Exhibitions & Shows
The best of the year's art exhibitions and shows, compiled by Wallpaper*
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To mark artist June Leaf’s first solo show in LA and a group show in New York, a writer remembers her Bleecker Street studioWith the late June Leaf’s work featured in ‘The Bowery: Devil's Mile' at New York’s New Museum, and a 2027 LA show coming soon, Robert Sullivan reflects on the life of an extraordinary artist
By Producer - Michael Reynolds Published
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Who are Prune Nourry’s plaster-cast figures inside the Petit Palais?As part of her ‘Visionaries’ exhibition, the French artist is bringing female sculptors to Paris, at all scales
By Hannah Silver Published
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Alice Diop curates a celebration of Black female creativity for Miu Miu at Art Basel ParisWith ‘Geste de Consolation’, French filmmaker Alice Diop asks the viewer to consider ‘the strength and resistance that Black women have developed’
By Hannah Silver Published
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What does it mean to have a disconnect between the mind and the body? A Netherlands exhibition finds outAt Thea, a space focusing on art and technology, ‘Thinking Hands’ unites artists to consider the impact of physical touch
By Zoe Whitfield Published
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In New York, Roy Lichtenstein feels more modern than everAt the Whitney Museum of American Art, revel in over 130 of Roy Lichtenstein's works
By Stephanie Murg Published
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Everything you need to know about Art Basel Paris 2026As Art Basel Paris celebrates its fifth birthday, here is everything to see in and around the Grand Palais
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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There’s something ‘emotional and visceral’ about Robin Hunter-Blake's works at Studio Iron'Robin Hunter-Blake: Severe Mercy', presented by Isamaya Ffrench’s concept store and gallery in London, is a richly immersive experience
By Hannah Silver Published
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Louise Giovanelli zooms in on the beautifully strange and the strangely beautiful at White CubeThe Manchester-based artist captures 'beauty with an edge' in her new show at the London gallery
By Hannah Silver Published
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At Frieze, the Tiffany & Co-supported Artist-to-Artist programme spotlights emerging talentYinka Shonibare invites South African artist Unathi Mkonto to Frieze London 2026 for Artist-to-Artist, sponsored by Tiffany & Co
By Hannah Silver Published
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Cindy Sherman’s characters, draped in Chanel, interrogate ageing in LondonIn 'Fabric Matrons' at Hauser & Wirth, Cindy Sherman considers what it means to get older
By Hannah Silver Published
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Alex Margo Arden gathers Amy Winehouse's belongings for an intimate staging in London‘Nothing Personal’ is now open at the Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation in London; the artist tells us about exploring a life through objects, meticulously replicated
By Hannah Silver Published
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Adam Pendleton on Black Dada and ‘breaking the rules’ as his new show opens at Amsterdam’s Stedelijk MuseumThe artist presents 11 paintings and eight large drawings – work that sits at the intersection of the avant-garde, abstraction and Blackness – in a new exhibition
By Hannah Silver Published
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Ten great things to do in London for Frieze Week 2026As Frieze London 2026 (14-18 October) looms, put these openings, performances and parties in your diary now
By Annie Downes Published
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Ekow Eshun’s British Art Show, set to travel around the country, celebrates different ways of beingThe curator of ‘British Art Show 10: A Chorus of Strangers’ brings together an array of voices, talents and perspectives in this snapshot of the country's art scene – now on view in Coventry ahead of a wider tour
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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Back to the ’90s: Edward Enninful and Juergen Teller remember the decade's freedom, chaos and creativityTo mark the Tate’s celebration of the art and fashion that defined 1990s Britain, exhibition curator Edward Enninful and photographer Juergen Teller reminisce on an eventful decade
By Hannah Silver Published
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Sophie Calle is drawn to absence – of men, of work, of a feeling – in MargateIn 'Sophie Calle: Something Missing?' at Turner Contemporary, the French artist considers the lack
By Hannah Silver Published
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Rose Easton celebrates lumps, bumps and offbeat desirability in LondonIn 'Lumps and Bumps', gallerist Rose Easton is drawn to the unconventional and asks artists to channel the spirit of Rei Kawakubo
By Emily Steer Published
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New York art exhibitions to see in OctoberRead our pick of the best New York art exhibitions to see in October, from the Hass Brothers at Marianne Boesky Gallery to Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner at The Met
By Tianna Williams Last updated
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Gaming inspires Chanel’s first Gateway Commission, on show at Dib BangkokContemporary art museum Dib Bangkok, Chanel Culture Fund’s first major partner in Southeast Asia, unveils a work by Nawin Nuthong with which ‘people will connect’
By Harriet Quick Published
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Zoya Cherkassky makes sense of American life with rich, diverse paintings in New YorkIn 'American Cooking', at Fort Gansevoort, New York, Ukrainian artist Zoya Cherkassky captures life around her
By Hannah Silver Published
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In a seductive new show, Henry Holland asks sculptors to consider the meaning of home'There’s No Place Like It,' The Royal Society of Sculptors Summer exhibition, explores the beauty and mundanity of domestic life: ‘I was really looking for pieces that made me feel something'
By Hannah Silver Published
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Behind the scenes of Sofia Coppola’s ‘Marie Antoinette’, 20 years onCartier sponsor a major new exhibition at the Petit Trianon, as we go inside the Palace of Versailles to mark 20 years of Sofia Coppola's film ‘Marie Antoinette’
By Emi Eleode Published
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Pablo Bronstein’s new ‘Clocks’ drawings complicate histories of politics and decorationThe British-Argentine artist considers the political implications of the clock in a new exhibition at Olney Gleason in New York
By Osman Can Yerebakan Published
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In Mumbai, artists are asking if embroidery can redraw the mapAs textile house Chanakya International celebrates 40 years in Mumbai this autumn, we look at what happens when an atelier evolves into a cultural institution
By Aastha D Published
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The Hayward Gallery announces a major Cao Fei exhibition. Take a first look hereIn 2027, the London gallery will host the Chinese artist’s largest UK exhibition to date
By Hannah Silver Published
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At Saatchi Yates, Sujin Lee’s figures are frozen in introspectionSujin Lee’s exhibition ‘Where We Once Stood’, considers the stillness after an event
By Hannah Silver Published
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Georgia O’Keeffe was captivated by architecture, as a landmark new show at the Detroit Institute of Arts proves‘Georgia O’Keeffe: Architecture,’ is a first-of-its kind exhibition exploring the artist’s long fascination with the built environment, from dreamy cityscapes to vernacular buildings
By Sarah Rose Sharp Published


