Digital Connections

Inspired by nature, innovative design collective Studio Drift presents Franchise Freedom, a flying sculpture comprising 300 luminous drones.

Into the Metropolis

For over ten years, Nuremberg-based photographer Christian Höhn has captured the world’s largest cities and transport networks.

The Urban Vernacular

Capturing the everyday landscape, Vishal Marapon’s images connect with changing cities and the material effects of gentrification and development.

10 Sculptures from AAP

During the last month of submissions, the Aesthetica Art Prize collates 10 sculptors from past editions, foregrounding imaginative responses.

An Iconic Approach

Iconic work by Stephen Shore is highlighted as part of Edwynn Houk Gallery’s Summer Show, which delves into a diverse collection.

Geometric Structures

Victoria Miro, London, announces an exhibition of new works by Conrad Shawcross. The works offer a complex, ever-changing experience.

5 to See: This Weekend

Aesthetica selects five must-see photography exhibitions open 28-29 July. Each offers conceptual responses to contemporary life.

Printmaking in the 21st Century

British printmaker Tom Hammick, part of ING Discerning Eye, discusses the process, shedding light on his inspiration.

Design Fairs to See this Year

This selection of international design events provides fresh approaches to making, showcasing the work of upcoming practitioners.

Promoting Creativity

Polaroid Originals’ summer campaign offers bold colours and clean lines, evoking a sense of freedom and creativity.

A Bold Trajectory

Delving into the archives, Changes at Staley-Wise Gallery, New York, charts the development of 20th century photography.

Artificial Landscapes

Brilliant City at David Zwirner, Hong Kong investigates the density of the metropolis through manipulated compositions.

Responses to Modernism

British artist Edmund de Waal, known for crafting minimal ceramic forms, makes his first architectural intervention in the US.

Evolving Disciplines

Exhibitions at The Hepworth, Wakefield, and the Getty Center, Los Angeles, showcase work that occupies the boundary between fashion and fine art.

Symbolic Journeys

A new show at Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, examines the poetic nature of roads through photographs by Robert Adams.

Social Mediations

Nothing Stable Under Heaven features works by 25 artists drawn from SFMOMA’s contemporary collection focusing on social and political resistance.

A Dynamic City

The 20 photographers featured in Made in Berlin at CAMERAWORK draw a striking portrait of the cultural centre through a variety of styles.

Holzer: Language Systems

Tate Modern’s Artist’s Rooms: Jenny Holzer opens, featuring a diverse range of text-based work by the American artist.

Artists’ Film Screenings

The domestic landscape holds complex emotions at its core. Works from the Aesthetica Art Prize’s longlist of Artists’ Films explore these feelings.

Cinematic Perspectives

Gail Albert Halaban’s large-scale, stylised works possess a dark and cinematic sense of voyeurism, addressing themes of 21st century disconnection.

Unseen Environments

Anthropocene at Art Gallery of Ontario brings together science and art, unearthing the scale of industrial activity on the planet.

Documenting the Self

An exhibition at Museum of Fine Arts, Petersburgh, examines how photographers capture and rewrite notions of identity.

Future Forms

London Design Festival showcases products from Zaha Hadid Design, a studio known for its innovative approach to geometry.

Cultural Developments

The V&A Dundee, Scotland’s first design museum, opens this September, offering the city a new and dynamic creative centre.

Illuminating the Everyday

Harry Gruyaert offers a striking synthesis of colour, form and light, bringing together fragments of the everyday.

Theatrical Encounters

Lonneke van der Palen’s practice focuses on creating artificial sets. Highly stylised, the images focus on nature of circulated media and constructed realities.

A Shifting Topography

Berenice Abbott’s works represent a community in flux, documenting New York’s changing landscape through light and form.

Environmental Dialogues

The relationship between humans and the natural landscape is constantly shifting. A show responds to these changing dialogues.

5 to See: This Weekend

From UK beaches to Latin and Central America, must-see exhibitions open 21-22 July are defined by a sense of place and local identity.

Changing Perceptions

The shortlist exhibition for Artes Mundi 8 brings together visionary contemporary artists engaging with timely socio-political issues.

A World First

Artificial Intelligence has the potential to transform everything we do. Huawei launches the world’s first photography award judged by AI.

Surreal Archetypes

Kate Ballis transforms California’s iconic modernist architecture and desert landscapes into uncanny worlds.

Manipulated Space

Image Building: How Photography Transforms Architecture explores the changing dialogues between viewer, photographer and architect.

Innovative Architecture: 10 New Buildings

Aesthetica’s selection of visually arresting, newly-built galleries, hotels and industrial projects responds to social and environmental needs.

Documenting Change

Kunstmuseum, Wolfsburg’s retrospective of work by Robert Lebeck uncovers different forms of rebellion and the aftermath of protest.

A Bold Vision

Hatje Cantz’s new publication, James Turrell: Extraordinary Ideas – Realized,  features bold images of the artist’s visionary installations.

Otherworldly Arenas

Intrigued by social phenomena, Al Mefer’s photographs call upon artificial elements, using an intriguing interplay between shadow and colour.

Vibrant Installation

Aesthetica Art Prize alumnus Liz West’s new site-specific sculpture transforms the space into a colourful arena for aesthetic appreciation.

Cultural Awareness

There are more than 270 nationalities and 300 languages spoken in London. Shows at Calvert 22, Foam and NOW Gallery celebrate this diversity.

Aitken: Redefining Cinema

Doug Aitken’s Song 1 is an all-encompassing video piece that leads viewers into a mesmerising cinematic space.

Escaping Digitalisation

Jacqueline Hassink documents a number of the planet’s dwindling “white spots”, lacking wifi and cellular coverage, shown at Benrubi Gallery.

Saraceno: Future Cities

Tomás Saraceno is known for examining the crossroads of art, science and architecture. A new presentation offers a multisensory arena.

Discerning Eye: Women in the Arts

Fashion designer and artist Sadie Clayton, one of 2018’s ING Discerning Eye selectors, discusses the importance of the initiative.

Illusory Arenas

Georges Rousse’s practice occupies the intersection between photography, painting and architecture, creating otherworldly scenes.

5 to See: This Weekend

This weekend’s key exhibitions respond to a fast-paced digital world through otherworldly installations, architectural surveys and video works.

Convex Environments

Galleri F15 presents key works by Anish Kapoor, whose sculptures evoke curiosity over the relationship between space and object,

A Developing Genre

More than half of the world’s population lives in cities. Triennial of Photography Hamburg offers a range of perspectives on urban environments.

5 Sustainable Fashion Brands

This collection of emerging and established sustainable fashion labels offers alternative  solutions from around the world.

Linear Sensibility

A monumental exhibition at the Musée de l’Elysée Lausanne focuses on the formal composition of over 1500 original prints.

Urban Metaphors

From geometric abstraction to spontaneous snapshots, a collection of photographs explores the vernacular of Brussels’ urban landscapes.