The Constructed Self
Karen Navarro’s unconventional portraits investigate the intersections of identity, self-representation, race, gender and belonging.
Karen Navarro’s unconventional portraits investigate the intersections of identity, self-representation, race, gender and belonging.
Join us for a morning of panel discussions and find out who wins the Aesthetica Next Generation Award 2021 – celebrating the best new talent.
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 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.
“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’.
We have spent more time at home than ever before. Winners of the Life Framer Photography Prize reflect on domestic spaces through the lens.
The title of Joanna Piotrowska’s new collection, Stable Vices, yields many possible readings. Entrapment emerges as a key theme throughout.
What does it mean to be human? Paulo Abreu’s images are rich in metaphor and surrealism, probing how it feels to exist in today’s world.
