Exhibitions & Shows
The best of the year's art exhibitions and shows, compiled by Wallpaper*
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Izumi Kato’s extraterrestrial sneaker sculptures invade Tiger Gallery
Japanese artist Izumi Kato unleashes otherworldly spirits to inhabit Onitsuka Tiger trainers and shoeboxes at the brand’s Tiger Gallery in London
By Emi Eleode Published
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Erwin Wurm’s pop-coloured fantasy land at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
In Erwin Wurm’s first UK museum show, ‘Trap of the Truth’, the artist transforms Yorkshire Sculpture Park into a slightly warped wonderland (10 June 2023 – 28 April 2024)
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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Wallow in Ragnar Kjartansson’s epic riffs on Nordic melancholia at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson brings his ‘Epic Waste of Love and Understanding’ to Denmark’s Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (until 22 October 2023)
By Alice Godwin Published
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‘Tangle Teaser’ sees artists unknot the power of hair at Sarabande Foundation, London
Last chance to see: ‘Tangle Teaser’ at the Sarabande Foundation, as eight artists get to the root of hair and its power
By Emily Steer Published
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Los Angeles exhibitions: the best shows to see right now
Read our ongoing picks of the best new and upcoming LA art exhibitions to see under the California sun
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Ron Mueck’s Paris show will capture the beauty and mess of humanity
Australian artist Ron Mueck’s forthcoming show at Fondation Cartier, Paris (8 June-5 November) will be a physical and psychological journey through the human experience
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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Eva Fàbregas’ visceral sculptures are monstrous, and very moreish
Spanish artist Eva Fàbregas has created a monumental ‘living organism’ in a new show at Centro Botín, Santander
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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The art fair personality test: what type of Frieze New York visitor are you?
Are you a selfie seeker or a champagne visualist? Take our art fair personality test to identify yourself at Frieze New York 2023 (17-21 May)
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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Eva Jospin and Ruinart hit New York with a cardboard exhibition
In New York during Frieze Week 2023, artist Eva Jospin and Ruinart invite you to experience the richness of the Champagne region through an immersive cardboard exhibition
By Simon Mills Published
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Last chance to see: Monica Bonvicini’s ‘I do You’ at Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie
Emily McDermott reviews Monica Bonvicini’s much-anticipated exhibition ‘I do You’ at Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie
By Emily McDermott Last updated
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John Pawson unveils first-ever sculpture in Tokyo exhibition
At The Mass, Tokyo, British architect John Pawson stages his first solo exhibition in Japan, revealing his first sculpture and a new photography series
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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Is NMACC Mumbai’s new crown jewel of culture?
The newly inaugurated Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) in Mumbai is a spectacular first-of-its-kind art space for India. We explore the centre, and its art-, fashion-, and design-filled offerings
By Cristina Kiran Piotti Published
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Daniel Steegmann Mangrané saturates Kiasma in scent, light and uncanny geometry
Daniel Steegmann Mangrané’s survey exhibition ‘A Leaf Shapes the Eye’ turns the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Finland into an immersive multisensory environment, and confronts pertinent issues about our place on earth
By Will Jennings Published
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Ann Veronica Janssens wraps Milan's Pirelli HangarBicocca in light, mist and magic
A major survey of Ann Veronica Janssens’ work at Pirelli Hangar Bicocca, Milan shines new light on the sensorially stimulating work of the Belgian artist
By Benoit Loiseau Published
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Portraits of dogs: new Wallace Collection show is pooch perfect
‘Portraits of Dogs from Gainsborough to Hockney’ at the Wallace Collection (until 15 October) offers paws for thought on the human devotion to dogs throughout the centuries
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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Kimsooja transforms Copenhagen’s underground Cisternerne into a laboratory of light
We exclusively preview South Korean artist Kimsooja's ‘Weaving the Light’, an illuminating, kaleidoscopic installation in Copenhagen’s subterranean Cisternerne (26 March – 30 November 2023)
By Alice Godwin Published
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John-Paul Philippe presents ‘Ombre’, an evocative show at Cristina Grajales, New York
New York gallerist Cristina Grajales presents 'Ombre' by John-Paul Philippe (until 28 April 2023): the artist tells us about this new body of work, and finding inspiration in parakeets
By Emily R. Pellerin Published
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Rand Abdul Jabbar named winner of 2022 Richard Mille Art Prize at Louvre Abu Dhabi
Rand Abdul Jabbar has been named winner of the 2022 Richard Mille Art Prize, following a major exhibition at the Louvre Abu Dhabi showcasing work by ten GCC artists and celebrating the museum's fifth anniversary
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Kehinde Wiley’s searing new San Francisco show captures brutality, humanity, grief and grace
Kehinde Wiley squares up to systemic violence against Black people in a new show of portraits At the de Young Museum, San Francisco (18 March – 15 October 2023)
By Pei-Ru Keh Published
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Wangechi Mutu’s fantastical creatures take over the New Museum
Wangechi Mutu’s ‘Intertwined' at the New Museum, NYC, until 4 June 2023, is a major survey spanning the full breadth of the Kenyan-born American artist’s work
By Pei-Ru Keh Published
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Last chance to see: Turner Prize exhibition 2022 at Tate Liverpool
Open until 19 March 2023 at Tate Liverpool, the Turner Prize 2022 exhibition presents works by Heather Phillipson, Ingrid Pollard, Veronica Ryan and Sin Wai Kin – meet the nominees
By Martha Elliott Published
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Sarah Lucas’ ‘Big Women’ is a raunchy, raucous celebration of punk femininity
Curated by Sarah Lucas, ‘Big Women’ at Firstsite Colchester unites 20 female heavyweights shaping the British art scene today – a jubilant survey brimming with wit, defiance and fun
By Charlotte Jansen Last updated
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Paul Smith on art directing Pablo Picasso
Art directed by Paul Smith, ‘Picasso Celebration: The Collection in a New Light!’ at Paris’ Musée Picasso is a contemporary reframing of Picasso’s collection 50 years after his death. Deyan Sudjic speaks to Smith about his vision for the show
By Deyan Sudjic Published
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‘The Yanomami Struggle’: piercing New York show sheds light on an Amazonian community under critical threat
Now on view at The Shed in New York, ‘The Yanomami Struggle’ is a poignant exhibition dedicated to the friendship between artist and activist Claudia Andujar and the Yanomami people, and their collective fight against invasion
By Tilly Macalister-Smith Published
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Eric van Hove brings Morocco to Mayfair in a sculpture exhibition at Connolly
At Connolly in London’s Mayfair, Eric van Hove’s ‘Fenduq’ sees British poise collide with the raw grace of Moroccan creativity
By Flora Vesterberg Published
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David Hockney at Lightroom: a technologically spectacular journey, but is it art?
As David Hockney’s much-anticipated, and critically divided ‘Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)’ opens at Lightroom, London, writer Will Jennings sifts through the burgeoning landscape of immersive art experiences
By Will Jennings Published
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As David Hockney’s immersive art show in London opens, here’s what to expect
‘David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)’ is now open at London’s Lightroom (until 1 October 2023)
By TF Chan Published