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Sinta Tantra’s sculptures find a historic home at Pitzhanger Manor, UK
Sinta Tantra’s ‘The Light Club of Batavia’ exhibition at Pitzhanger Manor unites her large and small-scale works and explores the duality of beauty and colonialism
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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Nachson Mimran: life through the lens of a creative activist, at Leica Gallery London
Leica Gallery’s ‘Nachson Mimran: Photographs from the Decade that Changed My Life’ is an intimate narrative spanning diverse communities, landscapes, and lives (until 11 February)
By Tianna Williams Published
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Oozing, squidgy, erupting forms come alive at Hayward Gallery
‘When Forms Come Alive: Sixty Years of Restless Sculpture’ at Hayward Gallery, London, is a group show full of twists and turns
By Hannah Silver Published
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Juergen Teller’s ‘i need to live’ explores beauty and fragility at Triennale Milano
Juergen Teller’s ‘i need to live’ is on show at Triennale Milano, following its Paris debut, and spans shots of Yves Saint Laurent and Björk, as well as quirky self-portraits
By Tianna Williams Published
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‘Fungi: Web of Life’ film sees Björk and Merlin Sheldrake explore a magical world
Björk and microbiologist Merlin Sheldrake unite for ‘Fungi: Web of Life’, a 3D film in which the beauty and ecological importance of fungi unfurls
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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Jonathan Baldock’s playful works bring joy to Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Jonathan Baldock mischievously considers history and myths in ‘Touch Wood’ at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
By Anne Soward Published
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The Clerk’s House is a new Shoreditch gallery space with a spooky past
The Clerk’s House in Shoreditch, London, becomes Emalin gallery’s exhibition space, showcasing contemporary works in a historic setting
By Tianna Williams Published
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In memoriam: photographer Brian Griffin (1948 – 2024)
Remembering British photographer Brian Griffin, we look back on his playful shoot for Wallpaper* May 2018
By Hannah Silver Published
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Inside Nollywood: tracing Nigeria’s film history
With plans afoot for a new Lagos museum to preserve Nigeria’s film history, we hear from the collection’s curator
By Chisom Peter Job Published
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Paul Mpagi Sepuya dissects race and sexuality in intimate photography
A survey of Paul Mpagi Sepuya's recent work, ‘Exposure’, goes on view at Nottingham Contemporary, UK
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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‘Rapper’s Deluxe’: 50 years of hip-hop history in one Phaidon book
‘Rapper’s Deluxe: How Hip Hop Made The World’ by Dr Todd Boyd explores the genre’s impact on contemporary culture
By Tianna Williams Published
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Cindy Sherman’s unsettling, fragmented portraits go on show in New York
Cindy Sherman unveils 30 new works at Hauser & Wirth, New York
By Hannah Silver Published
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‘Heaven ’N’ Earth’: Sayre Gomez blurs the reality and illusion of Los Angeles
Sayre Gomez’s ‘Heaven ‘N‘ Earth’ at Xavier Hufkens in Brussels explores the contrasts between wealth and poverty, reality and illusion in Los Angeles
By Finn Blythe Published
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Last chance to see ‘From a Common Gesture’ at London’s 10 14 Gallery
‘From a Common Gesture’ at London’s 10 14 Gallery, curated by Wallpaper*, unites 11 contemporary photographers working at the forefront of their field
By Sophie Gladstone Last updated
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The Ukrainian children documenting their daily lives with disposable cameras
Ukrainian children are using creativity to overcome trauma, encouraged by non-profit Behind Blue Eyes
By Hannah Silver Published
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Ludovic Nkoth’s vibrant paintings reflect on migration
Cameroon-born, New York-based Ludovic Nkoth uses acrylic paint to strike a balance between abstraction and figuration
By Ugonna-Ora Owoh Published
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Ai vs AI: Ai Weiwei asks the big questions nightly in central London
Ai Weiwei and Circa consider the role of the question in Piccadilly Circus, London
By Hannah Silver Published
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Unseen images by JK Bruce-Vanderpuije are a glimpse of life in 20th-century Ghana
Late Ghanaian photographer JK Bruce-Vanderpuije’s works are on show at Efie Gallery in Dubai, offering a vision of a nation across the decades
By Tianna Williams Published
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Art SG 2024: what to see at Southeast Asia’s biggest art fair
Art SG returns for its second year with a rich international roster of artists and galleries
By Daven Wu Published
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Sneak peek: inside Jack Shainman’s vast New York gallery
Jack Shainman’s new gallery space opens with ‘Broken Spectre’, a new film by Irish artist Richard Mosse
By Mary Cleary Published
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Kvadrat Acoustics unites technical design with art in a new installation at Buffalo AKG Museum
Kvadrat Acoustics’ technical skill has helped stage a woven tapestry installation, ‘Others Will Know’, by Miriam Bäckström at Buffalo AKG Museum
By Tianna Williams Published
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Marisol Mendez's ‘Madre’ unpicks the woven threads of Bolivian womanhood
From ancestry to protest, how Marisol Mendez’s 'Madre' is rewriting the narrative of Bolivian womanhood
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Meredith Monk’s interdisciplinary art sets all the senses singing in Amsterdam show
‘Meredith Monk: Calling’ at Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, is both a series of concerts and a deep-dive into Monk’s eclectic oeuvre
By Hannah Silver Published
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Space for My Body: Anu Põder’s retrospective opens in Switzerland
Estonian artist Anu Põder is celebrated by Switzerland’s Muzeum Susch in an exhibition curated by Cecilia Alemani
By Hannah Silver Published
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Barbara Kruger wins Best Thought-Provoker in Wallpaper* Design Awards 2024
‘Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You’ by Barbara Kruger at Serpentine Gallery, opening 1 February 2024, is a Wallpaper* winner
By Hannah Silver Published
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Don't miss Sarah Lucas at Tate Britain: humour, desire, domesticity
‘Sarah Lucas: Happy Gas’ at Tate Britain spans the four decades the artist’s career
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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First look at Neil Gaiman’s magical design for The Art of Elysium’s Heaven 2024 gala
Neil Gaiman is behind this year’s one-night-only art installation for Heaven 2024, The Art of Elysium’s gala
By Hannah Silver Published