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V&A’s completed Photography Centre opens with flames, rockets and snake-like Hoovers
The second and final phase of the V&A Photography Centre will open on 25 May 2023, becoming the largest of its type in the UK
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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Eva Fàbregas’ visceral sculptures are monstrous, and very moreish
Spanish artist Eva Fàbregas has created a monumental ‘living organism’ in a new show at Centro Botín, Santander
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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Matthew Day Jackson: ‘I want digital and analogue to fit together perfectly so we can regain our hands’
American artist-designer Matthew Day Jackson’s new show 'Against Nature' at Pace Gallery, New York offers a sharp digital spin on landscape painting
By Pei-Ru Keh • Published
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How Richard Avedon brought a new flavour of glamour to photography
On the centenary of Avedon’s birth, ‘Avedon: Glamorous’ at Hamiltons gallery explores how the photographer defined a new era, of fame, glamour and sophistication
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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Frieze New York 2023 opening day: what went down
As Frieze New York 2023 kicks off at The Shed (until 21 May), Jessica Klingelfuss reports on an electrifying opening day and highlights the unmissable offerings at this year's fair and beyond
By Jessica Klingelfuss • Published
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Japanese ceramicist Eriko Inazaki wins 2023 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize
Eriko Inazaki has been awarded the 2023 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize for her intricate ceramic work in a ceremony held at New York’s Noguchi Museum
By Pei-Ru Keh • Published
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Ellsworth Kelly at 100: a wave of major shows honour the abstract art icon
He taught the world to see in new colours, now Ellsworth Kelly is being celebrated in a series of major shows to mark what would have been his 100th birthday
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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The art fair personality test: what type of Frieze New York visitor are you?
Are you a selfie seeker or a champagne visualist? Take our art fair personality test to identify yourself at Frieze New York 2023 (17-21 May)
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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Marina Abramović revisits her Energy Clothes in a piercing Vienna show
Marina Abramović considers the role of the body in ‘Energy Clothes’, debuting a new photo series and installation at Vienna’s Galerie Krinzinger, opening on 26 May 2023
By Hannah Silver • Published
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Last chance to see: Janny Baek’s psychedelic ceramics at Culture Object, New York
Korean-American architect and sculptor Janny Baek speaks about expressing ‘vibrancy, pleasure, and hope’ through her vivid ceramics, ahead of a major show at Culture Object, New York (on view until 20 May 2023)
By Pei-Ru Keh • Published
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Samuel Fosso wins Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2023
Samuel Fosso is announced winner of the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2023; see his work, and that of all the nominees at The Photographers' Gallery, London
By Sophie Gladstone • Published
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Inside Ricardo Bofill’s Walden 7, a cathedral of postmodern curiosity
A new series by architectural photographer Sebastian Weiss takes us on a tour of Walden 7, Ricardo Bofill’s majestic Catelonian apartment building – a cathedral of utopian curiosity and community
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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Alex Hartley’s eerie ode to Carlo Scarpa in Venice
Alex Hartley’s theatrical new installation ‘Closer than Before’ at Victoria Miro Venice is a haunting take on architectural destruction in Venice
By Thea Hawlin • Published
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Eva Jospin and Ruinart hit New York with a cardboard exhibition
In New York during Frieze Week 2023, artist Eva Jospin and Ruinart invite you to experience the richness of the Champagne region through an immersive cardboard exhibition
By Simon Mills • Published
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Photo London 2023: the must-see photography shows
With Photo London 2023 about to kick off (11 – 14 May 2023), we throw a lens on the most exciting photography happenings in the city, during the fair and beyond
By Sophie Gladstone • Published
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Happy Tom of Finland Day! We celebrate the artist’s legacy
With new events celebrating Tom of Finland’s homoerotic art, and foundation president Durk Dehner awarded the Order of the Lion of Finland, we applaud a cultural icon and those preserving his legacy
By Pei-Ru Keh • Published
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All eyes on Christina Quarles, the painter inventing a new figurative language
Los Angeles-based artist Christina Quarles is in her element, with two major solo shows underway at Hamburger Bahnhof and Hauser & Wirth Menorca
By Emily McDermott • Published
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Bridget Riley unveils her first ceiling painting for the British School at Rome
Bridget Riley reveals her design for Edwin Lutyens’ ceiling at the British School at Rome
By Hannah Silver • Published
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Inside Stefan Brüggemann’s epic new studio and residency in Ibiza
Stefan Brüggemann’s new Ibiza studio and retreat doesn’t miss a beat. The artist offers us an exclusive look at his creative utopia, designed by Alberto Kalach. Explore more in the June 2023 Travel issue of Wallpaper*, on newsstands 11 May
By Emily Steer • Published
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Wadi AlFann: the first five artists prepare for AlUla’s desert land art showcase
Wadi AlFann, the new destination for land art in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, will place large-scale works by leading contemporary artists in dialogue with nature
By Simon Mills • Published
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‘Avedon 100’: cultural stars reflect on the photographer’s boundary-shattering legacy
In a new Gagosian exhibition, ‘Avedon 100’, marking the centenary of Richard Avedon’s birth, leading cultural figures – from Naomi Campbell to Spike Lee – share personal stories on the photographer’s remarkable career
By Sophie Gladstone • Published
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Artist’s palate: Mandy El-Sayegh’s recipe for Acar
Mandy El-Sayegh’s simple yet layered recipe for Malaysian Acar is the latest dish in our Artist’s Palate series, an homage to our favourite contemporary art
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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Last chance to see: Mike Nelson’s dystopian thriller at Hayward Gallery, London
We review Mike Nelson’s epic survey show ‘Extinction Beckons’ at Hayward Gallery, London, a monumental exhibition filled with dark humour, unsettling encounters, and modernist dreams lost to capitalism
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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Turner Prize 2023 shortlist revealed: meet the artists
Today, Tate Britain announced the Turner Prize 2023 shortlist: Jesse Darling, Ghislaine Leung, Rory Pilgrim and Barbara Walker
By Mary Cleary • Published
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Isaac Julien’s Tate retrospective: multi-screens, ‘sonic tapestries’ and moments of joy
Artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien’s Tate Britain retrospective ‘What Freedom Is to Me’ questions histories, explores activism, but is also full of joy and beauty
By Amah-Rose Abrams • Published
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Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol’s fruitful partnership is the focus of a major new Paris exhibition
Fondation Louis Vuitton presents ‘Basquiat x Warhol. Painting 4 Hands’, exploring the collaboration between the two artists
By Hannah Silver • Published
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Last chance to see: Monica Bonvicini’s ‘I do You’ at Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie
Emily McDermott reviews Monica Bonvicini’s much-anticipated exhibition ‘I do You’ at Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie
By Emily McDermott • Last updated