Disruptive Collections

We speak with Sydney-based Harriet Moutsopoulos, a collage artist working under the name Lexicon Love; she seeks out the unexpected connections between humour and tragedy.

Lange: Human Stories

Helping to shape an understanding of the interwar years in the US, Dorothea Lange’s deeply human images of urban situations are strikingly poignant.

Reinventing Classicism

Photographer Francesca Woodman considered Italy her second home. A new exhibition considers the country’s profound influence.

A Unique Insight

On display at Helmond Museum, a series of 90 large-scale colour photographs by Carl de Keyzer offer rare insights into life in North Korea.

Contemplative Portraits

Evoking a sense of silence, the photography of Trine Søndergaard explores both physical and personal interior spaces. 

Photographic Responses

Featuring work by Edmund Clark, In The Still of the Night at Fotohof, Salzburg, examines public and private worlds through photography.

Art Fairs to Attend in 2018

Aesthetica highlights five key art events opening in 2018, offering unique platforms for discovery, conversation and collaboration.

Semantics of the Home

Andrea Clarke is wholly interested in the spaces that surround us, questioning the confines that they offer and the anonymity attached to home.

Capturing the Present

Tony Vaccaro’s body of work, celebrated in a show at Getty Images Gallery, offers an all-encompassing view of life in the 20th century.  

5 to See: This Weekend

Moving into August, this week’s top exhibitions reflect upon life in cities around the world through bold photography and installation.

Last Chance to See: AAP 2018

Technology is the signifier of our times, with people checking smartphones every 12 minutes. The 2018 Aesthetica Art Prize responds to this.

An Evolving Genre

A photography show at Museum Ludwig, Cologne, questions the boundaries between fine art and documentary genres.

Making Global Connections

Curated by the Michael Reid Gallery in Berlin, the Australian Embassy in Paris showcases 22 leading figures in contemporary photography.

10 to See: Unseen Amsterdam

Unseen Amsterdam highlights the latest developments in fine art photography. Aesthetica collates a list of 2018’s must-see artists.

Historic Inspiration

Influenced by humanity’s fascination with the nature of the everyday, Romain Veillon’s photographs inhabit a world of testimony and nostalgia.

Points of Departure

Sisters Sally Ann and Emily May Gunawan return to Aesthetica with a shoot inspired by the Australian landscape and Pacific Ocean.

Moments of Isolation

Continuing an ongoing support of emerging talent, Next Generation is an annual collaboration with LCC that celebrates the work of graduates.

Visions of the City

Kevin Krautgartner’s works focus on geometric elements from the evolving landscape, revelling in bold structures set against an immaculate skyline.

Urban Algorithms

Using patterns and data from intelligent surveillance systems, Esther Hovers’ images have been crafted around the detection of criminal behaviour.

Surreal Interactions

Brooke DiDonato creates rich, palpable images that document a new kind of reality – taking figures from the realms of the everyday into a state of flux.