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The Mercury Prize nominees for 2024 have been revealed
Charli XCX, The Last Dinner Party and Beth Gibbons are amongst this year's nominees
By Charlotte Gunn Published
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‘The danger of AI’, photography and the future at Foam
New project ‘Photography Through the Lens of AI’ asks the big questions at Foam, Amsterdam
By Hannah Silver Published
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Celebrating James Barnor, the photographer who captured pre- and post-colonial Ghana
Photographer James Barnor is in the spotlight at 95, his work the subject of a series of exhibitions and events in Ghana
By Ugonna-Ora Owoh Published
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New monograph explores 60 years of influential comic art
Published to accompany a new exhibition at Paris’ Centre Pompidou, ‘Comics 1964-2024’ is a must for neophytes and aficionados of the graphic novel
By Jonathan Bell Published
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‘Mental health, motherhood and class’: Hannah Perry’s dynamic installation at Baltic
Hannah Perry's exhibition ’Manual Labour’ is on show at Baltic in Gateshead, UK, a five-part installation drawing parallels between motherhood and factory work
By Emily Steer Published
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'You survive with grace': Alvaro Barrington at the Tate Britain
Alvaro Barrington considers Black culture with Grace installed in Tate Britain’s Duveen Galleries
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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The best photography books for your coffee table
Flick through, mull over and deep-dive into the best photography books on the market, from our shelves to you
By Sophie Gladstone Last updated
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Mire Lee joins artists considering boundaries, borders and territories in Berlin
Mire Lee, Liu Yujia, Gala Porras-Kim, Tan Jing, Zhang Ruyi have united for exhibition 'Territory' at Sprüth Magers, Berlin
By Hannah Silver Published
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Toys, fantasy and the US immigration system: inside Julio Torres' debut film, Problemista
Julio Torres writes, directs and stars in Problemista – now on digital release – where the nightmare of US immigration is given a surreal spin
By Hannah Silver Published
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Francis Alÿs plots child play around the world at the Barbican
In Francis Alÿs' exhibition ‘Ricochets’ at London’s Barbican, the artist explores the universality of play, even in challenging situations
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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‘Who has not dreamed of seeing what the eye cannot grasp?’: Rencontres d’Arles comes to the south of France
Les Rencontres d’Arles 2024 presents over 40 exhibitions and nearly 200 artists, and includes the latest iteration of the BMW Art Makers programme
By Sophie Gladstone Published
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Olivia Erlanger’s dystopian exploration of suburban America is on show in Houston
‘Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow’ is currently on show at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
By Hannah Silver Published
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Ceramic artists: top trail-glazers breaking the mould
A way with clay: discover the contemporary ceramic artists firing up a new age for the medium
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Alexander May, founder of LA studio Sized, on the joys of creative polymathy
Creative director Alexander May tells us of the multidisciplinary approach that drives his LA studio Sized and its offspring, a 5,000 sq ft event space and an exhibition series
By Hannah Silver Published
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Picasso’s ‘girl with the ponytail’ says ‘being his own living muse is a blessing’
Sylvette David (now Lydia Corbett) tells us what it was like to work with Picasso, and how it inspired her own art, currently on show at Kunsthalle Messmer, Germany
By Hannah Silver Published
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Yoshitomo Nara’s skittish universe takes over the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum
‘Yoshitomo Nara’ at the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum is the first major European retrospective to explore four decades of the Japanese artist’s oeuvre
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Roni Horn’s retrospective reflects her ‘refusal to fit into the mould of social expectations’
Roni Horn presents ‘The Detour of Identity’, her current solo exhibition at the Louisiana Museum of Art in Denmark
By Millie Walton Published
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WeTransfer announces Olafur Eliasson as its new annual guest curator
Artist Olafur Eliasson becomes the latest guest curator for WeTransfer’s WePresent creative portal
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Paul B. Preciado on his Orlando film: 'There is no trans question'
Paul B. Preciado interprets Virginia Woolf’s work in 'Orlando, My Political Biography'
By Sam Moore Published
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Tejumola Adenuga contemplates the future of creativity in Nigeria
Inside Tejumola Adenuga’s solo exhibition, ‘FUTURE, PAST', at Art Twenty One in Lagos
By Chisom Peter Job Published
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Matthew Barney draws on a sporting horror history with video installation ‘Secondary’
Matthew Barney revisits a haunting memory of violence and spectacle in his first institutional show in Paris in over a decade
By Hili Perlson Published
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Deathmatch wrestling’s behind-the-scenes moments and bloody glory
A new limited-edition book explores the intersection between art and deathmatch wrestling at a sold-out show held in Tokyo
By Anne Soward Published
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50 of America’s top creatives, photographed by Inez & Vinoodh
Photographed exclusively for Wallpaper* by Inez & Vinoodh, we present a portfolio of 50 creatives driving the current discourse on American culture and its dynamic evolution
By Dan Howarth Published
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The New York art exhibitions to see in July
Read our pick of the best New York art exhibitions to see in July, from Jenny Holzer’s ‘Light Line’ at The Guggenheim to ‘Cosmography: an exploration of space and humanity’ at Templon
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Suburbia: American dream or residential nightmare, asks multidisciplinary show
‘Suburbia. Building the American Dream’ digs deep into the archetypes, rise and realities of suburban living, at Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona
By Zoe Whitfield Published
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The story behind Arcadia's dragonfly: Glastonbury's newest addition
At this year’s Glastonbury festival, its newest addition celebrated the earth and the bringing together of people – as well as putting on one hell of a party. Wallpaper* was invited for a tour.
By Charlotte Gunn Published
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The London art exhibitions to see in July
Read our pick of the best London art exhibitions to see this month, from Zanele Muholi at Tate Modern to Beryl Cook and Tom of Finland at Studio Voltaire
By Hannah Silver Last updated