Layered Horizons

Polish-born photographer Magda Biernat, who is based between New York and Paris, is interested in the oceans and how they connect to one another.

Caring for Ecosystems

This year’s edition of Noorderlicht Photo brings together image-makers who explore ways we can improve society – both for people and the planet.

New Contemporaries:
Art in a Time of Change

Helen Cammock, Sunil Gupta and Heather Phillipson have teamed up to select this year’s Bloomberg New Contemporaries: 55 exciting fresh UK talents.

Power of Experimentation:
The December / January Issue

It’s that idea of the journey being more important than the destination. This issue is dedicated to artists who demonstrate the power of creative thinking.

10 Questions With…
Kristin Bedford

“All I can do is open a door with my photographs.” Kristin Bedford speaks to Aesthetica about her inspirations, and what it feels like to a take picture.

Being Seen

Visibility is at the centre of Guggenheim’s new show. The concept is crucial within the art world, where it unearths issues of access, privilege and opportunity.

Stepping into the Unknown

Erik Johansson’s new show is filled with surreal scenes that hold up a mirror to life online: focused around echo chambers, vacuums and filter bubbles.

New Possibilities
In Photography

Prateek Arora. Luisa Dörr. Sarfo Emmanuel Annor. We look back at three ground-breaking creatives from this year’s PhotoVogue Festival.

Alternate Realities

Sari Soininen is an internationally recognised Finnish photographer whose neon-coloured photography draws from the hidden depths of the human mind.

Abu Dhabi Art 2023

The 15th edition of the fair returns from the 22-26 November, spotlighting local and international talent across topics of gender, geography and sustainability.

Enchanted by Possibility

Magic has been an answer to inexplicable events for much of human history. MASS MoCA’s latest exhibition explores its place in today’s world.

Women Artists in Focus:
5 to See this Season

Aesthetica presents a list of international exhibitions this season that champion powerful works by women artists, shedding light on pressing issues of our times.

Computer Architecture

Christoph Morlinghaus is a German-born photographer interested in the unseen world of CPUs. Close-up images resemble aerial cityscapes.

10 Questions With… Dawoud Bey

In Elegy, the contemporary artist offers a poetic depiction of African American experiences that are rarely represented in collective US history.

Nadine Ijewere:
Intimacy and Strength

In her first solo UK exhibition, the renowned photographer presents ‘Anthesis’, a show that focuses on womanhood, compassion and fluidity.

ING Discerning Eye
2023: Visual Surprises

The annual arts event champions UK creativity through an exhibition at London’s Mall Galleries. This year, it is showing 600 small shortlisted artworks.

Legacy and Memory

Thao Nguyen Phan retells and reimagines the past through striking multimedia pieces. Her work debuts in Italy at Pirelli Hangar Biococca.

Beyond Fashion

Renowned photographer Michel Haddi has captured some of the most iconic faces of the 20th century. Now, exhibitions celebrate 40 years.

Manipulated Sunsets

Inka and Niclas are interested in the dynamic between people, places and media, creating spellbinding work where landscapes are fluorescent.

Leica Oskar Barnack Award:
A Window to Humanity

Is our trust in images beginning to erode? Has it disappeared already? This year’s edition of the documentary prize foregrounds human empathy.