Cultural Identifiers

MoMA, Focal Point Gallery and the current issue of Aesthetica look towards utopian ideals through architecture and photography.

Pioneering Female Architects

Foregrounding the contribution of women, this selection of female architects demonstrates innovative approaches to urban space.

Cultural Criticism

Jyoti Dhar is an art critic of British and Indian descent based in Colombo. She is a contributing editor for ArtAsiaPacific and regularly contributes to Artforum and The…

Urban Perspectives

Siegfried Hansen’s street photography is on display this summer as part of the 2018 Hamburg Triennial, covering the theme of Breaking Point.

Considering Artifice

The topic of editing, cropping and filtering, as well as the impact of digital circulation, is addressed in several exhibitions and publications this month.

Profiling Innovation

A new book by Libby Sellers, Women Design, profiles 21 pioneers who have shaped the design world over the past 100 years, redressing the gender balance.

Curating Experiences

Pioneering in its extent of research, a new book from Phaidon presents a concentrated and intriguing overview of architectural exhibitions.

10 to See: Summer Shows

This summer’s must-see solo exhibitions, group shows and biennales demonstrate the UK’s dynamic artistic landscape.

Historical Devices

Mark Wallinger’s recently opened public artwork reflects upon notions of justice and democracy, offering an immersive experience.

Constructing Light

In a new exhibition titled Architecture and People, Nederlands Fotomuseum brings Werner Mantz’s architectural and portrait works together.

Breaching Boundaries

Founded in 1995 in the city of Gwangju in South Korea, the Gwangju Biennale is Asia’s first and most well-known contemporary art biennale.

Cinematic Architecture

Openstudio Architects’ Swartberg House is the subject of a five-channel video installation at La Biennale di Venezia.

Influential Messages

Art Basel’s photography selection includes key voices, raising awareness of ongoing social, political and ecological questions.

Moving into Architecture

Fjordenhus, the first building realised by Olafur Eliasson and his architectural team, builds on a socially and conceptually responsive practice.

Aesthetica Issue 83 Available Now

The June / July edition of Aesthetica is available now. Issue 83, A New Way of Seeing, considers the intersection between the created and the real.

Reactive Architecture

Accessibility, sustainability and humanity take centre stage at Venice Biennale, pushing the literal and figurative boundaries of space.

Reshaping Urbanity

Anarchitect, a retrospective of Gordon Matta-Clark’s short but incendiary career, is currently on show at Jeu de Paume, Paris.

5 to See: This Weekend

Moving towards the end of May, top shows and events investigate what it means to live in an increasingly globalised landscape.

Personal Architecture

Architects Houses, a new release from Princeton Architectural Press, brings together 30 leading designers to discuss their personal dwellings.

Geometric Abstraction

At Fondation Cartier’s Géométries Sud, Du Mexique à la Terre de Feu, Latin American art meets European Modernism in a cacophony of colour and texture.