This year’s edition of the Royal Photographic Society’s exhibition features a range of analogue and digital techniques, unpicking modern life.

Award-winning Japanese artists Shiga Lieko and Takeuchi Kota draw on historical events and archival materials to examine the human condition.

Andreas Gefeller is interested in how photographic technology unlocks new perceptions of recognisable locations around the world.

Chloé Milos Azzopardi, winner of the Aesthetica Editorial Award, tells a “futuristic fable” about how we can reconnect with the natural world.

April marks the start of art, design and photography fair season. These events are staples in the creative calendar. Discover our round-up of five to know.

Emma Kalff is an American visual artist based in Colorado. A classically trained oil painter, she layers multiple scenes to create surreal collages. A road trip across the USA inspired a series of works that resulted in her first solo exhibition.

Dr. Omar Kholeif’s new book occupies a place where creativity, politics and activism coalesce, made possible by vast networks of cables connecting us.

The new Ai Weiwei exhibition at Design Museum comprises a 650,000 LEGO-brick painting – engaging with ideas of consumerism and production.

Serbia-born Iliya Fonlamov Francisković is a figurative painter, predominantly inspired by the belief that human beings and the world in which we live are the most beautiful creations, whilst art exists to preserve beauty in its original form.

Must-see exhibitions this Spring navigate the impact of the digital realm on portrayals, experiences and perceptions of the world.

Hew Locke’s large-scale installation at Baltic looks to the past, present and future, bringing people together in an age of social and political divide.

As humans, we are always looking for something else, and it is this curiosity that makes us create. This issue is dedicated to the evolution of ideas.

Thomas Demand highlights the fiction beneath attempts to document the truth, questioning the power and responsibility behind art and its maker.

Amy Harrity distils subjects’ personal experiences into compositions that evoke honesty and clarity, capturing the diverse breadth of human emotion.

Vertical stripes transform serene coastlines into two-dimensional kaleidoscopes in Niall Staines’ natural seascapes, creating new order from chaos.

Summer Wagner’s “visual poems” depict figures fixed to the light of their phones. Fantasy and reality combine to hold a mirror up to life online.

Vibrant landscapes, mysterious, lively figures and pulsing colour palettes collide in Sanja Marušić’s portraits, debating the body and female identity.

Yannis Davy Guibinga evokes Gabonese folklore, science fiction and cultural astronomy in portraits rich with narrative and expansive bold backdrops.

Reflection is a metaphor for cultural and financial value to conceptual artist Sarah Meyohas. Light bounces between mirrors in bright, endless loops.

Federica Belli’s minimalist portraits become an effective visual language to communicate and understand questions about humanity’s future.

Gareth Iwan Jones’ fascination with woodland ecocystems inspired enchanting scenes that document the beauty and mystery of forests.

Refik Anadol crafts mesmerising installations with AI and data-driven algorithms, leading to speculations on the future of human-made art.

Izumi Miyazaki is a Japanese self-portrait artist best known across the Internet for crafting surreal, thought-provoking and humorous visual worlds.

Sem Langendijk’s solo exhibition at FOAM focuses on the redevelopment of former port cities, exploring the history of waterfront developments.

Luminescent craters, towering cityscapes and whirling seas are the subjects of these photographs, as featured in our 2023 Aesthetica Art Prize.

Approximately 1.75 Earths are needed to sustain current human activity. Edward Burtynsky’s aerial portraits reveal the cost of human progression.

The landscape of photography has changed so much since 2003. This article will introduce you to our favourite images from across the past two decades.

Larry Achiampong and Hope Strickland receive the Aesthetica Art Prize 2023 – a celebration of creativity that is the litmus test of our times.

Mid-century modern backdrops frame Chloe Meynier’s self portraits, examining women’s experiences at a pivotal moment in history.

New York is home to 8,992,908 people, but what does the city truly mean to those that live there? A new triennial seeks to answer this question.

The seasons are changing. Today, we’re sharing five inspiring contemporary photographs filled with blue skies, open fields and endless possibility.

One month. 100 photography exhibitions. In 2023, EMOP’s expansive programme asks: how does art touch us, and what does touch mean today?

Anila Quayyum Agha’s light-filled installations draw from Islamic Art and the German Renaissance, reconfiguring historic motifs for the 21st century.

Tilda Swinton and the Art Fund led a campaign to save filmmaker Derek Jarman’s cottage – now a symbol of individuality and activism.

A new exhibition at Melbourne Now explores how contemporary artists reference, reimagine and challenge the past with new representations of life.

Metal-clad fruit. Bedrooms that defy gravity. A full moon bursting from a volcano. Here are five images we love, selected from the 2023 Open shortlist.

A new show in Rome foregrounds contemporary artists of different backgrounds, influences and approaches, revealing what binds them together.

Apsáalooke artist Wendy Red Star curates ‘Native America: In Translation’ – a new exhibition dedicated to Indigenous voices, communities and heritage.

Tania Franco Klein’s latest photographic project plays with perspective, light and shadow to depict a disturbingly humorous party of self-sabotage.

Colour photography pioneer Stephen Shore talks about working with drones for his latest book on the beauty of everyday American landscapes.

The first exhibition of Heatherwick Studio in Japan highlights its signature approach: marrying futuristic aesthetics with natural forms in urban centres.

For over 20 years, Deirdre Dyson has crossed the boundaries of what might be considered “art” and “design.” Now, she takes it a step further.

South African photographer Ernest Cole used the camera as a means of defiance and documentation, revealing the daily horrors of the Apartheid era.

Moments of everyday beauty feature in these recommended reads, showcasing the best of art and image-making from the 20th century to today.

Johny Pitts considers the concept of home – travelling across the UK coastline to document Black British culture, geographies and people.

We select 5 exhibitions to attend this International Women’s Day, from self-portraits to photomontages that challenge representations of gender.

This year’s winner has been announced. Here are the laureates spanning 2019-2023, offering personal insights on what architecture means to them.

Aziz + Cucher’s body of work is a cautionary tale for the modern world, blurring reality with the digital realm to investigate what will become of the body.

Bloomberg New Contemporaries is a group exhibition celebrating talent emerging from Britain’s art schools, uncovering a diverse mix of styles.

What makes a show stand out? The Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation spotlights those who made “significant contributions” to the medium in 2022.