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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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A photographer takes over The Tokyo Toilet in the 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 2023 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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Take a rare peek inside eighties London's most famous club
From George Michael to Boy George, photographer David Koppel captured a who's who of celerities at Eighties nightclub Limelight
By Hannah Silver 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
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Rolf Sachs’ largest exhibition to date, ‘Be-rühren’, is a playful study of touch
A collection of over 150 of Rolf Sachs’ works speaks to his preoccupation with transforming everyday objects to create art that is sensory – both emotionally and physically
By Anna Solomon Published
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Architect Erin Besler is reframing the American tradition of barn raising
At Art Omi sculpture and architecture park, NY, Besler turns barn raising into an inclusive project that challenges conventional notions of architecture
By Hannah Silver Published
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Six Indian artists reframe the ladies compartment of a Mumbai local train
An exhibition by Method (India) at Galerie Melike Bilir in Hamburg explores a gendered space
By Aastha D Published
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Shop the gloriously mad inner workings of Gary Card’s brain in London’s Soho
Set designer and artist Gary Card has taken over London's Plaster Store – expect chaos and some really good accessories
By Hannah Silver Published
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The dynamic young gallerists reinvigorating America's art scene
'Hugging has replaced air kissing' in this new wave of galleries with craft and community at their core
By Hugo Macdonald Published
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
While a few of our editors were in Europe for various showcases and launches, others stayed local, uncovering new cuisines, eccentric exhibitions and glorious gardens this side of the Channel
By Gabriel Annouka Published
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Meet the New York-based artists destabilising the boundaries of society
A new show in London presents seven young New York-based artists who are pushing against the borders between refined aesthetics and primal materiality
By Hannah Silver Published
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What to see at Rencontres d’Arles 2025, questioning power structures in the state and family
Suppressed memories resurface in sharply considered photography at Rencontres d'Arles 2025. Here are some standout photographers to see
By Upasana Das Published
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How to be butch: Clark Henley’s sharp, satirical and playful manual is back in print
The 1982 classic, ‘The Butch Manual: The Current Drag and How to Do It’, full of tongue-in-cheek advice, is available once again
By Hannah Silver Published
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After decades capturing the world’s fashion-set, photographer Johnny Rozsa picks up a paint brush
In his first exhibition of paintings, the New York-based artist celebrates the vibrancy of Tangier while rediscovering a familiar creative outlet
By Anna Fixsen Published