This summer, we spotlight exciting talent emerging from the UK’s leading art schools, offering a glimpse of those set to shape the future of visual culture.

Artist Keni Li’s latest series, Fluid Memory: Wings, explores how our memory can be reconstructed through images, scent and objects. 

Gagosian hosts the first ever presentation of Air Package in a Ceiling, a monumental installation conceived by Christo in 1968 but never realised.

The winners of the 2026 Listening Pitch grant have been announced. The three films answer the question: what can we hear if we listen right now?

The programme for the hugely popular bi-annual event, which opens in October, has been officially announced. The theme for 2026 is “Time Machine.”

Huxley Parlour showcases the huge breadth of Joel Meyerowitz’ six-decade-long career, examining the artist’s ever-evolving approach to photography.

The international multi-disciplinary artist bridges art, architecture and science in his most ambitious exhibition, which opens at Haus der Kunst in July.

In her biggest European show to date, Cao Fei transforms Kunstmuseum Basel’s Gegenwart building into an immersive, city-like environment.

Bruce Munro’s iconic installation, Field of Light is one of Australia’s most beloved artworks. This year, Ayres Rock Resort is celebrating its tenth anniversary.

This year’s winning artist is Rene Matić, recognised for “raw and honest photographs” that “bring a story of Britain today to audiences outside the UK.” 

We spotlight our top international exhibitions to add to your list, each one addressing something truly urgent about our complex, contemporary moment.

These must-see shows place monumental names, like Henry Moore, Lynn Chadwick and Yayoi Kusama, in direct dialogue with the natural environment.

Here is Aesthetica’s run-down of national pavilions – paying attention to timely themes like connection, communication, ecology, identity and legacy.

V&A, London’s latest display features works by 40 artists from 25 countries from Asia Pacific region, celebrating 30 years of the Asia Pacific Triennial.

MoMA examines modern architecture from the 1950s to the 1980s, placing it in the context of political independence in Western Africa.

How can ideas transform into a visuals? How does engineering and technology intersect with art? These questions are at the heart of Manlin Zhang’s practice.

Black Bricolage at MEP in Paris brings together photographs, notebooks and documents that bear witness to Black experiences in Europe and beyond.

The summer season at Fotografiska Tallinn begins with two exhibitions that celebrate the biggest names in photography, and the next generation.

KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival returns for its 14th edition, presenting exhibitions that explore the “in-between” spaces found in cities.

Museum für Fotografie, Berlin’s new exhibition is made up of more than 300 photographs, which showcase the influence of Female Bauhaus artists.