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A forgotten history of Italian artists affected by the HIV-AIDS crisis goes on show in Tuscany
‘Vivono: Art and Feelings, HIV-AIDS in Italy. 1982-1996’, at Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci in Prato delves into the conversation around the crisis
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David Shrigley is quite literally asking for money for old rope (£1 million, to be precise)
The Turner Prize-nominated artist has filled a London gallery with ten tonnes of discarded rope, priced at £1 million, slyly questioning the arbitrariness of artistic value
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Out of office: The Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
The rain is falling, the nights are closing in, and it’s still a bit too early to get excited for Christmas, but this week, the Wallpaper* team brought warmth to the gloom with cosy interiors, good books, and a Hebridean dram
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The best photography books for your coffee table
Flick through, mull over and deep-dive into the best photography books on the market, from our shelves to you
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Inside Davé, Polaroids from a little-known Paris hotspot where the A-list played
Chinese restaurant Davé drew in A-list celebrities for three decades. What happened behind closed doors? A new book of Polaroids looks back
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All eyes on Paris Photo 2025 – focus on our highlights
The world's most important international photography fair brings together iconic and emerging names, galleries large and small – and there’s much to covet
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Fashion meets art in Axel Arigato and Alvin Armstrong's colourful collaboration
Axel Arigato and Brooklyn-based artist Alvin Armstrong have partnered on a limited, capsule collection of ready-to-wear, accessories and sneakers
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Ed Ruscha’s foray into chocolate is sweet, smart and very American
Art and chocolate combine deliciously in ‘Made in California’, a project from the artist with andSons Chocolatiers
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A former leprosarium with a traumatic past makes a haunting backdrop for Jaime Welsh's photographs
In 'Convalescent,' an exhibition at Ginny on Frederick in London, Jaime Welsh is drawn to the shores of Lake Geneva and the troubled history of Villa Karma
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Inside the process of creating the one-of-a-kind book edition gifted to the Booker Prize shortlisted authors
For over 30 years each work on the Booker Prize shortlist are assigned an artisan bookbinder to produce a one-off edition for the author. We meet one of the artists behind this year’s creations
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Out of office: The Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
This week, the Wallpaper* editors curated a diverse mix of experiences, from meeting diamond entrepreneurs and exploring perfume exhibitions to indulging in the the spectacle of a Middle Eastern Christmas
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Does Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein summon the gothic flamboyance of Mary Shelley’s novel?
The visionary filmmaker was inspired by the famous 1931 adaptation of the book, but his long-gestating version is closer to its author’s astonishingly vivid tone
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Artist Shaqúelle Whyte is a master of storytelling at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery
In his London exhibition ‘Winter Remembers April’, rising artist Whyte offers a glimpse into his interior world
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Diane Arbus at David Zwirner is an intimate and poignant tribute to her portraiture
In 'Diane Arbus: Sanctum Sanctorum,' 45 works place Arbus' subjects in their private spaces. Hannah Silver visits the London exhibit.
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Visual artists and musicians pair up to create unique artworks for charity
Music Shaped, an initiative by In Place Of War, invites visual and musical artists to collaborate on one-off artworks
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Unseen works meet immersive showstoppers as Yayoi Kusama hits Switzerland
At the Fondation Beyeler in Basel, there are 300 works by Kusama to discover and it’s delightfully discombobulating
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14 of the best new books for music buffs
From music-making tech to NME cover stars, portable turntables and the story behind industry legends – new books about the culture and craft of recorded sound
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Zofia Rydet's 20-year task of photographing every household in Poland goes on show in London
Zofia Rydet took 20,000 images over 20 years for the mammoth sociological project
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Bengi Ünsal steers London's ICA into an excitingly eclectic direction
As director of London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts, Bengi Ünsal is leading the cultural space into a more ambitious, eclectic and interdisciplinary space
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Out of office: The Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
The clocks have gone back in the UK and evenings are officially cloaked in darkness. Cue nights spent tucked away in London’s cosy corners – this week, the Wallpaper* team opted for a Latin-inspired listening bar, an underground arts space, and a brand new hotel in Shoreditch
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Los Angeles art exhibitions: the best shows to see in November 2025
Read our pick of the best Los Angeles art exhibitions to see this month, from Marylin Minter's hyperrealist style to Sprüth Magers exploring the ‘horror’ genre
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Modern masters: the ultimate guide to Jean-Michel Basquiat
New York artist Jean-Michel Basquiat centred the Black subject in political, electric works which resist easy definition
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London art exhibitions to see in November
Read our pick of the best London art exhibitions to see this month, from a Wes Anderson retrospective at the Design Museum to looking at the erotic in Surrealism at Richard Saltoun Gallery
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A new book on Paul McCartney’s 1970s band Wings documents an inside story of resilience and family
'It's a story about a family as well as one about a very famous musician', says author Ted Widmer
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A London exhibition celebrates the next generation of Ukrainian photographers
FUTURESPECTIVE at Saatchi Gallery presents an intimate portrait of a country in the midst of conflict
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David Goldblatt captures intimate portraits of Johannesburg during apartheid
Between 1948 and 2016, David Goldblatt returned periodically to Fietas, a suburb in the west of Johannesburg’s city centre, to photograph the impact of apartheid legislation on its residents and landscape. The resulting photographs have now been collected and published for the first time
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New York art exhibitions to see in November
Read our pick of the best New York art exhibitions to see in November, from Graciela Iturbide's ground-breaking photography to Alic Brock's fragmented Americana paintings
