Painting
A spotlight on painting – emerging and established artists and their exhibitions, explored by the Wallpaper* team
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Rachel Eulena Williams weaves poetry and abstraction in Brussels
In ‘Joy & Rain’ at Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, New York-based artist Rachel Eulena Williams presents new hybrid works that are bold, subversive and steeped in complex histories
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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The art of Bob Dylan: 60 years of relentless reinvention
Coinciding with Bob Dylan's 80th birthday, Halcyon Gallery opens a double show honouring 60 years of the legendary American singer-songwriter's art
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Low-tech to high art: Isabel + Helen ‘In Orbit’ at Saatchi Gallery
Down-to-earth creators with unearthly ideas: London-based creative duo Isabel + Helen present a new series of hypnotic paintings created using hand-assembled contraptions
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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A new Hong Kong gallery is a space for ‘conversation and new perspectives’
Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin and his son inaugurate their new gallery with work by late Chinese-French artist Zao Wou-Ki
By Catherine Shaw Last updated
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Serge Attukwei Clottey on fashion, gender, and unexpected art
In captivating new portraits for ‘Beyond Skin’, Ghanaian artist Serge Attukwei Clottey explores fashion as identity and subverts antiquated ideas of gender and sexuality
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Artist's Palate: Frank Bowling's pig’s trotters in vodka and beer
Immerse yourself in abstract artist Frank Bowling's slow-cooked favourite, as featured in our monthly artist’s recipe series
By TF Chan Last updated
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Ed Ruscha’s nostalgic ode to Oklahoma
‘Ed Ruscha: OKLA’, the pioneering American artist's first solo exhibition in his home state, explores the impact of Oklahoma on his storied career
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Sean Scully delivers sermon of stripes at Venetian church
The Irish-born painter and printmaker will transform every corner of the 16th-century San Giorgio Maggiore church with new paintings, sculptures and drawings during the Venice Biennale
By Emma O'Kelly Last updated
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Franco Grignani’s paintings reveal a hidden side of the graphic design legend
By Charlotte Jansen Last updated
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Friedrich Kunath on pushing paint and why he loves the ‘empty promise’ of Los Angeles
By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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Van Gogh’s The Potato Eaters inspires architect Julius Taminiau’s Dutch monument to rural life
The Potato Shed, a family house built on the site of a former farm, is a contemporary response to agricultural architecture and the landscape of The Netherlands, inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s austere 1885 painting
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Sarah Crowner binds painting and performance in her vibrant stitched canvases
Hong Kong’s Simon Lee Gallery debuts new works by the Brooklyn-based artist in ‘Paintings for the Stage’
By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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Never-before-exhibited watercolours by Steven Holl go on display in Milan
By Ali Morris Last updated
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How American legend Ellsworth Kelly mastered colour and shape
By Harriet Lloyd Smith Last updated
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The much-anticipated Saatchi Yates gallery opens its doors in London
The new Saatchi Yates gallery in Mayfair promises a programme of emerging global talent. First up, Swiss artist Pascal Sender's AR-driven works. Watch the interview with the artist on our Instagram Stories here.
By Tilly Macalister-Smith Last updated
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Cecilia Vicuña unveils monumental Hyundai Commission at Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall
As Cecilia Vicuña opens her long-awaited Hyundai commission in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, (titled Brain Forest Quipu and on view until 16 April 2023), we revisit our recent interview with the Chilean artist, poet and activist
By Harriet Lloyd Smith Last updated
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Jeff Koons is putting a new shine on the Ashmolean
The opinion-dividing master of the modern readymade is at the centre of a newly opened exhibition at the Oxford museum
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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At home with Calder: the artist’s hidden knack for domestic design
By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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Artist turns iconic football shirts into abstract art
Can football shirts be art? Namibian-German artist Max Siedentopf tackles the worlds of painting and football in a new book, Paintings League, published by Hatje Cantz
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Five African artists demonstrating creative resilience in challenging times
As the world is forced to embrace new social distancing measures, we look at how five very different African artists are finding creative solace in solitude
By Rebecca Anne Proctor Last updated
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NY’s Jewish Museum spotlights the creative legacy of Roberto Burle Marx
By Daniel Scheffler Last updated
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‘Mother!’: artists interpret the many facets of motherhood in Denmark show
Fertility, sacrifice and surveillance are just some themes examined in the group show ‘Mother!’, at Denmark’s Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, coinciding with Mother’s Day 2021
By TF Chan Last updated
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The hidden Le Corbusier connection in Peter Doig’s landmark painting
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Korean resort Paradise City unveils new art space with museum-worthy collection
By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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How a hashtag caused a surge of optimism for artists on Instagram
The #artistsupportpledge movement was created just two weeks ago but has since helped thousands of artists to sell their work in a landscape of instability. Here's how it happened, and why it might be here to stay
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Frank Bowling cements his status as a modern master with Tate Britain retrospective
After six decades, the British artist is finally getting his dues as a gently dazzling survey of his paintings opens in London
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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A new 60s-inspired book captures the rarest colours in the world
By Elly Parsons Last updated


