Visionary Responses

The 2018 edition of Unseen Amsterdam – a leading event for the discovery of new photographic talent – announces its responsive programme.

Sublime Narratives

Aesthetica Art Prize alumnus Gabriela Torres Ruiz uses photography to preserve an experience of silence, reflecting on the passage of time.

A Dynamic Platform

Looking to the future, Sydney Contemporary celebrates cutting edge emerging talent from Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.

Documenting Modernism

An exhibition celebrates the bold architectural landmarks of the 20th century through images by influential photographer Ezra Stoller.

5 to See: This Weekend

Moving into September, must-see shows use documentary photographs, fashion imagery and new technologies to depict the urban landscape.

Unexpected Compositions

Photography at Berlin Art Week questions life in a performance-orientated society through playful, surprising angles and uncanny postures.

Uncanny Portraits

 Katerina Belkina blends photography and painting to craft surreal compositions that combine muted tones and otherworldly elements.

A Global Showcase

START Art Fair at Saatchi Gallery highlights emerging artists, young galleries and art scenes across the globe, offering varied perspectives.

Relative Dimensions

Living and working in San Francisco, Colin Pollard’s pop-coloured projects revel in pastel compositions and deceptive block landscapes.

5 to See: This Weekend

Recommended shows running 25-26 August look to contemporary visual culture, investigating the impacts of censorship and media saturation.

AAP: Reinventing the Landscape

With just one week left of our call for entries, we select five artists from the Aesthetica Art Prize who draw on the natural world for inspiration.

Prizes for Emerging Artists

Aesthetica selects five awards which foster emerging talent, offering wider platforms for the next generation of creative visionaries.

A Contemporary Retelling

The stories of 1960s and 1970s America are examined in Matt Henry’s photography, which is highlighted in a new show at Polka Galerie, Paris.

Top 10 Cultural Cities

Aesthetica selects ten destinations across the world which offer visually and conceptually arresting architecture, galleries and museums.

Critical Reflections

Aesthetica Art Prize alumnus Alinka Echeverria combines a background in anthropology with a critical, responsive approach to image-making.

Illusory Compositions

A collection of work by Noémie Goudal comprises constructed images that reinvent built and natural environments through surreal visuals.

Natural Optimism

Maia Flore’s bright compositions combine feelings of joy and freedom with surreal themes, often evoking the very essence of summer.

The Aesthetica Art Prize: Judges Announced

We are delighted to announce the judging panel for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2019, comprising influential art figures across a range of media.

Unfolding Possibilities

Drenched in theatrical suspense, Julia Fullerton-Batten’s images mix fine art with cinematic imagery to create multilayered narratives.

Still Life Revisited

Over the past seven years, Dan Matthews has developed a uniquely graphic and cropped aesthetic that conjures a sense of the surreal.