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Photographer and surrealist Lee Miller gets a long-overdue retrospective at Tate BritainLee Miller ushered in a new era with her avant-garde and raw photography. Now, Tate Britain celebrates her life's work
By Hannah Silver Published
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Can a Mexico City house museum reframe Frida Kahlo’s artistic legacy?The newly opened Museo Casa Kahlo spotlights how family shaped the pioneering artist’s life and work. See how Rockwell Group brought it to life
By Stacie Stukin Published
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A life’s work: Hans Ulrich Obrist on art, meaning and being drivenAs the curator, critic and artistic director of Serpentine Galleries publishes his memoir, ‘Life in Progress’, he tells us what gets him out of bed in the morning
By Hannah Silver Published
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Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley’s multiplayer experience at London’s Serpentine invites visitors to connect in the real worldDanielle Brathwaite-Shirley rethinks a typical art gallery visit with a new exhibition at Serpentine which encourages viewers to get off the screen
By Hannah Silver Published
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Provocative and playful, Blommers & Schumm's images sit at the intersection of fine art and photographyDutch photography duo Blommers & Schumm present 25 years of work at Foam, Amsterdam
By Hannah Silver Published
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Inside a Courtney Love-inspired art exhibition in New YorkLiza Jo Eilers looks to the glory days of Hole at an exhibition at Grimm New York
By Zoe Whitfield Published
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the weekA week in the life of the Wallpaper* team was filled with exquisite jewellery, spellbinding art, and lots (and lots) of good food
By Anna Solomon Published
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Ed Ruscha and Ruthie Rogers team up on zingy new cookbookEd Ruscha and friend Ruthie Rogers, chef and River Café co-founder, have teamed up on a cookbook with a difference
By Annabel Downes Published
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In Madrid, Miriam Bäckström merges photography and textiles in a hypnotic exhibitionAt Galería Elba Benítez, the Swedish artist plays with texture, weaving and colour, creating mesmerising, geometric shapes which draws viewers in (until 8 November 2025)
By Tianna Williams Published
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Make the Booker Prize shortlist your new reading listThis year’s Booker Prize shortlist captures the emotional complexity of our times, with stories of fractured families, shifting identities and the search for meaning in unfamiliar places
By Charlotte Gunn Last updated
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Thomas Prior’s photography captures the uncanny fragility of American lifeA new book unites two decades of the photographer’s piercing, uneasy work
By Finn Blythe Published
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Tilda Swinton: 'If Derek Jarman were with us now, he'd be making films on an iPhone'Ahead of her Amsterdam exhibition, which spotlights eight new works with Jarman, Jarmusch and more, Swinton opens up about collaboration, creativity and why the process matters more than the product
By Hannah Silver Published
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Pioneering author Jean Rhys was hard to define. In London, artists give it a try'Postures: Jean Rhys in the Modern World' at Michael Werner gallery sees artists from Kara Walker, Celia Paul, Hurvin Anderson, and Francis Picabia bring Rhys to life in a curation by Hilton Als
By Katie Tobin Published
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Why are we so obsessed with ghosts? From the psychological to the gothic, a new exhibition finds outGhosts have terrified us for centuries. ‘Ghosts: Visualizing the Supernatural’ at Kunstmuseum Basel asks what is going on
By Hannah Silver Published
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the weekAnother week, another sweep of culture in the capital and beyond for the Wallpaper* team. This time: hidden book fairs, standout theatre, and a taste of the Mediterranean – from a Spanish showcase to seafood in the Portuguese archipelago
By Anna Solomon Published
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Julian Charrière brings the sounds of the ocean to Ruinart’s chalk cellars in ReimsJulian Charrière’s sound and light installation, ‘Chorals’, joins the worlds of environmental science and culture
By Hannah Silver Published
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Apple unveils its next-gen camera in a powerful new photography exhibitionThe new iPhone 17 Pro Max takes centre stage in a New York exhibition where artists Inez & Vinoodh, Mickalene Thomas, and Trunk Xu explore the theme of joy
By Adrian Madlener Published
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Central Park’s revitalised Delacorte Theater gears up for a new futureEnnead Architects helmed an ambitious renovation process that has given the New York City cultural landmark a vibrant and more accessible future
By Osman Can Yerebakan Published
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Meet Malak Mattar, the Palestinian artist behind the 'Together for Palestine' concert at London's Wembley ArenaThe London-based artist curates a landmark concert of music and art in support of Gaza, alongside Brian Eno, James Blake, Jamie xx, Neneh Cherry and more
By Annabel Downes Published
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Beloved British screenwriter Dennis Potter inspires an exhibition with a difference at Studio VoltaireHilary Lloyd's multi-faceted exhibition at Studio Voltaire considers Dennis Potter's life and work, from much-loved TV classics to power inequalities
By Hannah Silver Published
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Ralph Steadman has worked with everyone from Hunter S. Thompson to Travis Scott and Quavo – now, the Gonzo illustrator is celebrated in LondonA new exhibition provides a rare opportunity to experience the inimitable work and creativity of Gonzo illustrator Ralph Steadman up close. Just don’t call it a ‘style’.
By Paul Weedon Published
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'There is no way light and darkness are not in exchange with each other': step inside Christelle Oyiri’s sonic world in BerlinIn an explosion of light and sound, Christelle Oyiri explores celebrity, mythology and religion inside CANK, a former brutalist shopping centre in Berlin’s Neukölln
By Emi Eleode Published
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Stephen Prina borrows from pop, classical and modern music: now MoMA pays tribute to his performance work‘Stephen Prina: A Lick and a Promise’ recalls the artist, musician, and composer’s performances, and is presented throughout MoMA. Prina tells us more
By Hunter Drohojowska-Philp Published
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David Bowie's 90,000-item personal archive has a new home. Here's a look insideFashion, memorabilia and personal ephemera from the pioneering musician, now on view at the V&A East Storehouse in London, are as wondrous in their range as their creator
By Craig McLean Published
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Just how controversial was Banksy’s new Royal Courts of Justice piece?A new Banksy appeared on the walls of the Royal Courts of Justice in London on 7th September and it's already been covered up and scrubbed off. But what statement was Banksy really trying to make?
By Will Jennings Published
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What's the story with Henni Alftan’s enigmatic, mysterious paintings? The artist isn’t sayingParis-based artist Henni Alftan's familiar yet uncanny works are gloriously restrained. On the eve of a Sprüth Magers exhibition in Berlin, she tells us why
By Hannah Silver Published
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Five of the biggest art exhibitions to see in London in 2026From Marilyn Monroe, to David Hockney and Tracey Emin – get these art exhibitions in your diary now
By Hannah Silver Published


