’s history. A new residency programme seeks seven artists.

Atmospheric Lighting

Federica Belli taps into a quality of light that is filled with narrative and intimacy. Portraits are aglow with shadow and highlight.