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The View from Above

Zdeněk Vošický’s aerial photographs capture the rolling hills and stunning scenery of Czechia, creating breathtaking minimalist series.

Moving Structures

MAXXI Museum presents the work of architects and creatives who ask the question: if the world is always moving, why should architecture stand still?

Interactive Experiences 

London Art Fair returns for its 37th edition with new shows from 120 international galleries and exhibitions of modern and contemporary art.

Urban Symmetry

Nina Papiorek’s minimalist architectural photography explores the relationship between society and the structures we use in daily life.

Pioneers of Photography

These current exhibitions offer a fascinating insight into the life, works and legacy of five pioneers figures of 20th century photography.

Visionary Creatives: Art Genéve 2025

Art Genéve 2025 brings together 80 international galleries, alongside educational programmes, to showcase collections and visionary creatives.

UK Exhibitions to Look Out For in 2025

Discover one exhibition for every month of the year in 2025. This list spans shows of art, architecture, design, photography, science and technology.

An Enduring Symbol

Artist and cultural innovator Nian Liu is dedicated to preserving traditional shoemaking techniques, working at the borderlines of design and sculpture.

Hidden Cityscapes

Guido Klumpe’s abstract photography reveals unexpected beauty and poetry in the banal spaces often overlooked for more exciting destinations.

Moments of Inspiration

Throughout 2024, we spoken to pioneering artists about their careers, works and creative inspirations. They’ve had work exhibited in some of the most revered galleries…

Mirroring Life Online

“Where does an image begin and where does it end?” is a pertinent question for our times. Five artists at Huis Marseille, Amsterdam, seek to answer it.

Legacy of Images

National Galleries of Scotland showcases the incredible work in its archive, celebrating 40 years of its world-class photography collection.

Beyond the Visible 

Photographer Zac Henderson makes the invisible visible with intricate imaginings of what dark matter would look like using iron filings and magnets.

Looking Forward: Aesthetica in 2025

We’re looking forward at an exciting year full of opportunities for creatives, writers, filmmakers and games developers across the twelve months.

Art, Culture and Ecology

A new show at LACMA leverages creativity, in all its forms, to spread the word about climate issues and how humanity is irrevocably changing the planet.

Memory Preserved 

Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe documents the unprecedented changes experienced by Black communities on Daufuskie Island.

Dawoud Bey’s Street Portraits

The landmark photographic series is on display at Denver Art Museum, foregrounding the importance of collaboration between artist and subject.

Personal Narratives

Aesthetica spoke to Raven Row curator John Millar about the gallery’s upcoming exhibition of Peter Hujar, a pioneering photographer of the 1980s.

A Sustainable Future

Whitney Museum presents a living citrus grove housed within a gallery, envisioned as a sculptural statement and a self-sustaining ecosystem.

Unexpected Landscapes

Visual artist Esteban Amaro creates otherworldly works that blur the line between sculpture and photography to transform familiar landscapes.

2024 Wrapped: Interviews That Shaped The Year

Aesthetica looks back on the insightful and inspiring interviews with artists that have been featured in the magazine throughout 2024.

5 Images for Winter

Snow covered fields. Icy lakes. Glowing lights. These five lens-based artists create works full of intrigue and atmosphere – evoking winter’s chill.

Rhythms of a City

Autograph showcases the photographs of Abi Morocco Studio, with images that capture Nigeria’s cultural revolution during the 1970s.

Moving Images: The 2024 Jameel Prize

Themes of water, ecology and industrialisation are at the heart of this year’s Jameel Prize presentation, open at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Natural Wonders

Sebastião Salgado’s renowned documentary photographs shines a light on the immense beauty and fragile ecosystem of the Amazon rainforest.

Berlin 1990s: A City in Transition

C/O Berlin presents over 200 photographs of the city during the 1990s – a time when it was wrestling with deep and often irreconcilable tensions.

Life in Bloom

Photographer Violeta Sofia turns points of insecurity into moments of celebration with her visually arresting photographs of blooming flowers.

Aesthetica Wrapped: Key Themes from 2024

Aesthetica looks back at the themes that have dominated its pages over the past twelve months, from abstraction to artificial intelligence and more.

A Compelling Retrospective:
Hans Haacke

Hans Haacke’s iconic works transform the gallery space into a place where questioning is encouraged, holding up a mirror to systems of power and control.

Capturing a Decade

Tate Britain presents a landmark retrospective on the photography that documented the seismic political, social and cultural shifts of the 1980s.

Rotimi Fani-Kayode:
Staging Desire

Autograph, London, showcases the work of a key contemporary artist whose practice explored themes of race, sexuality and the politics of difference.

Rethinking Landscapes

Whitney Museum of American Art brings together artists who consider the political, social and economic implications of the USA’s natural vistas.

10 Brutalist Buildings in London

The Barbican Centre, an icon of Brutalist design, is undergoing a monumental redevelopment. Here are 10 more examples of the style, found across London.

Paper Creations

Felipe Enger’s abstract paper scenes draw inspiration from the vivid landscapes of Brazil and the refined minimalism of Scandinavian designs.

Behind the Lens: 2024 in Photography

Aesthetica shares some of the world-class photographers featured during 2024, including Fares Micue, Neal Grundy and Marta Djourina.

Urgent Storytelling

Icelandic photographer Ragnar Axelsson has documented the people, animals and landscape of remote Arctic regions for over forty years.

Bathing in Nature

Mary Mattingly’s extensive photographs bottle the transformational quality of nature in a new exhibition at Robert Mann Gallery, New York.

As We Rise

A monumental body of work by Black artists from the Wedge Collection is at Saatchi Gallery in London, looking at themes of identity, community and power.

Illuminating Spaces:
10 Immersive Shows to See Now

Towering mushrooms, polka-dot rooms and bright neon lights. Aesthetica rounds-up ten contemporary art experiences to visit this winter.

Nocturnal Wandering

Marie Dreezen explores Belgium’s forgotten places, using light and colour to build locations that feel at once strange yet eerily familiar.

An Intimate Portrait

The Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize showcases best in contemporary photography. The 2024 artists are now at the National Portrait Gallery.

2024: A Year in Covers

From vibrant autumn leaves to obscured portraits, Aesthetica takes a look back at the remarkable photographers that made it onto this year’s covers.

Speculative Visions

Ekow Eshun curates photography by David Ụzọchukwu, responding to the parable: “There is nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns.”

Moment of Stillness

Nick Prideaux approaches taking pictures in a mindful way, catching fleeting and fragmented scenes as an ongoing thread of mini-vignettes.

Colour Unleashed

Fresh lilacs are paired with zesty yellows, rich greens with blues and deep reds with tangerine orange in Teklan’s new interior design projects.

Power of Expression

Anne Nobels presents a deeply personal set of photographs rooted in nature, that encourages viewers to open up to embracing vulnerability.

Worlds in Paper

Dutch artist Popel Coumou builds 3D rooms by layering and positioning geometric shapes that are hand-cut out of paper and cardboard.

Ideation to Reality

Leading designer Thomas Heatherwick looks back across 150 key projects, demonstrating the importance of hands-on collaborations.

Here and Now: The December / January Issue

Every day, we are reminded of the boundless power of creativity. Dive into our preview of the magazine and meet artists who demonstrate innovation.

Beyond Landscape

Cody Cobb discusses his enigmatic approach to American landscape photography, considering his place within the genre’s changing narratives.

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