Hannah Silver
Hannah Silver is Head of Art & Culture at Wallpaper*. A writer, editor and author with over 20 years of experience in journalism, spanning national newspapers and independent magazines, she has overseen offbeat art trends and conducted in-depth profiles for print and digital, as well as writing and commissioning extensively across the worlds of culture and luxury since joining in 2019.
Hannah enjoys travelling, visiting artists' studios and viewing exhibitions around the world, and has interviewed artists and designers including Maggi Hambling, William Kentridge, Jonathan Anderson, Chantal Joffe, Lubaina Himid, Tilda Swinton and Mickalene Thomas.
She is a regular contributor to luxury and lifestyle books published by Phaidon, sits on panels for luxury authorities such as Sotheby’s and writes for a diverse portfolio of publications. Hannah is the author of the Wallpaper* City Guide to London.
Latest articles by Hannah Silver
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Julie Curtiss’ slyly playful paintings reveal the kink in everyday lifeAt Gagosian New York, the artist’s exhibition, ‘UNREAL’, strips back to the absurdity beneath the humdrum
By Hannah Silver Published
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For a pre- or post-holiday reset, Mount Med Resort is utter perfectionWhether you are after a medical or holistic boost, Mount Med Resort in the Austrian mountains offers a total mind and body reset
By Hannah Silver Published
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Inside the art world's most intriguing new cookbook, featuring recipes by Cindy Sherman and Frank BowlingFor A Cookbook for Iwan: From Studio to Stove, Hauser & Wirth founders Iwan and Manuela Wirth have gathered more than 200 recipes from their remarkable creative circle
By Hannah Silver Published
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Sam Taylor-Johnson gathers 30 years of photographs in a definitive new bookTo mark the release of 'Sam Taylor-Johnson: The Self and the Portrait', published by Rizzoli, and the exhibition, 'She Was I,' at Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, Sam Taylor-Johnson looks back on 30 years of photography
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On his travels across the American West, Ivan McClellan dives into Black cowboy cultureIn a second edition of his ‘Eight Seconds’ book, with 91 previously unpublished images, the photographer reveals what Black rodeo culture looks like now
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Beauty is all around, says Graham Little in a new series of dreamy artworksAt Alison Jacques, London, Scottish artist Graham Little celebrates the minutiae of the everyday
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Discover Ellis King, the artist making sense of women's experiencesIn 'Spilt Milk' at London’s SQFT: Space Gallery, Ellis King examines what happens in a woman's quiet moments
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Step inside Karon Davis' theatrical and creative worldKaron Davis mines the rich seam of the performing arts, restaging ballet dancers and circus acts into compelling installations in preparation for new shows in Seattle and New York
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On a trip around Romania, Harley Weir photographs today’s witchesFor a new book, ‘Witch’, Harley Weir and fashion designer Dilara Findikoglu take a trip across Romania
By Hannah Silver Published
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Who are Prune Nourry’s plaster-cast figures inside the Petit Palais?As part of her ‘Visionaries’ exhibition, the French artist is bringing female sculptors to Paris, at all scales
By Hannah Silver Published
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Alice Diop curates a celebration of Black female creativity for Miu Miu at Art Basel ParisWith ‘Geste de Consolation’, French filmmaker Alice Diop asks the viewer to consider ‘the strength and resistance that Black women have developed’
By Hannah Silver Published
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Frieze London 2026: Live updates from the Wallpaper* teamAs Frieze London (14-18 October) opens its doors, discover what is going on around the city, as seen by the Wallpaper* team
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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There’s something ‘emotional and visceral’ about Robin Hunter-Blake's works at Studio Iron'Robin Hunter-Blake: Severe Mercy', presented by Isamaya Ffrench’s concept store and gallery in London, is a richly immersive experience
By Hannah Silver Published
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Louise Giovanelli zooms in on the beautifully strange and the strangely beautiful at White CubeThe Manchester-based artist captures 'beauty with an edge' in her new show at the London gallery
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At Frieze, the Tiffany & Co-supported Artist-to-Artist programme spotlights emerging talentYinka Shonibare invites South African artist Unathi Mkonto to Frieze London 2026 for Artist-to-Artist, sponsored by Tiffany & Co
By Hannah Silver Published
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Cindy Sherman’s characters, draped in Chanel, interrogate ageing in LondonIn 'Fabric Matrons' at Hauser & Wirth, Cindy Sherman considers what it means to get older
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Alex Margo Arden gathers Amy Winehouse's belongings for an intimate staging in London‘Nothing Personal’ is now open at the Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation in London; the artist tells us about exploring a life through objects, meticulously replicated
By Hannah Silver Published
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Juergen Teller and Edward Enninful create an exclusive cover for Wallpaper* magazine: ‘It's like turning round into the 90s’Photographer Teller on creating a special cover for the Wallpaper* November 2026 Art Issue, including three of his own images that define the 1990s for him
By Hannah Silver Published
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Adam Pendleton on Black Dada and ‘breaking the rules’ as his new show opens at Amsterdam’s Stedelijk MuseumThe artist presents 11 paintings and eight large drawings – work that sits at the intersection of the avant-garde, abstraction and Blackness – in a new exhibition
By Hannah Silver Published
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Back to the ’90s: Edward Enninful and Juergen Teller remember the decade's freedom, chaos and creativityTo mark the Tate’s celebration of the art and fashion that defined 1990s Britain, exhibition curator Edward Enninful and photographer Juergen Teller reminisce on an eventful decade
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Sophie Calle is drawn to absence – of men, of work, of a feeling – in MargateIn 'Sophie Calle: Something Missing?' at Turner Contemporary, the French artist considers the lack
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Be careful – women photographers are dangerous, says a new art book'Women Photographers Are Dangerous,' published by ACC Art Books, aims to give female photographers their time in the spotlight
By Hannah Silver Published
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Discover Damien Hirst’s limited-edition bottles for Dom Pérignon, a twist on the artist’s Kaleidoscope seriesThe champagne house has collaborated with Hirst on two special labels, for its Dom Pérignon Vintage 2018 and Rosé Vintage 2010
By Tianna Williams Published
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Chanel unveils two new trophies for The Chanel J12 Boat RaceChanel is marking its third year as title sponsor and official timekeeping partner of the annual Oxford vs Cambridge boat race with a first for the maison – two new trophies
By Hannah Silver Published