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This David Lynch auction offers a rare glimpse into the late filmmaker's life
From movie memorabilia to everyday items, the sale – taking place in Los Angeles 18 June – is one not to miss
By Tianna Williams Published
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Nadia Lee Cohen and Martin Parr find the joy in 1990s Britain
Famed photographer Parr and Essex-born visual artist Nadia Lee Cohen follow the life of babysitter Julie in a new photo book
By Upasana Das Published
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Inside Medaina, an immersive music festival that rocked Petra
The otherworldly, five-day, two-location music festival offered a backdrop like no other, the historic sites of Petra and Wadi Rum in Jordan. Tianna Williams was there
By Tianna Williams Published
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Journalist-turned-artist Massoud Hayoun considers systems of control in ‘Stateless’
Hayoun’s new solo show at London’s Larkin Durey, considers his rich and eclectic heritage, and his desire to make the world ‘a little more humane’
By Gameli Hamelo Published
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Out of office: what the Wallpaper* editors have been up to this week
This week saw the Wallpaper* team jet-setting to Jordan and New York; those of us left in London had to make do with being transported via the power of music at rooftop bars, live sets and hologram performances
By Anna Solomon Published
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12 questions with visual artist Jonathan Zawada
The Australian artist has created film to accompany Thom Yorke and Mark Pritchard's new album 'Tall Tales' drawing on his use of psychedelic colours and digital image making. Here, he takes on the Wallpaper* Q&A.
By Charlotte Gunn Last updated
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Photographer Geordie Wood takes a leap of faith with first film, Divers
Geordie Wood delved into the world of professional diving in Fort Lauderdale for his first film
By Hannah Silver Published
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New book celebrates 100 years of New York City landmarks where LGBTQ+ history took place
Marc Zinaman’s ‘Queer Happened Here: 100 Years of NYC’s Landmark LGBTQ+ Places’ is a vital tribute to queer culture
By Annabel Keenan Published
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San Francisco’s controversial monument, the Vaillancourt Fountain, could be facing demolition
The brutalist fountain is conspicuously absent from renders showing a redeveloped Embarcadero Plaza and people are unhappy about it, including the structure’s 95-year-old designer
By Anna Solomon Published
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‘I hope people recognise we're trying to represent them’: Barbie head designer on bringing the icon to life
As Barbie unveils the Doctor Who dolls, we speak to Linda Kyaw, senior design manager at Mattel, about how each iconic doll comes to life
By Hannah Silver Published
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Adriana Varejão and Paula Rego consider violence, power structures and the body in Lisbon
Interesting parallels emerge as the two artists are placed in dialogue in an exhibition at Lisbon’s Centro de Arte Moderna
By Hannah Silver Published
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Out of office: what the Wallpaper* editors have been up to this week
This week, the Wallpaper* staff kept it local in London for a week of inaugurations: new members’ clubs, furniture collections, car models and studio albums
By Anna Solomon Published
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Gorillaz mark 25 years with an immersive new exhibition
Step into ‘House of Kong’, the virtual band’s exhibition coming to London’s Copper Box in August 2025 – watch the trailer and buy tickets
By Hannah Silver Published
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Be transported to an illegal Acid House rave by the Barbican's new immersive experience
Virtual reality, DJ sets, record label takeovers – it's all at the Barbican through to August. Craig McLean gets out his glowsticks
By Craig McLean Published
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Sofia Coppola goes behind the scenes of ‘The Virgin Suicides’ in new photography book
Photographer Corinne Day shot life on the set of Coppola’s first feature film 25 years ago; now the director brings the images together in an anniversary book
By Tianna Williams Published
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Luc Tuymans debuts his largest ever paintings at Venice’s majestic San Giorgio Maggiore Basilica
Luc Tuymans is the latest artist to be commissioned by San Giorgio to present work inside its famous space
By Finn Blythe Published
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Comedy, history and traditional portraiture combine in Oliver Osborne's exhibitions in London and New York
What does it mean to freeze time? Oliver Osborne seeks the answer in paintings of his three sons
By Hannah Silver Published
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A posthumous exhibition in Frank Auerbach's home city of Berlin celebrates the work of the figurative painter
‘Frank Auerbach’, on until 28 June at Galerie Michael Werner, Berlin, marks the first time the artist's work is shown in the city where he was born
By Hannah Silver Published
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A major Takashi Murakami exhibition sees the world in kaleidoscopic colour
The Cleveland Art Museum presents 'Takashi Murakami 'Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow', exploring outrage and escapist fantasy
By Tianna Williams Published
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For her first Rome retrospective, artist Anthea Hamilton reconsiders Othello
In ‘Soft You,’ now on view at Fondazione Memmo, sensuality and severity coexist.
By Hili Perlson Published
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Out of office: what the Wallpaper* editors have been up to this week
The Wallpaper* team enjoyed good art, food and drink this week, attending various exhibition openings and unearthing some of the best pasta and cocktails that London has to offer
By Anna Solomon Published
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Cassi Namoda is rethinking stained-glass windows at Turner Contemporary in Margate
The artist drew from an eclectic range of references when considering the traditional medium for a Turner Contemporary window overlooking the beach – she tells us more
By Emily Steer Published
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Meet the Art Basel Awards 2025 winners
The inaugural Art Basel Awards 2025 winners have been announced, celebrating a wide array of artistic practices shaping the future of art
By Tianna Williams Published
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The glory years of the Cannes Film Festival are captured in a new photo book
‘Cannes’ by Derek Ridgers looks back on the photographer's time at the Cannes Film Festival between 1984 and 1996
By Hannah Silver Published
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Vince Aletti’s book of physique photography celebrates clandestine visual culture
New book ‘Physique’, published by SPBH Editions/Mack, unites the images that critic and curator Aletti began collecting in the 1970s
By Zoe Whitfield Published
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Melanie and the Miners’ Strike: the joy of Leeds nights out in the 1980s
In 1984, Melanie turned 18. In a new photo book, Melanie & the Miners’ Strike, her daughter gathers together the evidence
By Hannah Silver Published
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In film, Magic Farm, Amalia Ulman's characters are on the hunt for 'crazy subcultures'
Director Amalia Ulman explores hipster territory and internet culture in Magic Farm, starring Chloë Sevigny, Alex Wolff and Joe Apollonio. We meet her ahead of its release
By Zoe Whitfield Published