The December / January edition of Aesthetica is Here. Discover surreal imagery by @brokedidonato, everyday magic from Cig Harvey and Anastasia Samoylova's new road trip photography. Plus, art news and exhibitions. Subscribe & Save 40% + Free Tote Bag: https://t.co/MNGhUoDuMX

Felicity Hammond operates at the intersection of image-making and machine learning. A new, evolving installation opens at Stills, Edinburgh, exploring the relationship between geological mining and data mining. Until 7 February: https://t.co/p30NLRqaO5

#CallForEntries | Aesthetica Creative Writing Award Opens Today We are looking for writing that resonates, stirs, and engages. Our £5,000 international literary prize is now open for Poetry & Short Fiction entries. Share Your Work with the World: https://t.co/NA6EmQz2ZU

#CallingArtists | Submit Your Work to Win £10,000, Exhibition & More The Aesthetica Art Prize is a critically-acclaimed platform for creatives working across disciplines, including #Installation, #Photography, #Sculpture, #MixedMedia & more. Deadline 31 August:

In 1974, photographer Ken Ohara relinquished control of his camera and invited strangers across the USA to document their own lives. The result, now on display at @whitneymuseum, New York, was a radically democratic portrait of American life. Until 8 February:

#ShowsToSee | Chiharu Shiota’s work fills the galleries of MAO Museo d’Arte Orientale. 'The Soul Trembles' traces over 20 years of the Japanese artist’s practice, bringing together drawings, sculptures, photographs and monumental installations. Until June 2026:

#ArtistStudio | Yayoi Kusama "My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings."

#InsightOfTheDay | Cristina García Rodero "I tried to photograph the mysterious, true and magical soul of popular Spain in all its passion, love, humor, tenderness, rage, pain, in all its truth."

'Design and Disability' showcases the radical contributions of Disabled, Deaf, and neurodivergent people to design history. Featuring 170 objects, the show is a celebration of Disabled-led design and a call for action. @V_and_A until 15 February: https://t.co/MWPEtTFK7E

'Faces in the Crowd: Street Photography' explores the evolving techniques photographers have used to record the human experience in urban spaces. Featured photographers include Garry Winogrand, Helen Levitt, Dawoud Bey, Stephen Shore and Yolanda Andrade. @mfaboston until July

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#ShowsToSee | 'Micaiah Carter - Tender Heart' is a mediation on legacy, memory and the nature of identity. The photographer shifts between archival and contemporary photographs to reveal a space where time stretches. @amerikahaus until 18 January: https://t.co/xAImCQPLYh

#OnThisDay in 1946, performance artist Marina Abramovic was born. "I am only interested in the ideas that become obsessive and make me feel uneasy. The ideas that I'm afraid of."

#InsightOfTheDay | Inge Morath "Photography is a strange phenomenon ... You trust your eye and cannot help but bare your soul."

A major exhibition of the trailblazing photographer Lee Miller. @Tate presents an expansive retrospective of the artist, who became a leading figure in the 1920s avant-garde scene and documented the realities of WWII. Until 15 February: https://t.co/I59HjAJcNt

Storytelling beyond words: Lin Cheng’s multidisciplinary art uses gestures, sound and moving image to explore agency, identity and uplift women’s voices. Read more: https://t.co/hl9ubE9SRq

Seydou Keïta changed the face of portrait photography. 'A Tactile Lens' is the most expansive North American exhibition of the legendary Malian photographer’s work to date, featuring more than 280 works. @brooklynmuseum until 17 May: https://t.co/dbMm2p7UtT

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#ShowsToSee | 'Close Enough' presents photographs by 12 women from the acclaimed Magnum Photos agency. The works tell of belonging, intimacy and representation, while addressing foreignness, vulnerability and power dynamics. @coberlin until 28 January: https://t.co/hERVYWwJRD

#OnThisDay in 1996, renowned sculptor Dan Flavin died. "One might not think of light as a matter of fact, but I do. And it is, as I said, as plain and open and direct an art as you will ever find."