Highlighting inspiring quotes from ten pioneering artists previously featured in Aesthetica Magazine, whose immersive works redefine the gallery space.

The Met brings together more than 80 works by 15 Japanese artists, from the photographer Tōmatsu Shōmei to Okinawan filmmaker Yamashiro Chikak

Miji Ih’s first major solo exhibition discusses the experiences of women who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military throughout WWII.

From 4-8 November 2026, the 16th edition of the festival brings five days of inspiring cinema and new ideas across film, games, VR, music and beyond.

A new book celebrates more than 250 figures who have shaped genres such as art, fashion, landscape, portraiture, photomontage and photojournalism.

The artist reconsiders what it means to create, putting the very act of making and unmaking at the heart of meaning, rather than a means to an end.

LACMA presents two concurrent shows dedicated to the idea of “the home of tomorrow,” surveying more than 260 drawings, films, models and various objects.

We spotlight artists from the Aesthetica archive who turn their lens on natural landscapes when they are under cover of darkness, capturing a new world.

The 2026 Siena Awards Photo Festival celebrates world-class photography, showcasing powerful stories, cultures, creativity and perspectives.

Lewis Bush, at International Centre for the Image, examines the dark origins of modern rocketry and space exploration during WWII and the Holocaust.

The prestigious annual award recognises artists whose practices consider the changing relationship between humans and the organic world.

MOCA Jacksonville Romero’s bold practice, which celebrate the multiplicity, beauty, and resilience of Native American and Indigenous experiences.

Huss Al-Chokhdar, Hetal Chudasama, Gianni Esporas and Abi Lewis each consider how the past persists within bodies, objects and places.

These five artists challenge visual conventions, utilising paper construction and staged photography to investigate the materiality of images.

A new exhibition honours a pioneer of experimental music, who repeatedly redefined the boundaries between audio, film, performance and visual art.

The 30th anniversary edition of the prize features an impressive shortlist of photographers: Hoda Afshar, Lotus L. Kang, Sasha Kurmaz and Salvatore Vitale.

MoMA PS1 spotlights the work of Masao Gozu, a photographer who spent decades capturing New York City through the windows of its bars and cafes.

At the Musée d’Orsay, the artist – who is recognised as one of the most influential artists of our times – transforms the façade with striking textual excerpts.

We spotlight five shows that explore how fashion designers and photographers have helped shaped the nature of contemporary art for over a century.

The artist’s radical use of industrial materials – that anyone could buy – is the subject of Some Light at Guggenheim Bilbao, opening this November.