Exhibitions & Shows
The best of the year's art exhibitions and shows, compiled by Wallpaper*
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The cultural weight of girlhood is complex and beautiful at MoMu
A new Antwerp exhibition, ‘Girls. On Boredom, Rebellion and Being In-Between’, frames girlhood as both archetype and subversion, featuring works by Sofia Coppola, Louise Bourgeois, and more
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Photographer and surrealist Lee Miller gets a long-overdue retrospective at Tate Britain
Lee Miller ushered in a new era with her avant-garde and raw photography. Now, Tate Britain celebrates her life's work
By Hannah Silver Published
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Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley’s multiplayer experience at London’s Serpentine invites visitors to connect in the real world
Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley rethinks a typical art gallery visit with a new exhibition at Serpentine which encourages viewers to get off the screen
By Hannah Silver Published
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Provocative and playful, Blommers & Schumm's images sit at the intersection of fine art and photography
Dutch photography duo Blommers & Schumm present 25 years of work at Foam, Amsterdam
By Hannah Silver Published
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Inside a Courtney Love-inspired art exhibition in New York
Liza Jo Eilers looks to the glory days of Hole at an exhibition at Grimm New York
By Zoe Whitfield Published
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Riccardo Dalisi’s first UK retrospective opens at east London gallery Spazio Leone
Spazio Leone draws together six decades of the Italian visionary’s work, from whimsical coffee pots to radical community workshops
By Reeme Idris Published
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Tilda Swinton: 'If Derek Jarman were with us now, he'd be making films on an iPhone'
Ahead of her Amsterdam exhibition, which spotlights eight new works with Jarman, Jarmusch and more, Swinton opens up about collaboration, creativity and why the process matters more than the product
By Hannah Silver Published
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Pioneering author Jean Rhys was hard to define. In London, artists give it a try
'Postures: Jean Rhys in the Modern World' at Michael Werner gallery sees artists from Kara Walker, Celia Paul, Hurvin Anderson, and Francis Picabia bring Rhys to life in a curation by Hilton Als
By Katie Tobin Published
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Why are we so obsessed with ghosts? From the psychological to the gothic, a new exhibition finds out
Ghosts have terrified us for centuries. ‘Ghosts: Visualizing the Supernatural’ at Kunstmuseum Basel asks what is going on
By Hannah Silver Published
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Ralph Steadman has worked with everyone from Hunter S. Thompson to Travis Scott and Quavo – now, the Gonzo illustrator is celebrated in London
A new exhibition provides a rare opportunity to experience the inimitable work and creativity of Gonzo illustrator Ralph Steadman up close. Just don’t call it a ‘style’.
By Paul Weedon Published
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'There is no way light and darkness are not in exchange with each other': step inside Christelle Oyiri’s sonic world in Berlin
In an explosion of light and sound, Christelle Oyiri explores celebrity, mythology and religion inside CANK, a former brutalist shopping centre in Berlin’s Neukölln
By Emi Eleode Published
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Stephen Prina borrows from pop, classical and modern music: now MoMA pays tribute to his performance work
‘Stephen Prina: A Lick and a Promise’ recalls the artist, musician, and composer’s performances, and is presented throughout MoMA. Prina tells us more
By Hunter Drohojowska-Philp Published
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What's the story with Henni Alftan’s enigmatic, mysterious paintings? The artist isn’t saying
Paris-based artist Henni Alftan's familiar yet uncanny works are gloriously restrained. On the eve of a Sprüth Magers exhibition in Berlin, she tells us why
By Hannah Silver Published
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Five of the biggest art exhibitions to see in London in 2026
From Marilyn Monroe, to David Hockney and Tracey Emin – get these art exhibitions in your diary now
By Hannah Silver Published
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Conrad Shawcross unveils his most ambitious rope machine yet, in London
Conrad Shawcross' 'Umbilical', a monumental rope machine that manifests randomness in action, is on show at Here East
By Hannah Silver Published
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Berlin Art Week 2025 is here: what to see around the city
As Berlin Art Week returns, 10-14 September 2025, here are the unmissable exhibitions, from commercial galleries to private spaces
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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From art to fashion, and back again: Jonathan Schofield’s figurative work is back in style
After graduating from London’s Royal College of Art, Jonathan Schofield began a career as a creative director at Stella McCartney. Now, he has returned to his first love, painting
By Joseph Helm Published
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Artists imbue the domestic with an unsettling unfamiliarity at Hauser & Wirth
Three artists – Koak, Ding Shilun and Cece Philips – bring an uncanny subversion to the domestic environment in Hauser & Wirth’s London exhibition
By Emily Steer Published
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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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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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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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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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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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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

