Art, Freedom and Control
Ai Weiwei’s installation at Blenheim Palace is a commentary on fences and borders, taking the form of a large, golden, cage-like structure.
Ai Weiwei’s installation at Blenheim Palace is a commentary on fences and borders, taking the form of a large, golden, cage-like structure.
How have artists responded to the pandemic? What are the latest trends, ideas and media? Discover our top 10 graduate shows. You saw them here first.
The Serpentine’s 20th Pavilion splices together architectural features from culturally significant structures and buildings across London.
Yayoi Kusama is one of the world’s most important contemporary artists. Aesthetica interviews the curator of a new retrospective in Berlin.
The Deutsche Börse Photography Prize is back for its 25th edition. The shortlist presents artists who use the medium in original and surprising ways.
Julia Buruleva’s bright, bold and unusual images combine performance and installation – filled with a spirit of experimentation and play.
James Barnor is a highly significant modernist photographer, best known for capturing iconic images of London and Accra during the 1960s.
“Mystery feeds my imagination.” Erwin Olaf’s latest photobook delves into 40 years’ work. The artist speaks to Aesthetica about the new release.
Ellen Jantzen is drawn to the natural world: oceans, rivers, lakes and mountains. Yet, her artworks do not depict nature as we know it.
This year’s festival explores the theme of attention: how we observe things and the people around us. We pick out five exhibitions to see.
Art holds up a mirror to our times. The past year has been a period of uncertainty, but also innovation. How are new artists responding?
The entwining of sexuality with spirituality defines Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s remarkable oeuvre, proposing new visions of Black queer masculinity.
“Public spaces are for the free exchange of ideas.” At Mazzoleni London, Melissa McGill draws attention to the impact of rising sea levels.
After over a year online, how do we keep things fresh and exciting? University of Worcester’s creative talents have embraced this opportunity.
In Luka Khabelashvili’s images, green grass warps like a painting by van Gogh and clouds cover faces. This is our world, but not as we know it.
Leo Fitzmaurice has perfected the art of the double take. His sculptures, on view at Humber Street Gallery, encourage audiences to look again.
The London Design Biennale 2021 shows us what world-leading designers and artists are doing to highlight and combat today’s biggest challenges.
“Traces of beauty exist everywhere around us,” says Mark Forbes, a photographer recognised for atmospheric images of urban landscapes.
Throughout the month of June, a programme of exhibitions, installations, talks, debates – both physical and virtual – explores the theme of ‘care’.