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Venice Film Festival brings auteurs, daring debuts and unforgettable stories
Venice Film Festival is in full swing – here are the films shaping up to be the year's must-sees
By Billie Walker Published
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Watch: artist Shezad Dawood lights up The Gaumont, King’s Road’s creatively focused new hub
In our short film, meet the artist, see his new work in the making, and discover more about The Gaumont
By Simon Mills Published
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Curtains up, Kid Harpoon rethinks the sound of Broadway production ‘Art’
He’s crafted hits with Harry Styles and Miley Cyrus; now songwriter and producer Kid Harpoon (aka Tom Hull) tells us about composing the music for the new, all-star Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza’s play ‘Art’
By Craig McLean Published
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
Here in the UK, summer seems to be fading fast. Moody skies and showers called for early-autumn rituals for the Wallpaper* team: retreating into the depths of the Tate Modern, slipping into shadowy cocktail bars, and curling up with a good book
By Anna Solomon Published
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London art exhibitions to see in September
Read our pick of the best London art exhibitions to see this month, from the first major retrospective of Hamad Butt, a key figure in the city’s 90’s art scene, at Whitechapel Gallery, to Paul McCartney’s backstage photographs at The Gagosian
By Tianna Williams Last updated
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‘A Single Man’ is now a ballet – we go behind the design
As ‘A Single Man’ is presented by The Royal Ballet and Factory International in London, here’s how its set designer brought protagonist George’s inner and outer worlds to life on stage
By Hannah Silver Published
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Paris art exhibitions to see in September
Read our pick of the best Paris art exhibitions to see in September, from Vivian Suter's Guatemalan-inspired paintings and Thao Nguyen Phan multimedia at Palais de Tokyo to Marie-Laure de Decker photojournalism at the MEP
By Tianna Williams Last updated
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New York art exhibitions to see in September
Read our pick of the best New York art exhibitions to see in September from Tomokazu Matsuyama at Edward Hopper House to a group show at Jack Shainman Gallery
By Tianna Williams Last updated
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Gangsters were cinema’s first immigrants but Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing forgets why
'Caught Stealing' pays homage to the immigrant gangster genre but can’t compete with its greats
By Miriam Balanescu Published
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Exclusive: Thom Yorke and artist Stanley Donwood reminisce on 30 years of Radiohead album art
As the pair’s back catalogue of album sleeves, paintings, musings and more goes on show at Oxford’s Ashmolean, Radiohead singer-songwriter Yorke and his longtime collaborator Donwood talk exclusively to Wallpaper’s Craig McLean
By Craig McLean Published
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
This week, our editors have been privy to the latest restaurants, art, music, wellness treatments and car shows. Highlights include a germinating artwork and a cruise along the Pacific Coast Highway…
By Anna Solomon Published
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Artists imbue the domestic with an unsettling unfamiliarity at Hauser & Wirth
Three artists – Koak, Ding Shilun and Cece Philips – bring an uncanny subversion to the domestic environment in Hauser & Wirth’s London exhibition
By Emily Steer Published
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Richard Prince recontextualises archival advertisements in Texas
The artist unites his ‘Posters’ – based on ads for everything from cat pictures to nudes – at Hetzler, Marfa
By Hannah Silver Published
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Paris Ballet etoiles Hugo Marchand and Hannah O’Neill to perform at Paradise Art Night during Frieze Seoul 2025
A dazzling fusion of dance and contemporary culture awaits as Paris Opera Ballet étoiles join forces with Paradise Art Night during Seoul’s biggest art week.
By Simon Mills Published
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Inside the fight to keep an iconic Barbara Hepworth sculpture in the UK
‘Sculpture with Colour’ captures a pivotal moment in Hepworth’s career. When it was sold to an overseas buyer, UK institutions launched a campaign to keep it in the country
By Anna Solomon Published
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Reuters presents the 500 most impactful photographs of the last 40 years in a new book
'In the Moment: 40 Years of Reuters Photojournalism', published by Thames & Hudson, celebrates an era of iconic photography
By Hannah Silver Published
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
Another week, another flurry of events, opening and excursions showcasing the best of culture and entertainment at home and abroad. Catch our editors at Scandi festivals, iconic jazz clubs, and running the length of Manhattan…
By Anna Solomon Published
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The best Ruth Asawa exhibition is actually on the streets of San Francisco
The artist, now the subject of a major retrospective at SFMOMA, designed many public sculptures scattered across the Bay Area – you just have to know where to look
By Stacie Stukin Published
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Orlando Museum of Art wants to showcase more Latin American and Hispanic artists. Do you fit the bill?
The Florida gallery calls for for Hispanic and Latin American artists to submit their work for an ongoing exhibition
By Tianna Williams Published
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Pantone’s new public art installation is a tribute to Coldplay’s ‘Yellow’, 25 years after its release
The colour company has created a – you guessed it – yellow colour swatch on some steps in Wembley Park, London, where the band will play ten shows this month
By Anna Solomon Published
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Cult classic ‘Teenagers in Their Bedrooms’ captures the angst of being a teen
Are 1990s teens so different? Three decades after its original release, this photography book by Adrienne Salinger has been published again, by DAP
By Hannah Silver Published
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The best contemporary art books to enjoy now
From maverick memoirs to topical tomes, turn over a new leaf with the Wallpaper* arts desk’s pick of new releases and all-time favourite art books
By Anna Solomon Last updated
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
The Wallpaper* team immersed themselves in culture this week, attending theatre, music and art performances and exhibitions at some of London’s most esteemed establishments. Along the way, we may have discovered the city's best salad…
By Anna Solomon Published
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Fashion, objects and artworks converge as Jonathan Anderson takes his eponymous British label in a new direction
Jonathan Anderson marks a move into cultural lifestyle with a considered curation of art and objets
By Hannah Silver Published
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The spread of Butter: the Black-owned art fair where artists see all the profits
The Indianapolis-based art fair is known for bringing Black art to the forefront. As it ventures out of state to make its Los Angeles debut, we speak with founders Mali and Alan Bacon to find out more
By Lina Abascal Published
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Steve Martin wants you to visit The Frick Collection
The actor has appeared in a video promoting New York’s newly renovated art museum
By Anna Solomon Published
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Siân Davey's spiritual photography series considers the peaceful properties of the garden
Siân Davey, 'The Garden' is part of Edinburgh Art Festival 2025, presented courtesy of Michael Hoppen Gallery, London
By Emily Steer Published