Exhibitions & Shows
The best of the year's art exhibitions and shows, compiled by Wallpaper*
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Step inside Dataland, the museum of AI arts, in a Frank Gehry-designed building in LADataland in Los Angeles by Refik Anadol and Efsun Erkılıç is an immersive art experience with a difference
By Hunter Drohojowska-Philp Published
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Japanese lanterns and fast-food branding inspire a nostalgic exhibitionRooted in millennial nostalgia, ‘Empire’ by Benjamin Slinger shines a light on global fast-food branding over the decades and questions ideas of value in design
By Tianna Williams Published
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New York was central to Keith Haring’s work. Now, it is a connection celebrated at 60 White‘Keith Haring: A World in Motion’ examines how the artist’s work served as a dialogue between New York and the rest of the world
By Hannah Silver Published
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This New York artist uses real human blood to interrogate sexuality, belonging and baseball fandomIn 'Bases Loaded,' now on view at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, Jordan Eagles blends his love of the Mets with the politics of blood donation
By Osman Can Yerebakan Published
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In Aarhus, the history of punk is told through the bodyFrom fishnets and fetishwear to performance and protest, ‘Unruly – The Body in Punk’ at ARoS in Aarhus traces how the body became one of the movement’s most potent sites of rebellion
By Sophie Axon Published
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Tate Modern’s first exhibition dedicated to Ana Mendieta celebrates her sensual engagement with the natural worldMore than 120 of the Cuban-born American artist’s works explore her untraditional approach to depicting the body in nature
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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In Venice, 150 artists gather in two palazzos to consider movement and migrationA few canals from the Arsenale and Giardini and its freight of geopolitics, the eighth edition of ‘Personal Structures’ gathers more than 150 artists across two palazzos and a garden under the theme of ‘Confluences’
By Nargess Banks Published
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At the Fondation Beyeler, step into Pierre Huyghe’s deliciously creepy dystopiaThe artist brings an immersive eeriness to Switzerland's Fondation Beyeler
By Hannah Silver Published
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As Peckham hot spot Bold Tendencies marks 20 years, step inside its cool curation for the summerFounder Hannah Barry tells Wallpaper* why Bold Tendencies – a non-profit arts organisation atop a multistorey car park in south-east London – is all about exercising your joy
By Zoe Whitfield Published
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London art exhibitions to see in JulyRead our pick of the best London art exhibitions to see this month, from the KNMA Collection's contemporary South Asian art to Frida Kahlo at Tate Modern
By Tianna Williams Last updated
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‘I’m drawing in my paintings’: Frank Bowling on the practice behind a life’s workIn London, an exhibition at the Royal Drawing School follows more than 60 years of Bowling’s sketches, experiments and works on paper, reframing one of Britain's greatest painters through the act that has always guided his practice
By Jamilah Rose-Roberts Published
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New York art exhibitions to see in JulyRead our pick of the best New York art exhibitions to see in July from the industrial photography of Christopher Payne to Studio Crosby's football mania
By Tianna Williams Last updated
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After taking a break, British artist Dale Lewis is rediscovering meaning in paintingDale Lewis presents his most personal work yet in his fourth solo show at London gallery, Edel Assanti
By Hannah Silver Published
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In immersive exhibitions in Iceland, Björk works across painting, video and musicThe National Gallery of Iceland celebrates the multifaceted nature of Björk's creativity with two exhibitions
By Craig McLean Published
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At Tate Modern, Nora Chipaumire invites us to experience art through the bodyFor the 2026 Infinities Commission, the artist transforms the East Tank into imagined Zimbabwean landscapes shaped by touch, sound, sculpture, moving images, and live performance
By Jamilah Rose-Roberts Published
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Take a rare chance to see the works of artist Sylvia Sleigh in LondonThe feminist painter’s works nod to classical traditions but were idiosyncratically her own – discover them at Malarkey
By Hannah Silver Published
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At JW Anderson, a hidden chapter of queer publishing history comes into viewThe brand’s London Soho boutique hosts an exhibition of illustrations from Bob Mizer’s Physique Pictorial, the groundbreaking magazine that normalised the male body as a subject of desire
By Hannah Silver Published
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Tate Modern restores Frida Kahlo to her rightful place in art historyIn a major new exhibition, ‘Frida: The Making of an Icon’, Kahlo’s work is presented alongside that of her peers and later artists influenced by her legacy
By Hannah Silver Published
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Jimi Hendrix's memorabilia goes on show in LondonAt Jimi Hendrix's former home, Handel Hendrix House, a vast selection of the musician's treasured possessions are going on show
By Craig McLean Published
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Enter the unsettling world of Lutz Bacher, a radical voice of American conceptual art‘Burning the Days’, a new exhibition at Wiels in Brussels, unites four decades of the artist’s work and eschews easy answers about her practice
By Sam Moore Published
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Anish Kapoor disorientates, delights and disturbs at the Hayward GalleryAnish Kapoor unveils vast new works in his first exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in 28 years
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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A rare insight into Paul Thek – the ‘artist’s artist’ – at Pace Gallery, New YorkThek had a turbulent life and career. A major new show offers an exploration of his rarely seen works
By Osman Can Yerebakan Published
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18 must-see exhibitions for a European art road trip this summerThis summer is set to be a bumper one for art lovers. Ensure you don't miss the best shows with our handy guide
By Annie Downes Published
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Gener8ion's future is dark, funny and strangely beautifulFor their new exhibition at 180 Studios in London, Romain Gavras and Surkin expand on the recent success of their viral video for 'Storm' by painting a darkly romantic portrait of tomorrow
By Craig McLean Published
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Inside Yinka Ilori’s ‘Joy Through Resistance’, a powerful meditation on faith, family and diasporic resilienceAt Cristea Roberts Gallery in London, the British-Nigerian artist explores faith, migration, sound, and memory in his most personal exhibition to date
By Jamilah Rose-Roberts Published
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Anne Imhof’s performances can be raw, haunting, vulnerable: see her London show‘Citizen’, an exhibition at Sprüth Magers London, explores the controversial artist’s love of storytelling and performance; we previewed preparations at her New York studio
By Hannah Silver Published
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London is open for art lovers! Ten shows to see at Gallery Weekend 2026More than 120 galleries are taking part in London Gallery Weekend (5-7 June 2026). Here are the shows not to miss
By Emi Eleode Published


