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Outside the box: Tracey Emin and Frank Bowling join artists in Bonhams’ charity sale for Cure Parkinson’s
Bonhams’ Cure3 selling exhibition includes NFTs and 2D works alongside signature Perspex cubes, from Tracey Emin, Yinka Shonibare, Frank Bowling, Random International and more, on display 13-17 January 2023, London
By Martha Elliott • Published
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Inez & Vinoodh on 35 years of radical photography, being ‘two brains, one person', and judging our Design Awards
Dutch photography duo and Wallpaper* Design Awards 2023 judges Inez & Vinoodh discuss image manipulation, design aspirations, and capturing the legendary Julianne Moore
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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Last chance to see: ‘Strange Clay’ at The Hayward Gallery, London
At London’s Hayward Gallery, group show ‘Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art’ sees ceramic artists explore the physical, psychological, political and power of their medium
By Emily Steer • Published
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‘The Art of Advocacy’: Aïda Muluneh’s vivid photographs are forces for change
At Efie Gallery, Dubai, Aïda Muluneh’s upcoming show, ‘The Art of Advocacy’ (12 January – 24 February 2023) surveys the photographer’s art as a tool for change, and debuts a new work, revealed exclusively here
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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Last chance to see: Cyprien Gaillard on chaos, reorder and excavating a Paris in flux
We interviewed French artist Cyprien Gaillard ahead of his major two-part show, ‘Humpty \ Dumpty’ at Palais de Tokyo and Lafayette Anticipations (until 8 January 2023). Through abandoned clocks, love locks and asbestos, he dissects the human obsession with structural restoration
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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10 best art exhibitions to see in 2023, picked by Wallpaper* arts editor Harriet Lloyd-Smith
To usher in the new year, Wallpaper’s arts editor Harriet Lloyd-Smith highlights the best art exhibitions to see in 2023, and there’s a lot to look forward to
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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A’strict: the South Korean digital art collective bringing nature to urban life
As part of our Generation Generative series, we spotlight a’strict, the artistic unit of South Korean digital media design company d’strict, whose immersive art aims to bring viewers closer to nature
By SuhYoung Yun • Published
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Sonia Boyce’s Golden Lion-winning Venice Biennale show opens UK debut in Margate
In February 2023, Turner Contemporary, Margate will host British artist Sonia Boyce’s 'Feeling Her Way', which won the Golden Lion for Best National Participation at the 2022 Venice Biennale
By Martha Elliott • Published
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Year in review: top 10 Instagram posts of 2022, selected by Wallpaper* social media editor Anna Aylward
Top 10 Instagram posts of 2022 – Wallpaper’s Anna Aylward looks back on icy jewellery and picture-perfect pools, brand-new buildings and bodybuilders
By Anna Aylward • Published
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‘When We See Us’: Black figurative painting at Cape Town’s Zeitz MOCAA
A group show of Black figurative painting at the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, featuring 156 artists, explores the past and present of self-representation
By Sean O'Toole • Published
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34th São Paulo Bienal arrives at Luma Arles for first European presentation
An exhibition of highlights from the 34th São Paulo Bienal is at Luma Arles, marking its European and tour finale
By Martha Elliott • Published
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10 Wallpaper* photography moments of 2022, from piña coladas to Pipilotti Rist
The most memorable Wallpaper* photography moments of 2022, courtesy of our esteemed photo desk
By Holly Hay • Published
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Cerith Wyn Evans: ‘I love nothing more than neon in direct sunlight. It’s heartbreakingly beautiful’
Cerith Wyn Evans reflects on his largest show in the UK to date, at Mostyn, Wales – a multisensory, neon-charged fantasia of mind, body and language
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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Last chance to see: Sterling Ruby’s ‘Turbines’ at Gagosian New York, marked here by our visit to the artist’s LA studio
Step inside American artist Sterling Ruby’s studio, divided into distinct areas of operation
By Hunter Drohojowska-Philp • Published
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Art hub Casa Neptuna pops from the Uruguay landscape
Fundación Ama Amoedo announces 2023 art residencies hosted at Casa Neptuna, a space designed by Argentine artist Edgardo Giménez in José Ignacio, Uruguay
By Hannah Silver • Published
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Remembering New York artist Daniel Brush, 1947 – 2022
In tribute to Daniel Brush, who has died aged 75, we revisit this 2020 Wallpaper* profile of the elusive New York artist by jewellery historian Vivienne Becker, who unravelled the secrets of his singular designs for her book, ‘Daniel Brush: Jewels Sculpture’
By Vivienne Becker • Published
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Behind the scenes of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining: new book charts the making of a horror icon
Published in February 2023 by Taschen, a new collector's book will go behind the scenes of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, charting the unseen making of a film that defined the horror genre
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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Takashi Murakami’s Dubai debut pops with colour, nostalgia and darker undertones
Nadine Khalil interviews Takashi Murakami ahead of his first exhibition in the UAE, at Perrotin’s ICD Brookfield pop-up space, as the gallery also launches its first permanent Middle Eastern outpost
By Nadine Khalil • Published
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Museum of Sex to open Miami outpost in spring 2023
The Museum of Sex will expand with a new Miami outpost in spring 2023, housed in a former warehouse reimagined by Snøhetta and inaugurated with an exhibition by Hajime Sorayama
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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The best 7 Christmas installations in London for art lovers
As London decks its halls for the festive season, explore our pick of the best Christmas installations for the art-, design- and fashion-minded
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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Vanessa Beecroft’s ethereal performance and sculpture exhibition explore Sicily’s cultural history
At the historic Palazzo Abatellis, Sicily, Vanessa Beecroft has unveiled ‘VB94’, a new tableau vivant comprising a one-time performance and a new series of sculptures, the latter on view until 8 January
By Hili Perlson • Published
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Gavin Turk: ‘My art is always other people's art’
We interview British artist Gavin Turk, whose show ‘Kerze’ (candle) at Ben Brown Fine Arts is an ode to Gerhard Richter’s candle painting, with an uncanny twist
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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Onitsuka Tiger’s London store fuses fashion and contemporary art
By Simon Mills • Last updated
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Generative art: the creatives powering the AI art boom
It’s a new age for generative art, thanks to pixel-sorting, algorithm-sifting creatives. While the NFT market remains in flux, we delve into the rise of generative art, and the AI art boom
By Nick Compton • Published
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Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek’s 2023 calendar is filled with flamboyant dog portraits
For his 2023 calendar, photographer Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek turns his lens on flamboyantly preened, catwalk-ready dogs, and we’re barking mad for it
By Sophie Gladstone • Published
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Porsche launches a dynamic new digital presentation of its brand purpose, Driven by Dreams
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Ai Weiwei to sign blank sheets of paper with UV ink for Refugees International in London this weekend
To mark Human Rights Day (10 December 2022), Ai Weiwei will take to Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park to sign sheets of A4 paper in UV ink, distributed free. We interview the artist to find out more
By TF Chan • Published