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Gangsters were cinema’s first immigrants but Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing forgets why
'Caught Stealing' pays homage to the immigrant gangster genre but can’t compete with its greats
By Miriam Balanescu Published
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What to see at Frieze Seoul 2025
Don't miss this mix of contemporary and established artists at Frieze Seoul, 3-6 September; here’s our guide to the fair and what's on around the city
By Ann Binlot Published
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Exclusive: Thom Yorke and artist Stanley Donwood reminisce on 30 years of Radiohead album art
As the pair’s back catalogue of album sleeves, paintings, musings and more goes on show at Oxford’s Ashmolean, Radiohead singer-songwriter Yorke and his longtime collaborator Donwood talk exclusively to Wallpaper’s Craig McLean
By Craig McLean Published
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
This week, our editors have been privy to the latest restaurants, art, music, wellness treatments and car shows. Highlights include a germinating artwork and a cruise along the Pacific Coast Highway…
By Anna Solomon Published
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Artists imbue the domestic with an unsettling unfamiliarity at Hauser & Wirth
Three artists – Koak, Ding Shilun and Cece Philips – bring an uncanny subversion to the domestic environment in Hauser & Wirth’s London exhibition
By Emily Steer Published
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Richard Prince recontextualises archival advertisements in Texas
The artist unites his ‘Posters’ – based on ads for everything from cat pictures to nudes – at Hetzler, Marfa
By Hannah Silver Published
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Paris Ballet etoiles Hugo Marchand and Hannah O’Neill to perform at Paradise Art Night during Frieze Seoul 2025
A dazzling fusion of dance and contemporary culture awaits as Paris Opera Ballet étoiles join forces with Paradise Art Night during Seoul’s biggest art week.
By Simon Mills Published
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Inside the fight to keep an iconic Barbara Hepworth sculpture in the UK
‘Sculpture with Colour’ captures a pivotal moment in Hepworth’s career. When it was sold to an overseas buyer, UK institutions launched a campaign to keep it in the country
By Anna Solomon Published
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Reuters presents the 500 most impactful photographs of the last 40 years in a new book
'In the Moment: 40 Years of Reuters Photojournalism', published by Thames & Hudson, celebrates an era of iconic photography
By Hannah Silver Published
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The best Ruth Asawa exhibition is actually on the streets of San Francisco
The artist, now the subject of a major retrospective at SFMOMA, designed many public sculptures scattered across the Bay Area – you just have to know where to look
By Stacie Stukin Published
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Paul McCartney’s backstage photographs of Beatlemania, formerly presumed lost, will go on show in London
The Gagosian exhibition ‘Rearview Mirror: Liverpool–London–Paris’ also offers the chance to acquire rare and signed photographs from McCartney’s archive
By Hannah Silver Published
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Orlando Museum of Art wants to showcase more Latin American and Hispanic artists. Do you fit the bill?
The Florida gallery calls for for Hispanic and Latin American artists to submit their work for an ongoing exhibition
By Tianna Williams Published
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Pantone’s new public art installation is a tribute to Coldplay’s ‘Yellow’, 25 years after its release
The colour company has created a – you guessed it – yellow colour swatch on some steps in Wembley Park, London, where the band will play ten shows this month
By Anna Solomon Published
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Cult classic ‘Teenagers in Their Bedrooms’ captures the angst of being a teen
Are 1990s teens so different? Three decades after its original release, this photography book by Adrienne Salinger has been published again, by DAP
By Hannah Silver Published
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The best contemporary art books to enjoy now
From maverick memoirs to topical tomes, turn over a new leaf with the Wallpaper* arts desk’s pick of new releases and all-time favourite art books
By Anna Solomon Last updated
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
The Wallpaper* team immersed themselves in culture this week, attending theatre, music and art performances and exhibitions at some of London’s most esteemed establishments. Along the way, we may have discovered the city's best salad…
By Anna Solomon Published
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Fashion, objects and artworks converge as Jonathan Anderson takes his eponymous British label in a new direction
Jonathan Anderson marks a move into cultural lifestyle with a considered curation of art and objets
By Hannah Silver Published
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The spread of Butter: the Black-owned art fair where artists see all the profits
The Indianapolis-based art fair is known for bringing Black art to the forefront. As it ventures out of state to make its Los Angeles debut, we speak with founders Mali and Alan Bacon to find out more
By Lina Abascal Published
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Siân Davey's spiritual photography series considers the peaceful properties of the garden
Siân Davey, 'The Garden' is part of Edinburgh Art Festival 2025, presented courtesy of Michael Hoppen Gallery, London
By Emily Steer Published
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Los Angeles art exhibitions: the best shows to see in August 2025
Read our pick of the best Los Angeles art exhibitions to see this month, from Grateful Dead band photography at David Kordansky Gallery to garden sculptures by Michael Wilding at Hotel Bel Air
By Carole Dixon Last updated
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An overlooked Picasso muse enters the spotlight, thanks to a new show in Spain
Throughout the 20th-century Dora Maar was overshadowed. Now the Loewe Foundation is giving her work the acclaim it deserves
By Hannah Silver Published
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Yancey Richardson gallery celebrates 30 years: 'It is all an honour and immensely rewarding'
To mark this milestone, Richardson has asked the photographers she represents to curate a show of the ultimate subject — themselves
By Hannah Silver Published
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
It’s been another week of Wallpaper* being first through the door – visiting, sampling and reporting back on the freshest in art, design, beauty and more. Highlights included a new rental development, skincare residency and Edinburgh hotel…
By Anna Solomon Published
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Paris art exhibitions to see in August
Read our pick of the best Paris art exhibitions to see in August, from Yulia Mahr's contemporary take on Greek statues at Dover Street Market to Céleste Boursier-Mougenot's tranquil floating ceramics
By Tianna Williams Last updated
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London art exhibitions to see in August
Read our pick of the best London art exhibitions to see this month, from British photographer and photojournalist Bill Brandt's 'Beach Nudes' at Atlas Gallery to 'Virtual Beauty' at Somerset House
By Tianna Williams Last updated
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Get the picture? A new exhibition explores the beautiful simplicity of Japanese pictograms
The simple, minimalist forms of a pictogram are uniquely Japanese, as new exhibition 'Pictograms: Iconic Japanese Designs' illustrates
By Hannah Silver Published
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Booker Prize 2025: Kiran Desai returns with long-awaited follow-up as longlist is revealed
This year’s Booker Prize longlist captures the emotional complexity of our times, with stories of fractured families, shifting identities and the search for meaning in unfamiliar places
By Charlotte Gunn Published