Aesthetica Issue 80 Available Now

The December / January issue is about ideas. The notion that progress is continuous, and that we can change things if we want to, is a powerful statement.

Artificial Constructions

A selection of contemporary Swedish photographers question the nature of images at Moderna Museet, Stockholm.

Historic Celebrations

Scott Nichols Gallery, San Francisco, celebrates its 25th anniversary with a show tracking the institutions’s past exhibitions.

Shifting Methodologies

The technological revolution has inspired developments across all creative disciplines, creating reciprocal design relationships.

Unexpected Encounters

Disrupting notions of the quotidian, Leandro Erlich’s practice employs optical illusions to create surprising visual works.

Groundbreaking Processes

Experimental Dutch designer Joris Laarman and his team apply innovative digital technologies to the design process.

Significant Perspectives

A major retrospective of work by Andreas Gursky marks the reopening of Hayward Gallery, London,​ following a two year refurbishment.

Surprising Connections

A selection of images from the archives of ILEX Gallery offers unexpected dialogues between a diverse range of practitioners and themes.

Cultural Erosion

Nandita Raman’s images of abandoned single-screen theatres take the viewer on a journey through India’s forgotten cultural landmarks

Deutsche Börse: Universal Systems

The four artists shortlisted for this year’s prize respond to the pervasive nature of information in the accelerating digital age.

Opulent Scenarios

Interested in the elements that sit below the surface, Dean Bradshaw’s conceptual compositions focus on the finer details that define the exterior.

Sensory Disconnect

Jeanette Hägglund is a Swedish photographer based in Uppsala who has worked in the industry for 12 years across advertising and portraiture.

Timeless Minimalism

The ever-changing face of fashion is exemplified through a unique label that combines digital origins and clean styling with an ethical commitment.

Living Detachment

Tania Franco Klein’s works uncover the darker elements of culture from over-consumption and media over-stimulation to emotional disconnection.

Liminal Exploration

Both universal landscapes and personal experiences are represented in a new publication that considers the wider effects of architectural tourism.

United Progression

Combining unprecedented technologies with traditional techniques, Lucy Johnston navigates the future of design.

Emotive Metropolis

Clarissa Bonet (b. 1986) is a Chicago-based artist whose work explores aspects of urbanness in both a physical and psychological context

Seeking Transience

Cig Harvey returns to Aesthetica with images from You an Orchestra You a Bomb, a new photobook that pays attention to the fragile present.

Cultural Dimensions

A major retrospective offers audiences an unprecedented understanding of an artist whose vision has been shaped by accelerating worlds.

Simulated Environment

Tekla Evelina Severin is an interior architect who since 2010, has been working in the multidisciplinary fields of art direction, set design and photography.