Collective Energy: The February / March Issue
The February / March issue of Aesthetica has landed. This edition is dedicated to the movers and shakers, as well as the power of collaboration and resilience.
The February / March issue of Aesthetica has landed. This edition is dedicated to the movers and shakers, as well as the power of collaboration and resilience.
Tamara Dean’s flower-drenched images remind us that humans are neither separated from, nor superior to, the environment that surrounds us.
In Atlanta, world-leading Japanese creative Ryoji Ikeda is making large sets of data visible through his multilayered and audiovisual art experiences.
The enduring legacy of Aleksandra Kasuba, the late Lithuanian installation art pioneer, is examined by a major retrospective in France.
Nature is the subject of choice for artist Sandra Bartocha, whose images traverse sun-dappled forests and meadows filled with rich plant life.
Andoni Beristain’s latest series, “Pieza Madre”, pays homage to his late mother and reminds viewers to embrace everyday joy and experiences.
These five exhibitions showcase renowned artists and emerging voices who are using their platform to call for action against the climate crisis.
A highlight of each January is seeing Britain’s high streets, railway stations, airports and shopping centres transform into a public portrait gallery.
Somerset House, London, unveils a monumental exhibition dedicated to soil – exploring the incredible, life-sustaining ecosystem beneath us.
California Museum of Photograph’s latest exhibition traces Ansel Adams’ later works, as he attempted to navigate the social changes of the 1960s.
Zdeněk Vošický’s aerial photographs capture the rolling hills and stunning scenery of Czechia, creating breathtaking minimalist series.
MAXXI Museum presents the work of architects and creatives who ask the question: if the world is always moving, why should architecture stand still?
London Art Fair returns for its 37th edition with new shows from 120 international galleries and exhibitions of modern and contemporary art.
Nina Papiorek’s minimalist architectural photography explores the relationship between society and the structures we use in daily life.
These current exhibitions offer a fascinating insight into the life, works and legacy of five pioneering figures of 20th century photography.
Art Genéve 2025 brings together 80 international galleries, alongside educational programmes, to showcase collections and visionary creatives.
Discover one exhibition for every month of the year in 2025. This list spans shows of art, architecture, design, photography, science and technology.
Artist and cultural innovator Nian Liu is dedicated to preserving traditional shoemaking techniques, working at the borderlines of design and sculpture.
Guido Klumpe’s abstract photography reveals unexpected beauty and poetry in the banal spaces often overlooked for more exciting destinations.
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…
“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.
National Galleries of Scotland showcases the incredible work in its archive, celebrating 40 years of its world-class photography collection.
Photographer Zac Henderson makes the invisible visible with intricate imaginings of what dark matter would look like using iron filings and magnets.
We’re looking forward at an exciting year full of opportunities for creatives, writers, filmmakers and games developers across the twelve months.
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.
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe documents the unprecedented changes experienced by Black communities on Daufuskie Island.
The landmark photographic series is on display at Denver Art Museum, foregrounding the importance of collaboration between artist and subject.
Aesthetica spoke to Raven Row curator John Millar about the gallery’s upcoming exhibition of Peter Hujar, a pioneering photographer of the 1980s.
Whitney Museum presents a living citrus grove housed within a gallery, envisioned as a sculptural statement and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
Visual artist Esteban Amaro creates otherworldly works that blur the line between sculpture and photography to transform familiar landscapes.
Aesthetica looks back on the insightful and inspiring interviews with artists that have been featured in the magazine throughout 2024.
Snow covered fields. Icy lakes. Glowing lights. These five lens-based artists create works full of intrigue and atmosphere – evoking winter’s chill.
Autograph showcases the photographs of Abi Morocco Studio, with images that capture Nigeria’s cultural revolution during the 1970s.
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.
Sebastião Salgado’s renowned documentary photographs shines a light on the immense beauty and fragile ecosystem of the Amazon rainforest.
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.
Photographer Violeta Sofia turns points of insecurity into moments of celebration with her visually arresting photographs of blooming flowers.
Aesthetica looks back at the themes that have dominated its pages over the past twelve months, from abstraction to artificial intelligence and more.
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.
Tate Britain presents a landmark retrospective on the photography that documented the seismic political, social and cultural shifts of the 1980s.
Autograph, London, showcases the work of a key contemporary artist whose practice explored themes of race, sexuality and the politics of difference.
Whitney Museum of American Art brings together artists who consider the political, social and economic implications of the USA’s natural vistas.
The Barbican Centre, an icon of Brutalist design, is undergoing a monumental redevelopment. Here are 10 more examples of the style, found across London.
Felipe Enger’s abstract paper scenes draw inspiration from the vivid landscapes of Brazil and the refined minimalism of Scandinavian designs.
Aesthetica shares some of the world-class photographers featured during 2024, including Fares Micue, Neal Grundy and Marta Djourina.
Icelandic photographer Ragnar Axelsson has documented the people, animals and landscape of remote Arctic regions for over forty years.
Mary Mattingly’s extensive photographs bottle the transformational quality of nature in a new exhibition at Robert Mann Gallery, New York.
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.
Towering mushrooms, polka-dot rooms and bright neon lights. Aesthetica rounds-up ten contemporary art experiences to visit this winter.
Marie Dreezen explores Belgium’s forgotten places, using light and colour to build locations that feel at once strange yet eerily familiar.