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How rude! Roe Ethridge peeks under the surface of AmericanaA new book, Rude in the Good Way, traces the photographer’s lifelong pull toward imperfection – from suburban America to deliberately flawed images that resist polish and certainty
By Josh Sabini Published
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From Cadbury's drumming gorilla to Guinness' surfing horses, the story behind Britain's best TV adsThe Ads of the Year exhibition by Outernet London counts down 68 of the country's favourite adverts
By Craig McLean Published
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Sussy Cazalet’s sun-drenched tapestries blur the boundaries between art, design and architectureAt Tristan Hoare Gallery in London, artist Sussy Cazalet's handwoven tapestries are inspired by mid-century design
By Hannah Silver Published
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Sound and Vision: inside Jason Bruges' joyful, immersive David Bowie tribute at Here EastHow the artist and lighting designer filled a vast warehouse with balloons, strobes and one of the Thin White Duke’s greatest songs
By Jordan Bassett Published
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How Luca Guadagnino and a daring show set helped Jonathan Anderson usher in a new dawn at DiorFashion, film and architecture came together, says Guadagnino as he and production designer Stefano Baisi reflect on working with Anderson for his debut, S/S 2026 Dior womenswear set
By Hannah Silver Published
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Marie Antoinette finds her voice in London exhibition ‘Best Femmes Forever’Artists Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley’s satirical video installation reconsiders three women who lost their lives in the French Revolution
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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Beanie Babies and Blockbuster nights: this nostalgic London exhibition revisits Y2K aesthetics‘Internet Cafe’, running until 7 March 2026, brings millennial culture into the gallery, paying tribute to the era of flip phones, velour tracksuits and analog rituals
By Anna Solomon Published
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Enter the dark, unsettling world of Pierre Huyghe in BerlinArtist Pierre Huyghe creates a haunting new world in his latest work, ‘Liminals’, commissioned by the LAS Art Foundation
By Hili Perlson Published
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Who are the emerging artists to know in the UK now?New Contemporaries’ annual exhibition in London and Middlesbrough spotlights 26 emerging and early-career artists working in the UK
By Hannah Silver Published
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‘Legacy is short’: Don McCullin marks his ninth decadeThe photographer reflects on his career, and tells us what’s next, as he marks turning 90 with two UK exhibitions – at the Holburne Museum in Bath and Hauser & Wirth, Somerset
By Cindy Parthonnaud Published
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Martin Parr’s lesser-known work in rural Ireland goes on show in LondonBefore he passed away in 2025, Martin Parr and The Photographers’ Gallery planned an exhibition focusing on his earlier black-and-white works. Now, ‘A Fair Day’ is about to open
By Hannah Silver Published
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Beryl Cook celebrated the maligned of British society: now her paintings have their moment in Plymouth‘Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy’ at The Box Plymouth shines a light on the often underestimated artist
By Hannah Silver Published
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The Barbican has just announced a new late-night party series‘Anyone Can Dance’ is a new late-night party series celebrating global club music, kicking off on 20 February with an after-hours takeover curated by Eastern Margins
By Anna Solomon Published
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Lexa Gates and the art of going nowhereTo launch her latest record, Lexa Gates transformed the grind of modern music promotion into a ten-hour endurance artwork
By Craig McLean Published
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The appeal of the ‘internet boyfriend’: Richard Hawkins in Vienna‘Potentialities’ at Kunsthalle Wien sees the American artist dissect the appeal of today’s movie hunk in his first institutional show in more than a decade
By Zoe Whitfield Published
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Out of office: The Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the weekJanuary is about setting the tone for the year ahead, and the Wallpaper* editors have been doing just that, immersing themselves in art, music, food, literature and film. This week brings a taste of London’s best new dining spots, a nostalgic return to childhood through art and an escape to the country
By Gabriel Annouka Published
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Art inspired by horror films is chilling and thrilling in LA‘Horror’ at Sprüth Magers Los Angeles considers the enduring, often surprising, influence of horror movies on contemporary artists
By Hannah Silver Published
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Luca Guadagnino’s curation of rare Luigi Ghirri photographs in London is quietly emotional‘Luigi Ghirri: Felicità’ is an important show of the Italian photographer’s work at Thomas Dane Gallery (23 January to 9 May 2026)
By Finn Blythe Published
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Inside AlUla Arts Festival 2026, an open air museum shaped by the desertSet across valleys, canyons and palm-filled oases, the festival brings together land art, performance and new institutions as the destination builds cultural momentum
By Lauren Ho Published
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From Brian Eno to Sir Antony Gormley, artists unite for Health Workers 4 Palestine art auctionThe auction will be held at a gala at The Savoy hotel, London (1 February 2026), and will raise funds for Gaza medics, mobile clinics, and rebuilding maternity wards in Palestine
By Tianna Williams Published
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Ten movies to watch from Sundance Film Festival 20262026 marks a bittersweet year for the Sundance Film Festival (22 January – 1 February) as it returns to Park City, Utah, for the very last time. Here are the films we are most looking forward to
By Stefania Sarrubba Published
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Mickalene Thomas and Tom Wesselmann consider the female nude in Palm Springs'The Female Form: Tom Wesselmann & Mickalene Thomas from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation' places the artists' work in cultural context at Palm Springs Art Museum
By Hannah Silver Published
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'I have always been interested in debasement as purification': Sam Lipp dissects the body in LondonSam Lipp rethinks traditional portraiture in 'Base', a new show at Soft Opening gallery, London
By Emily Steer Published
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Out of office: The Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the weekThis week, the design year got underway with Paris’ interiors and furniture fair. Elsewhere, the Wallpaper* editors marked the start of 2026 with good food and better music
By Anna Solomon Published
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Arthur Tress’ photographs taken in The Ramble are a key part of New York’s queer historyThe images, which captured gay men, like Tress himself, cruising around the Central Park woodland in 1969, are the subject of a new book
By Upasana Das Published
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Jan Staller’s Manhattan Project is an abstracted chronicle of a city under constructionThe photographer Jan Staller shows another side of New York’s relentless change with this portfolio of dynamic, sculptural images
By Jonathan Bell Published
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What do creatives pin to their walls? Artists from Tracey Emin to Michael Stipe reveal allAn exhibition at Incubator gallery, London, asks 45 creatives what is tacked to their studio walls – here are some of their pin-ups
By Hannah Silver Published

