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As Martin Parr’s final exhibition opens with the National Trust, Susie Parr reflects on his legacy‘Lacock by Martin Parr’, at the Fox Talbot Museum, unites Parr’s series of portraits of English community and tradition
By Craig McLean Published
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Take a rare chance to see the works of artist Sylvia Sleigh in LondonThe feminist painter’s works nod to classical traditions but were idiosyncratically her own – discover them at Malarkey
By Hannah Silver Published
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A new monograph spotlights Miyako Ishiuchi, photographer of the belongings of Frida Kahlo and Hiroshima victims‘Ishiuchi Miyako: Traces’ offers the most comprehensive account yet of the photographer – a visual archivist of memory and loss
By Anna Solomon Published
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At JW Anderson, a hidden chapter of queer publishing history comes into viewThe brand’s London Soho boutique hosts an exhibition of illustrations from Bob Mizer’s Physique Pictorial, the groundbreaking magazine that normalised the male body as a subject of desire
By Hannah Silver Published
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Tate Modern restores Frida Kahlo to her rightful place in art historyIn a major new exhibition, ‘Frida: The Making of an Icon’, Kahlo’s work is presented alongside that of her peers and later artists influenced by her legacy
By Hannah Silver Published
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Aesop’s Queer Library is back with titles by LGBTQIA+ authors and allies and a new Reading RoomThe Queer Library pop-up in Soho, London is back (3-5 July 2026), this year focuses on the queer body and how it serves as an act of joyful resistance
By Tianna Williams Published
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A giant inflatable mountain has appeared in the heart of ParisBattling hailstorms, heatwaves and engineering challenges, artist JR's vast new installation transforms the Pont-Neuf into a cave-like landscape complete with sound, scent and augmented reality
By Amy Serafin Published
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Inside the exhibition tracing dancehall and reggaetón's radical legacy'Dancing the Revolution: From Dancehall to Reggaetón' at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago unites 40 artists including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Phil Collins and Reggie Burrows Hodges, to consider the history of Black Atlantic performance
By Gameli Hamelo Published
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Jimi Hendrix's memorabilia goes on show in LondonAt Jimi Hendrix's former home, Handel Hendrix House, a vast selection of the musician's treasured possessions are going on show
By Craig McLean Published
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Anish Kapoor disorientates, delights and disturbs at the Hayward GalleryAnish Kapoor unveils vast new works in his first exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in 28 years
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Marc Isaacs takes his cult short film, Lift, back to 2001Twenty-five years ago, award-winning director, Marc Isaacs, earned plaudits for his cult short film, compiling footage from hours spent in a London tower block elevator. Now, to mark the quarter-century anniversary, he’s releasing a new photography book
By Kyle MacNeill Published
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Why are festival line-up poster designs getting so hard to read?As festival line-up posters become more abstract, we look at what is driving the increasingly complicated designs
By Harry Levin Published
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A rare insight into Paul Thek – the ‘artist’s artist’ – at Pace Gallery, New YorkThek had a turbulent life and career. A major new show offers an exploration of his rarely seen works
By Osman Can Yerebakan Published
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David Hockney (1937-2026), the British artist who truly made a bigger splashThe most celebrated British artist of his generation, David Hockney passed away peacefully on 11 June 2026. He leaves a legacy of chromatic brilliance across two centuries
By Finn Blythe Published
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Inside the design of a Persephone bookPersephone books are distinctive for their dove grey covers and colourful endpapers. We go behind the design
By Hannah Silver Published
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‘People were not ready’ for Walter Pfeiffer’s photography in the 1970s; now we can’t get enough‘In Good Company’ at Pinacoteca Agnelli in Italy is the photographer’s first large-scale presentation outside his native Switzerland, featuring 100 works from six decades – we meet
By Zoe Whitfield Published
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New York art exhibitions to see in JuneRead our pick of the best New York art exhibitions to see in June from a Ian Curtis retrospective to Alex Prager's alluring LA visuals
By Tianna Williams Last updated
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18 must-see exhibitions for a European art road trip this summerThis summer is set to be a bumper one for art lovers. Ensure you don't miss the best shows with our handy guide
By Annie Downes Published
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London art exhibitions to see in JuneRead our pick of the best London art exhibitions to see this month, from Pan-Africanism at the Barbican to Barbara Hepworth's colourful sculptures
By Tianna Williams Last updated
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Eight special items from the Diane Keaton auction seriesFrom a signature hat to a note from Al Pacino… the Diane Keaton Collection auction series takes place in New York and LA in June 2026 – a glimpse into the life of the much-loved actor
By Annie Downes Published
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Inside Yinka Ilori’s ‘Joy Through Resistance’, a powerful meditation on faith, family and diasporic resilienceAt Cristea Roberts Gallery in London, the British-Nigerian artist explores faith, migration, sound, and memory in his most personal exhibition to date
By Jamilah Rose-Roberts Published
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As War Horse returns to the National Theatre, we go behind the designWar Horse is back in London, at its first home. What does it take to bring the emotional book to life on stage?
By Hannah Silver Published
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Anne Imhof’s performances can be raw, haunting, vulnerable: see her London show‘Citizen’, an exhibition at Sprüth Magers London, explores the controversial artist’s love of storytelling and performance; we previewed preparations at her New York studio
By Hannah Silver Published
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Out of office: What the Wallpaper* editors are looking forward to in JuneOur editors highlight what’s new, noteworthy and not-to-be-missed in design, culture and beyond this month
By Hannah Silver Published
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London is open for art lovers! Ten shows to see at Gallery Weekend 2026More than 120 galleries are taking part in London Gallery Weekend (5-7 June 2026). Here are the shows not to miss
By Emi Eleode Published
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At Hauser & Wirth Somerset, Angel Otero infuses paintings with a dreamy magical realismIn his first UK exhibition, ‘Agua Salada', the Puerto Rican artist celebrates the significance of place
By Nargess Banks Published
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In Venice, Michael Armitage's paintings are an emotional retelling of the political climateFor The Promise of Change at Palazzo Grassi - Pinault Collection, Michael Armitage presents 45 paintings spanning a decade, using his dreamlike visual language to navigate Kenyan politics, migration, violence and myth with unsettling emotional force
By Gameli Hamelo Published


