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FKA Twigs at Sotheby’s: healing, rawness and EusexuaFKA Twigs debuts durational artwork at Sotheby’s, London, to coincide with new album launch, Eusexua. Wallpaper’s Hannah Silver was there
By Hannah Silver Published
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From ‘Masseduction’ to ‘All Born Screaming’, browse St. Vincent's fashion archiveSt. Vincent has perfected the art of stage presence. As part of her October 2024 Wallpaper* guest editorship, she invites us for a tour of her fashion archive, unpacking her past looks and personas
By Charlotte Gunn Published
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St. Vincent on designing her Klaus Nomi-inspired guitar lineSt. Vincent is a Wallpaper* guest editor for 2024. Here, she unpacks her long-standing relationship with the guitar. It started with wearing one in front of a mirror. Who knows how it ends. But somewhere in the middle, there is fun and freedom and a well-tailored instrument
By St. Vincent Published
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Guest editor St. Vincent and Alex Da Corte on making the dark and uncanny world of All Born ScreamingSt. Vincent is a Wallpaper* guest editor for 2024. Here, the shape-shifting musician deliberates with her long-time collaborator, conceptual artist Alex Da Corte, about the human condition, finding inspiration in dark places, and the merry dance with chaos that is a creative's path
By Charlotte Gunn Published
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The Mercury Prize nominees for 2024 have been revealedCharli XCX, The Last Dinner Party and Beth Gibbons are amongst this year's nominees
By Charlotte Gunn Published
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The story behind Arcadia's dragonfly: Glastonbury's newest additionAt this year’s Glastonbury festival, its newest addition celebrated the earth and the bringing together of people – as well as putting on one hell of a party. Wallpaper* was invited for a tour.
By Charlotte Gunn Published
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At Glastonbury’s Shangri-La, activism and innovation meetGlastonbury’s south-east corner is known for its after-dark entertainment but by day, there is a different story to tell
By Rhian Daly Published
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Remembering Rusty Egan's Blitz Club: a place to 'avoid the mob and the homophobes', where the New Romantics were bornAs he releases new vinyl boxset, 'Blitzed!', Wallpaper* meets DJ Rusty Egan to talk about London's scene-building Blitz club – the antidote to the late 70s punk scene and a hot-bed of experimental fashion
By Craig McLean Published
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David Lynch's mysterious new project reignites a long-standing collaborationDavid Lynch and Chrystabell are releasing a new album – listen to the first song, out today
By Charlotte Gunn Published
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Eurovision unveils its 2024 stage, designed by one of Beyoncé's Renaissance Tour creativesThis year's stage design aims to bring the audience into the performance more than ever before
By Charlotte Gunn Published
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The 2024 Ivor Novello nominations for songwriting have been revealed77 British and Irish songwriters and composers make up this year's nominees, announced tonight at London's Groucho Club
By Charlotte Gunn Published
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Sad clowns and Yoruba tricksters: the immersive world of Tierra Whack and Alex Da CorteAlex Da Corte and Tierra Whack collaborate on ‘World Wide Whack’ an immersive album experience of creative visual art
By Tianna Williams Published
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Secret 7” is back with limited-edition vinyl cover art to aid War ChildSecret 7” returns with it charity auction of seven new mystery tracks sealed behind 700 uniquely designed vinyl cover sleeves (and anyone can bid)
By Tianna Williams Published
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Bacao Rhythm & Steel band's cover of ‘P.I.M.P’ stars in Anatomy of a FallWallpaper* meets ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ favourites Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, whose cover of 50 Cent's ‘P.I.M.P’ muscles its way into the Oscar-nominated courtroom drama
By Craig McLean Published
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Dune: Part Two – Hans Zimmer designs the sound of sandComposer of the Dune: Part Two score, Hans Zimmer tells Wallpaper* about his ‘industrial, mechanical, brutal’ sonic journey
By Craig McLean Published
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V&A East announces ‘The Music Is Black: A British Story’, its first major exhibitionLondon’s V&A East to examine the cultural impact of Black British music with its inaugural exhibition in 2025
By Hannah Silver Published
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Last chance to see: Hip hop’s rise to a global cultural phenomenon, at Baltimore Museum of Art until 16 July‘The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century’ at the Baltimore Museum of Art coincides with the 50th anniversary of hip hop
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Max Richter: ‘Visual art culture is wide open in a way that classical music, unfortunately, sort of isn't’Hot on the heels of Max Richter’s new album, ‘Sleep: Tranquility Base’, and recently opened multi-arts haven in rural Oxfordshire, we speak to the acclaimed composer about creating a sonic antidote to complex times
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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Gavin Turk and Patrick Eakin Young talk tulips, electro-folk opera and BrexitBy Elly Parsons Last updated
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The art of Bob Dylan: 60 years of relentless reinventionCoinciding with Bob Dylan's 80th birthday, Halcyon Gallery opens a double show honouring 60 years of the legendary American singer-songwriter's art
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Anri Sala's subterranean installation is out of this worldAlbanian artist Anri Sala's hypnotic film and sound installation, Time No Longer, in Houston's Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, pays homage to African American astronaut and saxophonist Ronald McNair
By Amah-Rose Abrams Last updated
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Mandopop icon Jay Chou fuses art and entertainmentMandopop star and art collector Jay Chou takes the curatorial reins of Sotheby’s inaugural Contemporary Curated auction series in Asia, transforming K11 into an art-studded film set
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Spike Jonze directs trippy short for Apple’s HomePod, dancing FKA Twigs includedBy Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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Mezzanine DNA Matt Black spray paint by Massive Attack wins Wallpaper* Design AwardBy Nick Compton Last updated
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Colour theory: Brian Eno reflects on light and listening in his new tomeBy Elly Parsons Last updated
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Brian Eno’s stunning turntable is a trippy blend of sound and visionArtist and musician Brian Eno has unveiled a new colour-changing turntable, which puts a psychedelic contemporary spin on the classic record player
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Subversive artist Cosey Fanni Tutti on individuality and annihilating limitationsFollowing the launch of her new book Re-Sisters, we speak to Cosey Fanni Tutti about conquering fear through action, stepping into the unknown, and the secret to making art that matters
By Mary Cleary Last updated


