Cycles in Nature

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is home to a plant collection comprising over 13,500 species. Artists respond with powerful botanical works.

IAAC 7: Contemporary Arts Criticism

The International Awards for Art Criticism are open for entries. Recent winner Nadim Samman reflects on contemporary art writing today.

Narratives of Hope

Susan van Wyk, Senior Curator of Photography at NGV Australia explores the 2020 Triennial, including themes of isolation, representation and cataclysm.

Recognising Innovation

Building on the success of its A+Awards programme, the Architizer A+Firm Awards celebrates its inaugural edition.

Human Journeys

IWM London explores a century of refugee experiences. It looks at the devastating impact of conflict, putting human stories at the centre.

5 to See: Photo London Digital

Photo London Digital is the first international photography fair to take place online. Aesthetica selects must-see emerging galleries for 2020.

Vibrant Abstraction

Can a photograph be an abstraction? This is the question Barbara Kasten has been asking for over 40 years. The artist moves into video and sculpture.

Mystery in the Everyday

Michael McCluskey’s cinematic photobook is full of compelling images taken under nightfall. It leaves viewers to plot the beginning, middle and end.

Environmental Concepts

“The way to heaven out of all places is of length and distance.” Stefano Giacomello renders landscapes that offer a sense of freedom and visual serenity.

A Global Discussion

The 2020 edition of 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair is a hybrid model with both physical and
digital components, welcoming 35 exhibitors.

Arctic Stories

Evgenia Arbugaeva’s documentary photographs record remote landscapes and communities of the Russian Arctic through magical realism.

The October / November Edition

We are living in a precarious moment where the very idea of democracy is being threatened. Issue 97, Rebirth and Renewal, looks to a better future.

Visual Harmony

As a lover of architecture, Salva López’s images build on abstraction, forms and lines, and looking for what he defines as “global visual harmony.”

Botanical Inspiration

Explore work by artists from the Aesthetica Archives who engage with flowers and plants, reflecting on themes of memory and renewal.

A Hybrid Approach

Ekow Eshun curates documentary and portrait photography from Africa, Latin America, South and Southeast Asia for King’s Cross Tunnel.

Exhibitions to See: This Month

Discover photography exhibitions – both physical and online – to explore this October, featuring powerful portraiture and documentary images.

Journey and Nostalgia

Patrick Clelland is a Sydney-based photographer whose work explores the atmospheres of urban environments constantly in flux.

Objects as Characters

Nicolas Polli plays with domestic still lifes, imagining a world – like many of us have throughout lockdown – in which objects are characters.

Aesthetica Archives: Illusory Worlds

In an increasingly digital landscape, it can be hard to decipher the lines between reality and fiction. Discover artists encouraging us to look twice.

5 New Art Books

This month’s round-up of new releases spans street photography, futuristic architecture and surf culture, offering visual inspiration and global perspectives.