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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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Steve Martin wants you to visit The Frick Collection
The actor has appeared in a video promoting New York’s newly renovated art museum
By Anna Solomon 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
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Architects and designers take over Tokyo toilets in an project which inspired Wim Wenders
The Tokyo Toilet / Shibuya is Daido Moriyama’s photographic installation in and around high design toilets. The Tokyo Toilet project took centre stage in Perfect Days, the 2013 Wim Wenders film
By Minako Norimatsu Published
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Garry Fabian Miller's distinctive camera-less photography creates abstract, evocative images
Garry Fabian Miller's unique photography process beams light through transparent materials
By Joseph Helm Published
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Kikuji Kawada's vital photographs mark a significant career at Arles
Kikuji Kawada's work, 'Endless Map–Invisible,' draws from poignant moments in the artist's long career
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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Yulia Mahr digs beneath the skin in her modern update of classic Greek statues in Paris
In 'The Church of Our Becoming', on view at the Courtyard at Dover Street Market Paris, Yulia Mahr celebrates real human bodies
By Hannah Silver Published
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From Snapchat dysmorphia to looksmaxing, have digital beauty standards made us lose sight of what's real, asks a new exhibition
AI, social media and the ease with which we can tweak our face mean we're heading towards a dystopian beauty future, argues 'Virtual Beauty' at Somerset House
By Emi Eleode Published
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Creativity and rest reign at this Tuscan residence for Black queer artists
MQBMBQ residency founder Jordan Anderson sparks creativity at his annual Tuscan artist residency. Wallpaper* meets him to hear about this year's focus.
By Hannah Silver Published
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Alick Phiri’s black and white portraits capture the realities of post-colonial Zambia
After decades of capturing Zambia’s capital city, the photographer returns for an exhibition featuring his works alongside South Africa’s William Matlala
By Ugonnaora Owoh Published
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Thirty-five years after its creation, Lynn Hershman Leeson’s seminal video is as poignant as ever
Lynn Hershman Leeson’s 'Desire Inc', at 243 Luz in Margate, blurs the boundaries between art and reality
By Hannah Silver Published
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'What does it mean that the language of photography is invented by men?' Justine Kurland explores the feminist potential of collage
'The Rose,' at the Center for Photography at Woodstock (CPW) in Kingston, New York, examines the work of over 50 artists using collage as a feminist practice
By Zoe Whitfield Published
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Inside the fantastical world of performance artist, Darrell Thorne
Performance artist Darrell Thorne straddles multiple worlds, telling stories through transformation, reinvention and theatrical excess
By Michael Bullock Published
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
Summer holidays are here, with Wallpaper* editors jetting off to some exceptional destinations, including highly recommended Mérida in Mexico. Then it’s back to work, or, for one editor, back to school…
By Anna Solomon Published
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A poignant Lebanese photo book reflects on the memory of home
Charbel Alkhoury conveys the ache of seeking asylum in a photography book that documents not just a place, but its lingering afterimage
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Wael Shawky explores a theatrical moment in history in Edinburgh
Pull strings to get there if you can, as the Egyptian artist presents the third film in his ‘The Crusades Cabaret’ trilogy, at Talbot Rice Gallery
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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12 photographers vie for Prix Pictet 2025, lenses firmly focused on sustainability
Prix Pictet is the world’s leading award for photography and sustainability. Here’s how the 2025 shortlist responded to this cycle’s theme, ‘Storm’
By Tianna Williams Published
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Jean-Michel Othoniel takes over Avignon for his biggest ever exhibition
Originally approached by Avignon to mark their 25th anniversary as the European Capital of Culture, Jean-Michel Othoniel more than rose to the challenge, installing 270 artworks around the city
By Amy Serafin Published