Complex Reality
Anastasia Samoylova holds up a mirror to the reality of life in Florida, presenting a multi-dimensional view of people and places threatened by climate crisis.
Anastasia Samoylova holds up a mirror to the reality of life in Florida, presenting a multi-dimensional view of people and places threatened by climate crisis.
This year’s shortlist – comprising 21 talented international artists – is a testament to shared creativity in a time of rapid change.
Julia Nimke’s evocative photographs ooze “wanderlust” – a word which describes the feeling of longing to travel, adventure and discover.
A hypnotic installation at Lightroom, London, journeys through six decades of David Hockney’s renowned painting, photography and digital drawing.
“I’ve realised my art can have more purpose than just hanging on a white wall.” Aïda Muluneh captures the imagination in powerful, change-making imagery.
Centre for British Photography, London, presents a new exhibition of Heather Agyepong’s boundary-breaking and genre-bending work.
Nhu Xuan Hua’s exhibition in Frankfurt draws on her Vietnamese heritage, producing narratives that engage with themes of identity, origin and history.
What do relationships look like in the 21st century? 23 photographers come together to document the foundations of human connection in today’s world.
Karl Roberts sees the landscape as a blank canvas – an environment in which he can “create the magic he doesn’t see in the world around him.”
A group exhibition revisits the sunshine motif – as established in hit musical ‘Hair’ – cautiously offering hope through new, golden visions of the future.
Sixty global practitioners experiment with analogue and digital photography to offer new perspectives on the topics that are shaping modern-day life.
A MoMA retrospective offers a “critical reintroduction” to five decades of photographer Ming Smith’s experimental practice.
Women have been at the forefront of every stage of the photographic revolution. Now, pioneering artists are responding to sustainability and climate.
Pavlo Fyshar’s work is characterised by a sense of discomfort. Playful pastel pinks and greens draw the viewer in, yet the world they find is off-kilter.
Aesthetica marks 20 years since the first issue was published. This edition is dedicated to the power of creativity, the arts and independent print.
Experiences of forced migration are examined through utopian dreams. Duo Cooper & Gorfer expose the inner and outer realities for women.
Dreamscapes is a world of elegant imagination. James Tralie’s digital renders reconstruct natural environments and architecture into serene scenes
Maria Lax’s spellbinding images utilise innovative camera techniques to transform figures, buildings and plants into cinematic, otherworldly creations.
Celebrate the publication’s 20th anniversary as one of the founders discusses how the magazine has become a trusted voice in contemporary art.
