Issue 87, Idea Generation, takes stock of what’s to come in the future of art, design, architecture and photography. Find out more about the issue.

Through changing environments, Bethany Murray’s photographic compositions explore the female body and its larger place in constructing identity.

Perfect Darkness is a series by Henri Prestes, shot in secluded and isolated villages, highlighting moments of melancholy.

Eamonn Doyle has quickly moved from DJ to street photographer, documenting Dublin’s inhabitants through an anonymous, isolated lens.

Bauhaus is celebrated this year; at its centenary, the school continues to assert its legacy with classic aesthetics and collaborative sensibilities.

Lagos-based fashion brand Orange Culture is redefining the role of gender in clothing, with colourful, timeless pieces that defy categorisation.

William Bunce is a still-life photographer and director working across editorial and advertising and experiments with narrative and visual cohesion.

New York-based May Parlar is a photography and video artist creating visual narratives that centre around the notion of belonging and identity.

Matias Alonso Revelli’s works are awash with blues and oranges whilst experimenting with pixellation, moving the viewer into hallucinatory states.

Architizer calls upon the general public to define what makes a successful building – collaborations, ecological consideration and social appeal.

How can art make sense of the digital age? BALTIC investigates new possibilities offered by technology in relation to citizenship and activism.

François Aubret’s practice revolves around a series of clean, colourful works that document the hidden geometries of urban civilisation

Winter is a photographic series by German artist Uwe Langmann that depicts sweeping topographies blanketed by clean, white expanses of snow.

Notions of identity, sexuality, voyeurism and performance are examined in The Body Observed, an exhibition from Magnum Photos.

Martin Parr’s Beach Therapy, a new publication from Damiani, presents an optimistic, communal portrait of human experience and leisure time.

Aesthetica’s selection of international photography festivals to watch looks to the future, celebrating new media and fresh talent.

Photographs from across artistic and commercial practices question our diets as a hinge-point for expressing identity, personal beliefs and status.

Helene Schmitz is one of Sweden’s most acknowledged photographers, focusing on humanity’s complicated relationship to nature.

Jan Prengel conveys the silent beauty of structures through minimalist perspectives, deeply influenced by the sprawling growth of urban European cities.

Aesthetica’s Future Now Symposium brings together institutions, galleries and publications to creatively engage with 21st century questions.

Aesthetica selects five photography and video shows across the UK, France and US, looking to experiences of migration and disconnection.

World of WearableArt is looking for artists and designers to to blur the lines between fashion and fine art with their annual competition.

To mark the Bauhaus centenary, Aesthetica selects ten exhibitions, publications and products recognising its enduring legacy.

Still life is a genre steeped in art historical significance. 21st century Dutch photographers reinvent these themes for the digital age.

Asking the question: “How did we get to be the way we are?”, MCA Australia brings together seven decades of work by David Goldblatt.

Vlad Mitrichev’s photographic practice was borne out of a love of filmmaking – communicating a sense of the dramatic through large-scale scenes.

Photography exhibition Sometimes I Disappear at Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh, presents works by four artists specialising in self-documentation.

This Land at Pier 24, San Francisco, addresses contentious issues far and wide – from police violence to wider economic inequality.

In this week’s selection digital objects, innovative designs and introspective photography make sense of everyday life in the 21st century.

What makes architecture more than just building? Guggenheim Bilbao explores the impact of new technology on the 21st century.

Anna Dannemann, Curator, shed light on this year’s show, considering how the four shortlisted artists tell us about contemporary photography.

Personal, political and offering fresh artistic perspectives, the FR Awards return to The Truman Brewery, London for the 2019 edition.

Photography collective Document Scotland reflects on the country’s changing economic and natural landscapes at Martin Parr Foundation.

From reducing plastic consumption to generating solar electricity, this selection foregrounds responsible practice for the future of the planet.

2018 Jarman award-winner Daria Martin’s Tonight the World uses film and computer gaming technology to explore vivid dreamscapes.

Utilising photography as a journey, Sander Vandenbrouke utilises short breaks from filming on set, teasing a sense of narrative from the land.

In surrealist black and white staged images, Astrid Verhoef leaves urban life behind, exploring new connections with the organic world.

International photographers explore human experiences in the 20th and 21st centuries, responding to events shaping the landscape.

Joachim Brohm and Alec Soth document social environments. Two Rivers is a new exhibition exploring life in Germany and the US.

Baltimore Museum of Art and Freersackler Gallery present new shows considering contemporary Asian photography, expanding upon a turbulent history.

Monuments have been created for thousands of years. The Design Museum reflects on notions of history and narrative in projects by David Adjaye.

Tickets are available for the The Future Now Symposium, a two-day exploration of 21st century culture through the mechanism of art.

Good Grief, Charlie Brown! at Somerset House demonstrates the enduring power of popular culture through the lens of Charles M. Schulz.

Must-read publications for January span architecture, photography and design, offering comprehensive histories from India to the US.

Photographer Ka-Man Tse is the winner of the 2018 Aperture Portfolio Prize, focusing on LGBTQ and Asian Pacific Islander communities.

A double exhibition of works by photographer Erwin Olaf takes a personal look at his craft, stylistic development and storytelling methods.

Blurring the boundaries between photography, illustration and digital painting, Alex Fruehmann’s works offer alternate storylines.

Aesthetica’s selection of must-see photography shows for early January offers conceptual visions of iconic natural and urban landscapes.

The Map and the Territory at Jeu de Paume, Paris, is a retrospective surveying colour photographs taken by Luigi Ghirri in Modena during the 1970s.

Haute Photographie offers an international line-up, celebrating a selection of new talents whilst foregrounding the medium’s rich history.