Exhibitions & Shows
The best of the year's art exhibitions and shows, compiled by Wallpaper*
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Beryl Cook celebrated the maligned of British society: now her paintings have their moment in Plymouth‘Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy’ at The Box Plymouth shines a light on the often underestimated artist
By Hannah Silver Published
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The appeal of the ‘internet boyfriend’: Richard Hawkins in Vienna‘Potentialities’ at Kunsthalle Wien sees the American artist dissect the appeal of today’s movie hunk in his first institutional show in more than a decade
By Zoe Whitfield Published
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Art inspired by horror films is chilling and thrilling in LA‘Horror’ at Sprüth Magers Los Angeles considers the enduring, often surprising, influence of horror movies on contemporary artists
By Hannah Silver Published
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Inside AlUla Arts Festival 2026, an open air museum shaped by the desertSet across valleys, canyons and palm-filled oases, the festival brings together land art, performance and new institutions as the destination builds cultural momentum
By Lauren Ho Published
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Mickalene Thomas and Tom Wesselmann consider the female nude in Palm Springs'The Female Form: Tom Wesselmann & Mickalene Thomas from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation' places the artists' work in cultural context at Palm Springs Art Museum
By Hannah Silver Published
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'I have always been interested in debasement as purification': Sam Lipp dissects the body in LondonSam Lipp rethinks traditional portraiture in 'Base', a new show at Soft Opening gallery, London
By Emily Steer Published
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What do creatives pin to their walls? Artists from Tracey Emin to Michael Stipe reveal allAn exhibition at Incubator gallery, London, asks 45 creatives what is tacked to their studio walls – here are some of their pin-ups
By Hannah Silver Published
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Wallpaper* Design Awards: meet Klára Hosnedlová, art’s Best DreamscaperThe immersive worlds that the Czech artist creates make her a worthy Wallpaper* Design Award 2026 winner; she speaks to us ahead of her first show at White Cube, London
By Hannah Silver Published
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David Lynch’s photographs and sculptures are darkly alluring in BerlinThe late film director’s artistic practice is the focus of a new exhibition at Pace Gallery, Berlin (29 January – 22 March 2026)
By Hannah Silver Published
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MoMA celebrates African portraiture in a far-reaching exhibitionIn 'Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination' at MoMA, New York, studies African creativity in photography in front of and behind the camera
By Gameli Hamelo Published
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Don't miss these art exhibitions to see in JanuaryStart the year with an inspiring dose of culture - here are the best things to see in January
By Hannah Silver Published
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In Norway, discover 1000 years of Queer expression in Islamic Art'Deviant Ornaments' at the National Museum of Norway examines the far-reaching history of Queer art
By Emi Eleode Published
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‘I want to bring anxiety to the surface': Shannon Cartier Lucy on her unsettling worksIn an exhibition at Soft Opening, London, Shannon Cartier Lucy revisits childhood memories
By Hannah Silver Published
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Robert Therrien's largest-ever museum show in Los Angeles is enduringly appealing'This is a Story' at The Broad unites 120 of Robert Therrien's sculptures, paintings and works on paper
By Hunter Drohojowska-Philp Published
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Valie Export in Milan: 'Nowadays we see the body in all its diversity'Feminist conceptual artists Valie Export and Ketty La Rocca are in dialogue at Thaddaeus Ropac Milan. Here, Export tells us what the body means to her now
By Hannah Silver Published
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Sculptor Woody Othello paints a Miami museum red for a show that ‘almost hugs you’The Miami-born, California-based artist opens his first museum exhibition in his hometown as an experiential journey through life and lifeless objects
By Osman Can Yerebakan Published
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The most comprehensive showing of Nan Goldin’s photographs and films is intense and emotionalNan Goldin's moving-image work makes a heavy impact in ‘This Will Not End Well’ at Milan’s Pirelli HangarBicocca
By Sofia Hallström Published
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How ethical is Google Street View, asks Jon Rafman in CopenhagenIn 'Report a Concern - the Nine Eyes Archives' at Louisiana Museum of Art, Copenhagen, Jon Rafman considers technology's existential implications
By Stephanie Gavan Published
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Why are Wayne Thiebaud’s paintings at the Courtauld so tempting?The American artist’s thickly painted slices of cake at the Courtauld are some of our favourite artworks seen this year. What makes them so special?
By Hannah Silver Published
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‘Seriously,’ says Sprüth Magers, art can be funny tooAt Sprüth Magers, London, group show ‘Seriously’ delves into humour in art, from the satirical to the slapstick
By Hannah Silver Published
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Each mundane object tells a story at Pace’s tribute to the everydayIn a group exhibition, ‘Monument to the Unimportant’, artists give the seemingly insignificant – from discarded clothes to weeds in cracks – a longer look
By Hannah Silver Published
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A Lagos exhibition celebrates Fela Kuti's defining soundAn exhibition, Afrobeat Rebellion, currently showing at the Ecobank PanAfrican Centre in Lagos, explores the life of Afrobeat father Fela Anikulapo-Kuti
By Chisom Peter Job Published
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What to see at Art Basel Miami Beach 2025 – nine brilliant boothsThe buzzy Miami art fair (5-7 December) will bring together more than 280 leading international galleries and a packed week of pop-ups and parties – start with these must-see booths
By Annabel Keenan Published
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Modern masters: the ultimate guide to Yayoi KusamaThroughout her career, Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has created an entirely new genre of hallucinatory, immersive and playful art.
By Finn Blythe Published
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Wes Anderson at the Design Museum celebrates an obsessive attention to detail‘Wes Anderson: The Archives’ pays tribute to the American film director’s career – expect props and puppets aplenty in this comprehensive London retrospective
By Emily Steer Published
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Meet Eva Helene Pade, the emerging artist redefining figurative paintingPade’s dreamlike figures in a crowd are currently on show at Thaddaeus Ropac London; she tells us about her need ‘to capture movements especially’
By Hannah Silver Published
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Inez & Vinoodh unveil romantic new photography series in ParisA series of portraits of couple Charles Matadin and Natalie Brumley, created using an iPhone in Marfa, Texas, goes on show in Paris
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published


