Alex Prager became a photographer overnight. Her cinematic practice evolved after she came face to face with an image by William Eggleston.

National Portrait Gallery, London, holds the most extensive collection of portraits in the world. Aesthetica picks highlights to explore from home.

Aesthetica selects five images to inspire your poetry and short fiction. They are ideal writing prompts – dreamlike shores and neon streets.

Be inspired by five talents from the 2020 Aesthetica Art Prize – a prestigious international award celebrating innovation and creativity.

‘Will There Be Hope on Doomsday’ is a short series which challenges our conception of apocalypse and imagines utopias in a new, minimalist arena.

Young, Gifted and Black considers themes of race, class and politics, as well as the importance of human dignity.

Now is the time to get creative with language. Aesthetica presents five key pieces of advice for writing great poetry and short fiction.

Karen Khachaturov’s images are firmly lodged in a disjointed fairytale. Each photograph is like a hard-boiled sweet with a salty centre.

Now is the time to innovate and create. Aesthetica selects five art prizes currently open for entries of student work, digital art and more.

Anna Walker Skillman, Owner, Jackson Fine Art, discusses a 30-year history of showing the most distinguished female voices in photography. 

Cig Harvey’s enchanting photography reflects upon familiar themes of home, family, nature and time, uncovering cinematic moments.

Museums and galleries around the world – including the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao – are opening up their collections to online audiences.

‘Our Strange New Land: Photographs by Alex Harris’ is the latest chapter in High Museum’s ‘Picturing the South’ project.

Paris Photo launches an online viewing room for its inaugural New York edition. Tyler Mitchell is one of the featured photographers.

Siegrid Demyttenaere, Curator at Design Museum Gent, discusses highlights from a show that was curated in honour of the Year of Van Eyck.

“Art and culture is a vital part of who we are as individuals and part of our identity as a nation.” The BBC launches fresh programming and funds.

Vivian Maier’s photographs came to light after her death. Claartje van Dijk, Head of Exhibitions at Foam, discusses their planned show for 2020.

We are living in a technological age. VR and AI are becoming integrated into our culture. The Aesthetica Art Prize responds to this new era.

Photographer Charlie Goodge and Art Director Jessica Jung have paired up for an abstract series that parallels architecture and ceramics.

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, has the largest digital audience of any museum.
Aesthetica delves into its online programme.

On 22 April 1970, the world marked the first Earth Day. For its 50th anniversary, Aesthetica selects digital programmes to explore at home.

France-based Salomé-Charlotte Camors questions our individual responsibility for environmental and social issues. Undertaking extensive research, she then utilises conceptual photography to go beyond an image – to crystallise the interactions constitutive of our identity and conception of reality.

The art world is responding to an unprecedented moment. Archivio Luigi Pericle, Ascona, launches online initiatives for international audiences.

Sony World Photography Awards celebrates images with a powerful visual narrative. This year’s Open Competition winners are announced.

Stay inspired and informed with a selection of key literary podcasts to listen to. Spanning poetry and fiction, they look to the past, present and future.

‘Venus & Mercury’ is the latest series from Viviane Sassen. Whilst the show is closed, Huis Marseille’s Director, discusses the legacy of Sassen.

Sandra Zanetti is a multidisciplinary artist who exhibits internationally. Her work explores humanity’s relationship with reality by examining the shift of the human condition in relation to technological advances.

Cyril Lancelin combines technology and art, engaging the public with installations that provoke questions about the built environment.

Creative duo Julia Galdo and Cody Cloud formed JUCO after meeting at the San Francisco Art Institute in 2002. Aesthetica surveys their work.

Video content is integrated into our culture. The Aesthetica Art Prize celebrates artists working with film as a means to question today’s world.

After half of Claudia Andujar’s family were killed in WWII, she dedicated five decades to raising awareness of the Yanomami people in Brazil.

Growing up on the east coast of South Africa, Travys Owen is invested in his surroundings, translating bright blue skies into the still image. 

Doan Ly’s images are reminiscent of Caravaggio’s legacy – light draping past segments of melon, orange peels and split pomegranates.

Sculpture is evolving, with digital techniques continuing to widen its definition. The Aesthetica Art Prize celebrates this creative innovation.

Joshua White, Gallery Director at Hamiltons, discusses works from Don McCullin and collections from the British Film Institute.

Jimmy Marble’s first camera was an iPhone 3 – it “helped me to get over my fears about photography.” Aesthetica surveys five years’ work.

Federica Beretta, Director at Opera Gallery London, discusses managing the gallery in a time of mass-closures and isolation.

Discover 10 literary prizes that are open for entries across poetry, short fiction and performance. Stay home and be inspired by words.

Olafur Eliasson experiments with installation, public projects, photography and film to explore perception and our relationship with the world.

Aesthetica selects five new books across photography, architecture and sculpture. Stay home and read about seminal names in visual art.

At a time when museums and galleries are closed, we must find new ways of connecting to the arts. One such example is Dior Talks – a new podcast.

Aesthetica explores 10 art movements to know, looking at key artists across a range of genres – including installation, minimalism and video.

Inspired by a new podcast, Aesthetica highlights five pioneering women sculptors who have redefined the medium through materials.

Santiago Perez explores the concept of relationships and the romantic gaze. False eyelashes point upwards from a dewy plane of skin.

As Tate’s galleries are currently shut, Aesthetica highlights five online collections to enjoy and explore from your home.

Johannesburg-based photographer, Aart Verrips, has captured the attention of the South African fashion scene through a distinctive style.

Aesthetica brings together a collection of ten evocative lines from the Creative Writing Award, chosen to spark your creativity whilst at home.

Photography has never been so present in our lives. The Aesthetica Art Prize celebrates image-makers who are exploring today’s complex world.

The April / May edition is titled ‘Resilience.’ This issue is about ideas and innovation, standing together through cultural collaboration.

Aesthetica selects ten exciting 20th century buildings from around the world – offering examples of shifting architectural movements.