Aesthetica Art Prize 2018 Shortlist
The Aesthetica Art Prize is a celebration of emerging and established artists. The 12 shortlisted works define a new vocabulary for life in the 21st century.
The Aesthetica Art Prize is a celebration of emerging and established artists. The 12 shortlisted works define a new vocabulary for life in the 21st century.
The April / May edition captures the zeitgeist of our times. We look at how the world is developing and how art and design are commenting on that.
London-based Ming Lu is a multidisciplinary artist who combines contemporary techniques with an examination of social and cultural expectations.
Moving into April, exhibitions reflect on notions of place and time, offering new perspectives on an ever-changing world.
JUCO return to Aesthetica with characteristically bold images that demonstrate excellence in art direction and photography.
A catalogue of the sublime everyday, Tekla Evelina Severin’s collection focuses on intimate, stylised instances and communicates a sense of joy.
Focusing on tropical motifs and idealistic landscapes, Adrienne Raquel’s works are playful and vibrant, communicating a sense of nostalgia.
Deeply mystical and ritualistic, Alexis Pichot’s series Marche Céleste establishes the supremacy of nature as a powerful, universal and innate force.
Salvador Cueva’s images have been acclaimed for their representations of time and memory in the urbanised, almost ornamental metropolis.
Shot largely on the same set of beaches in Portugal over two years, The Accidental Theorist depicts a series of instances that are devoid of explanation.
Circulation(s) returns for 2018, showcasing the imaginations of emerging photographers that touch upon wider social and political issues.
Addressing issues of exposure, Whitechapel Gallery in partnership with Collezione Maramotti present the annual Max Mara Art Prize for Women.
Talisman in the Age of Difference at Stephen Friedman Gallery brings together works by artists of African origin and its diaspora.
Foam Talent: New York unites 20 international image-makers, plotting the next chapter for the creation, interaction and circulation of photography.
Working primarily in staged self-portraiture, Maher is widely known for obscuring the faces of her subjects, using symbol and colour to convey emotion and narrative.
Darn Thorn’s series, Aggiornamento, offers an idealised, modernist vision of Ireland through the architectural structures of the 1960s.
Giacomo Infantino’s work uses staged scenes to evoke intimate and personalised narratives. The featured images outline places in Varese.
Future Now provides an imaginative platform for attendees to consider the arts ecosystem within a broader social, political and professional context.
The top picks for 24-25 March engage with art history, reinventing traditional approaches through photography and installation.
