Visual Archetypes

Natalie Christensen is a photographer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, known for minimalist abstractions of the American Southwest.

Illusory Architecture

What is the performative power of architecture? Andrea Grütnzer asks such questions, hovering between the familiar and unfamiliar.

Issue 101 Available Now

Recharge and Reset, the 101st edition of Aesthetica, highlights artists and curators initiating change, and bringing important and critical works to light.

Cultural Investigation

High Museum, Atlanta, has a laudable aim: to confront gender imbalance in photography. A radical examination of institutional programming.

Graphic Collaboration

New Color in the Times of Slow Coffee is a series from stylist Michelle Maguire, painter Kristin Texeira & photographer Kelsey McClellan.

Spatial Recalibration

Elements of Hip Hop, Dada and street culture can be found in the work of Robin Rhode, a multi-disciplinary artist democratising city spaces.

Forms of Resistance

Lowrider car culture is an intricate art form, one that offers a sense of belonging and resilience with spring coils, hydraulics and dropped spindles.

Poignant Introspection

Russian-born Kristina Varaksina sits against stark white backdrops, shrouded by materials. The self-portraits place a strong focus on emotion.

PHotoESPAÑA 2021: 5 to See

The 24th edition of Madrid’s PHotoESPAÑA festival follows a year of reckoning with the social effects of Covid-19. Discover 5 shows to see.

New Luminaries

The Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition showcases 20 contemporary artists from across the globe, new luminaries and chroniclers of our times.

Synchronised Movement

Brad Walls turns his lens to the world of synchronised swimming. Set against rippling pools of dappled water, athletes make geometric shapes.

Emerging into Focus

The High Museum of Art in Atlanta delves into its permanent collections to present a survey of women photographers. We interview the curator.

Beyond the Edges

Natalie Christensen’s abstracted, minimalist compositions capture abandoned shopping centres, concrete blocks and swimming pools.

Artists of Tomorrow

New Contemporaries has played a key role in British art since 1949. In a challenging year, their mission is perhaps more important than ever.

New Directions

The inaugural Bristol Photo Festival kicks off with a programme of resonant exhibitions and events running from Spring to Autumn 2021.

5 to See: Gallery Reopenings

This May, museums across England are opening their doors for the first time in months. Discover our 5 selected exhibitions to attend this season.

Reflection and Revolution

Ori Gersht discusses how art history, science and technology collide. The artist has reimagined a classical still life painting for the digital age.

Art and Empowerment

“What better way to collectively engage in empathy than to share the images we take?” Nabad supports artists in Southwestern Asia and North Africa.

Reframing Surrealism

A new exhibition at London’s Whitechapel Gallery explores the vital contribution made by women artists and photographers to surrealism in Britain.

Matriarchal Utopia

“In the bodies of other women I find a union.” Carlota Guerrero’s photobook proposes a new kind of spirituality: a celebration of sisterhood.