Exhibitions & Shows
The best of the year's art exhibitions and shows, compiled by Wallpaper*
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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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1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair opens in London this week – here’s what we’re looking forward to1-54 London 2026, at Somerset House from 15 to 18 October 2026, shines a light on contemporary artists from Africa and the diaspora
By Gameli Hamelo 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
By Hannah Silver Published
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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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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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Ten great things to do in London for Frieze Week 2026As Frieze London 2026 (14-18 October) looms, put these openings, performances and parties in your diary now
By Annie Downes Published
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Ekow Eshun’s British Art Show, set to travel around the country, celebrates different ways of beingThe curator of ‘British Art Show 10: A Chorus of Strangers’ brings together an array of voices, talents and perspectives in this snapshot of the country's art scene – now on view in Coventry ahead of a wider tour
By Amah-Rose Abrams 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
By Hannah Silver Published
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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
By Hannah Silver Published
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New York art exhibitions to see in OctoberRead our pick of the best New York art exhibitions to see in October, from the Hass Brothers at Marianne Boesky Gallery to Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner at The Met
By Tianna Williams Last updated
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London art exhibitions to see in OctoberRead our pick of the best London art exhibitions to see this month, from Cindy Sherman at Hauser & Wirth to Tim Walker at the National Portrait Gallery
By Tianna Williams Last updated
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Gaming inspires Chanel’s first Gateway Commission, on show at Dib BangkokContemporary art museum Dib Bangkok, Chanel Culture Fund’s first major partner in Southeast Asia, unveils a work by Nawin Nuthong with which ‘people will connect’
By Harriet Quick Published
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Zoya Cherkassky makes sense of American life with rich, diverse paintings in New YorkIn 'American Cooking', at Fort Gansevoort, New York, Ukrainian artist Zoya Cherkassky captures life around her
By Hannah Silver Published
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In a seductive new show, Henry Holland asks sculptors to consider the meaning of home'There’s No Place Like It,' The Royal Society of Sculptors Summer exhibition, explores the beauty and mundanity of domestic life: ‘I was really looking for pieces that made me feel something'
By Hannah Silver Published
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Behind the scenes of Sofia Coppola’s ‘Marie Antoinette’, 20 years onCartier sponsor a major new exhibition at the Petit Trianon, as we go inside the Palace of Versailles to mark 20 years of Sofia Coppola's film ‘Marie Antoinette’
By Emi Eleode Published
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Pablo Bronstein’s new ‘Clocks’ drawings complicate histories of politics and decorationThe British-Argentine artist considers the political implications of the clock in a new exhibition at Olney Gleason in New York
By Osman Can Yerebakan Published
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In Mumbai, artists are asking if embroidery can redraw the mapAs textile house Chanakya International celebrates 40 years in Mumbai this autumn, we look at what happens when an atelier evolves into a cultural institution
By Aastha D Published
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The Hayward Gallery announces a major Cao Fei exhibition. Take a first look hereIn 2027, the London gallery will host the Chinese artist’s largest UK exhibition to date
By Hannah Silver Published
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Georgia O’Keeffe was captivated by architecture, as a landmark new show at the Detroit Institute of Arts proves‘Georgia O’Keeffe: Architecture,’ is a first-of-its kind exhibition exploring the artist’s long fascination with the built environment, from dreamy cityscapes to vernacular buildings
By Sarah Rose Sharp Published
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Amelia Cross blends tailoring and painting, with unique and uncanny resultsThe artist’s superbly observed works draw from the worlds of fashion and art; ‘I like the idea of the double take,’ she says as a new exhibition opens at London’s Incubator
By Simon Chilvers Published
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Snoopy is the star of Fashion Week in this adorable New York exhibition‘Snoopy in Style’, now open in Manhattan, celebrates the enduring influence of the Peanuts comic strip on fashion. Peek inside
By Anna Fixsen Published
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The V&A will celebrate Freddie Mercury in a free, fashion-filled exhibitionThe V&A is marking the 80th anniversary of Freddie Mercury’s birth with an exhibition, ‘Splendid Things’, opening in October
By Hannah Silver Published
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In Lagos, photographer Stephen Tayo captures the modern order of the 1920s Aladura movementIn the exhibition 'What Comes to Mind When You See the Garment?' at Lagos concept store, Alára, Nigerian photographer Stephen Tayo follows the migratory story of the Aladara movement
By Ugonnaora Owoh Published
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Gloriously inappropriate cartoon Modern Toss marks 21 yearsMick Bunnage and Jon Link celebrate 21 years of Modern Toss with a London exhibition of sweary cartoons, workplace rage and magnificently bad behaviour
By Craig McLean Published
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Fall in love with the strange beauty of artist Gwen John150 years after her birth, Welsh artist Gwen John has her first major retrospective at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
By Emily Steer Published
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In the fictional Department of Euterpe, artists and DJs mark 100 years of the libraryThe Department of Euterpe at the Warburg Institute is a fictional archive that celebrates a century of Aby Warburg's first purpose-built library in Hamburg. We meet its creators
By Sam Moore Published
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Step inside Andreas Angelidakis’ strobe-lit escape room in Venice‘Dear Visitor, we regret to inform you that Greece has escaped.’ At the Venice Biennale 2026, Andreas Angelidakis gives the Greek Pavilion a surprising twist
By Stephanie Gavan Published


