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Step inside the Sarabande Foundation’s intriguing new Tottenham studiosThe Sarabande Foundation’s new Tottenham studios, café and gallery are set to be a thriving community hub
By Hannah Silver Published
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Emerging artist Charlie Gosling is being compared to Frank Auerbach. Discover his haunting portraits in LondonAt London's Incubator gallery, 'Good Luck with Me Here,' unites a new body of work from London-born Charlie Gosling
By Hannah Silver Published
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Dean Sameshima photographed the exteriors of sex clubs in Los Angeles. The results are surprisingly poignantThe photographs, currently on show in ‘Wonderland’ at London’s Soft Opening, capture a bygone era
By Sam Moore Published
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Out of office: What the Wallpaper* editors are looking forward to in MayOur editors highlight what’s new, noteworthy and not-to-be-missed in design, culture and beyond this month
By Tianna Williams Published
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Photographer Christopher Anderson’s new book gathers together work spanning Trump, war and familyIn new book ‘Index’, the photographer reflects on his significant career so far
By Cindy Parthonnaud Published
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Gallery Weekend Berlin 2026 marks a crucial moment for the city’s cultural scene. Here are the must-seesThere is as much to see at Gallery Weekend Berlin (1-3 May 2026) as ever – go equipped with our guide to the highlights
By Hili Perlson Published
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Frictionless: How the pursuit of optimisation reshaped art, aesthetics and usFrom minimalist architecture to Instagram aesthetics, our visual culture has long worshipped at the altar of optimisation. But as frictionlessness colonises everyday life, artists, designers and theorists are asking what gets lost
By Anna Solomon Published
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Artists’ skewing of the financial crisis takes a satirical turn at London’s ICAA new group exhibition, ‘Genuine Fake Premium Economy’, considers the implications of the 2008 financial crisis
By Hannah Silver Published
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Los Angeles art exhibitions: the best shows to see in May 2026Read our pick of the best Los Angeles art exhibitions to see this month, from exploring Punk culture at The Skirball Cultural Center to Yoko Ono celebrated at The Broad
By Carole Dixon Last updated
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London art exhibitions to see in MayRead our pick of the best London art exhibitions to see this month, from Photo London's new location to Nengi Omuku at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery
By Tianna Williams Last updated
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Enter the uncanny world of Mamma Andersson at David Zwirner in ParisSwedish artist Karin Mamma Andersson creates unsettling worlds in a body of work, 'Œuvres sur papier’, at David Zwirner
By Simon Chilvers Published
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London music photographers Eddie Otchere and Normski were early documenters of UK hip hop. Here’s the story behind the imagesThey captured a rare, raucous chronicle of hip-hop’s golden age and the UK underground at its inception. Now, for the first time together, and as they both have work on show at the V&A East, they share their stories
By Tracy Kawalik Published
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Nick Goss brings London's legendary Eel Pie Island Hotel back to life in a series of dreamy paintingsIn an exhibition at London gallery Josh Lilley, Nick Goss turns his gaze to the famous former hotel
By Hannah Silver Published
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Meet the 2026 Turner Prize shortlisted artistsIt’s one of the most anticipated prizes in the art world – here are the artists in the running for 2026
By Hannah Silver Published
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In Warsaw, ‘The Woman Question’ keeps us guessing‘The Woman Question, 1550-2025’ at Warsaw Museum of Modern Art asks more than it answers
By Alison Hugill Published
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As Zanele Muholi wins photography's biggest award, we delve into the artist's practiceEarlier in the year, Zanele Muholi was named the 2026 laureate of the prestigious Hasselblad Award, the world’s largest photography prize. Discover the groundbreaking work here
By Gameli Hamelo Published
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Phoebe Boswell’s ‘Art on the Underground’ dives into why the majority of Black British adults don’t swimAt London’s Notting Hill Gate and Bethnal Green Underground stations, Phoebe Boswell explores a complex relationship with water
By Hannah Silver Published
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A centuries-old barn in Germany provided the eerie backdrop of ‘Mother Mary’, A24’s new psychodrama starring Anne HathawaySet designer Francesca Di Mottola explains how the rustic structure became another character in the film, now in theatres
By Kelly Allen Published
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Patti Smith, Brian Eno and FKA Twigs will represent the Vatican at the 2026 Venice BiennaleThe Holy See pavilion will celebrate nearly a millennium of sonic possibilities through specially commissioned compositions, artworks and installations. Here’s who’s participating
By Anna Fixsen Published
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In Venice, Su Xiaobai will fill a historic palazzo with works crafted in natural lacquerDuring the Venice Biennale, Su Xiaobai’s 'Alchemical Universe' at Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel will make for a special show
By Daven Wu Published
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This enchanting children’s book explores girlhood with a host of gorgeously illustrated nighttime creaturesIn 'Oralee: A Field Guide to a Young Human Who Learns to Glow in the Dark', artist Clare Crespo translates a fascination with owls into a meditation on growing up
By Osman Can Yerebakan Published
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Step into the contemporary puzzle of Martin Margiela's first large-scale exhibition in Japan'Martin Margiela at Kudan House', running in Tokyo until 29 April, is an eclectic and curious world
By Danielle Demetriou Published
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From Sabrinawood to Bieber’s minimalism: Coachella 2026’s best stage designsThere was innovation and imagination all over the line-up at this year’s festival, while the headline acts sparked debate with their contrasting approaches to production design
By Kevin EG Perry Published
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Anna Park's new show at Lehmann Maupin in London offers a voyeuristic mix of the abstract and the figurativeThe South Korea-born artist confronts a lack of nuance in playful works which rethink vintage pin-up motifs
By Hannah Silver Published
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New book, 'Soviet Scientific Institutes', captures the afterlife of a society dedicated to discoveryPhotographer Eric Lusito’s new monograph captures the strange experimental facilities and laboratories scattered across the countries left behind by the USSR
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Why do we like watching women die, asks Marina Abramović in CopenhagenIn 'Seven Deaths' at Copenhagen’s Cisternerne, Marina Abramović considers Maria Callas, and the tragic female characters she embodied
By Stephanie Gavan Published
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Her great-uncle was Jackson Pollock. Now her fledgling gallery, Argo Fine Arts, is the talk of ParisArt world royalty Samantha McCoy's artistic legacy shapes her thoughtful gallery ethos, as shown in her Art Paris 2026 presentation with works by Christiane Löhr, Cy Twombly and more
By Amy Serafin Published

