Landmark Designs

Susan Kare is the creator of Macintosh’s original icons, typefaces and user interface graphics – one of the world’s most influential women in technology.

Crystallised Memories

How does it feel to leave home? Photographer Luca Iovino explores memory and moving in his debut book, ‘The Name We Hold’, published by Disko Bay.

Intersections: The October / November Issue is Here

This issue celebrates how, when we open our minds to unexpected collaborations, we allow ourselves to be surprised, challenged and transformed by ideas.

10 to See:
Black History Month 2024

Aligned with the theme of Black History Month 2024 – Reclaiming Narratives – these are 10 shows in which creatives take on the role of chroniclers.

Fleeting Moments

The International Centre of Photography celebrates the resistance, self-expression and community spirit captured across 50 years of street photography.

Moments of Nostalgia

Based in Accra, Ghana, Carlos Idun-Tawiah is tapping into childhood memories and family photo albums to construct fictional narratives.

Spatially Responsive

Site-specific sculpture and installation are used to push back against art’s commodification and reproduction in Cerith Wyn Evans’ latest exhibit.

The Self Reflected

Charting the role of mirrors in the history of art, from Renaissance paintings to the latest in photography and immersive installations.

Details Up Close

Unnoticed moments are the subjects of Lotte Ekkel’s images, from single leaves to moonlit raindrops and eerie, lonesome tree branches.

Echoes Preserved

Brendan George Ko’s portraits of friends, often bathed in light and shadow, meet high-quality, crisp close-up shots of foliage to set the scene.

Society Transforms

Right now, Cao Fei is one of the biggest names in the art world. She is making multimedia work about technology and urban change in China.

Distilled Atmosphere

Colour dances across onoko’s pages, forming complex, textured, impressionistic images that bleed into the paper like watercolour paintings.

Sense of Detachment

Out in the landscape, Bootsy Holler harnesses the self-portraiture genre as a way to visualise and work through difficult, personal emotions.

Boundless Imagination

A new architecture book shows what happens when we combine the human imagination with powerful digital tools to realise escapist ideas.

Uplifting Narratives

Fares Micue returns to Aesthetica with positivity and optimism, sharing a joyful outlook on life through a meticulous image-making process.

40 Years of the Turner Prize

This year marks the 40-year anniversary of the Turner Prize, which returns to Tate Britain for the first time in six years. Here are the shortlisted artists.

Collective Action

Decades on from the Miners’ Strikes, the political, social and economic toll of the events continues to run deep. A new photobook chronicles 1984-1985.

Sculpted Matter

“You can’t really pick your medium. Your medium picks you.” Today, we present sculpture exhibitions from Anya Gallaccio, Takis and Saad Qureshi.

Identity in Focus

These five photography shows on display this autumn explore national, cultural and personal identity through intimate and reflective images.

Skin and Metal

Photographer Vera van Dam’s debut monograph focuses on the connection between women and cars, with tender close ups and moody shots of seats.

In Conversation with Jasmina Cibic

Jasmina Cibic’s work explores the use of art and architecture as tools for ‘soft power’. We speak to her about the inspiration behind her latest show.

An Outsider’s Perspective

Rotimi Fani-Kayode was a self-described “outsider”, whose work documented his intersecting identities as a queer Black man from Africa living in the UK.

Limitless Possibility

Discover the first and largest exhibition of African photography in Asia, with stellar work from Atong Atem, Maïmouna Guerresi, Zanele Muholi and more.

Tides Turn

The reopened Centro De Arte Moderno welcomes visitors into ‘Tide Line,’ a fluid display of installations from Mónica De Miranda, Filipa César and more.

Art that Moves

We bring you a selection of compelling exhibitions that are united by a shared interest in participants’ sensory experiences and movement through space.

Celebrating Photography Now

The AOP Open Award celebrates the universality of photography. This year, finalists’ images foreground the joy of community spirit and collective action.

Perfect and Flawed

The Met considers the Sunshine State, exploring how photographers, generations apart, have pictured Florida as a place where fantasy and reality collide.

Reimagining the Muse 

Photographer Kelli Connell examines the complex dynamics of the artist and their muse through the relationship of Edward Weston and Charis Wilson.

Revisiting Histories

Discover new work from Aesthetica Art Prize winner Maryam Tafakory in this roundup of powerful artists’ films screening at the BFI London Film Festival.

In Conversation with Bharti Kher

Artist Bharti Kher’s new installation at Hayward Gallery has been unveiled – the work foreground the bindi, a symbol of spirituality and femininity.

Transmitted through Ages

Transmission – whether of knowledge, stories, memories or landscapes – is the thread connecting the works in Saodat Ismailova’s major retrospective.

Audio-Visual Connections

180 Studios and The Vinyl Factory have teamed up to present an exhibition devoted to the sensory bliss where sight and sound meet.

Innovative Designs

London Design Festival showcases the artists and collectives who represent the future of art and design, creating breathtaking installations.

Surrealism: 100 Years On

Here is a roundup of exhibitions all over the world that are recognising incredible luminaries of the Surrealist movement – both past and present.

Reclaimed Histories

Maja Daniels’ new book explores the myths that surround Sweden’s witch trials and remind us of the real women at the heart of the tragedy.

Pioneering Creativity

The Turner Prize has been recognising pioneering British artists for 40 years. Here are five chances to see the pioneering work of previous winners.

Preserving the Culture

This autumn, Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz share The Dean Collection – a priceless archive of cultural treasures – at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta.

Meticulous Staging

Late photographer Erwin Olaf directed meticulously crafted scenes that prompt the viewer to ask: what is the full story behind this single moment in time?

Power and Identity: Five Female Filmmakers

Meet the five women whose films are now being displayed as part of the Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate’s newest exhibition: Power and Identity.

Ones to Watch:
Unseen Amsterdam 2024

Unseen Amsterdam returns for its 12th edition, promising a stellar showcase of the spectrum of contemporary photography from around the world.

Light Abstracted

Getty Museum explores abstract photography in the mid-20th century as artists such as Man Ray pushed the boundaries of what the camera could achieve.

Infinite Creativity

Over the past three decades, Viviane Sassen has been masterfully traversing the boundaries between the worlds of fashion and fine art photography.

A Rallying Cry

Hammer Museum contributes to the cultural conversation on the climate emergency with the show: ‘Breath(e): Toward Climate Social Justice. ‘

A Living River

The Birrarung river is recognised by Australian law as a living entity in need of protection. NGV’s show spotlights how eight designers imagine its future.

Immersive Experiences

Viewers are invited to step inside these immersive installations by pioneering artists like Anish Kapoor, Anthony McCall and Yayoi Kusama.

In Conversation with Gareth Phillips

Gareth Phillips pushes the boundaries of the traditional photobook, creating sprawling works that offer a new perspective on the form.

What if Women
Ruled the World?

Meet the curator of the ground-breaking exhibition cycle spotlighting women artists at the National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMΣT).

Fragility and Resistance

Mitch Epstein captures the majesty of ancient old-growth forests across the US, reminding us of the importance of preserving our natural landscapes.

Truths Unearthed

British artist and researcher Lisa Barnard explores the troubled history of gold and the complex ways in which it intersects with the global economy today.

Endless Possibility

Here are highlights from Images Vevey’s 2024 lineup, including ground-breaking photographers Kaya & Blank, Lisa Barnard and Paul Graham.