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Last chance to see: Refik Anadol at MoMA, New York
Refik Anadol’s masterly use of data sets and AI models allows him to create dazzling ‘living paintings’, on display in MoMA’s Gund Lobby until 5 March 2023
By TF Chan • Published
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Anne Imhof releases prints to support Ukraine war relief
Leading German artist Anne Imhof discusses her latest work ‘Youth’, the war in Ukraine, and working with Circa on a 24-hour print sale to raise funds for humanitarian relief
By TF Chan • Published
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As David Hockney’s immersive art show in London opens, here’s what to expect
‘David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)’ is now open at London’s Lightroom (until 1 October 2023)
By TF Chan • Published
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Photographer Alessandro Furchino Capria on cats, consumerism and digital deserts
We explore the vision of Italian photographer Alessandro Furchino Capria in this month’s ‘Through the lens’ feature, where we spotlight photographers who are Wallpaper* contributors
By Sophie Gladstone • Published
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Tate Modern announces El Anatsui as artist for 2023 Hyundai commission
As Tate Modern announces El Anatsui for its 2023 Hyundai commission (taking over the Turbine Hall from 10 October 2023-14 April 2024), we revisit our 2019 profile of the leading Ghanaian artist, published ahead of his survey exhibition at Doha's Arab Museum of Modern Art
By Ayodeji Rotinwa • Last updated
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Stephen Shore book ‘Topographies’ sees the photographer take his eye to the USA’s skies
Stephen Shore book ‘Topographies: Aerial Surveys of the American Landscape’ offers a fresh photographic view of the USA’s vast and varied idiosyncrasies
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Esben Weile Kjær’s zany tribute to 1990s teenage rebellion
Artist Esben While Kjær, a rapidly rising star in the Danish art world, has just unveiled a radically curated show of the Arken Museum for Modern Art’s collection
By Alice Godwin • Published
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As Frieze Los Angeles 2023 opens, here's your ultimate guide to the fair and shows around the city
As Frieze LA 2023 opens for preview day (16 – 19 February 2023), we spotlight the 11 most exciting shows to see under the California sun
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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Ming Smith at MoMA: photographing Black life, from the mundane to the magic
At MoMA, New York, ‘Projects: Ming Smith’ provides a comprehensive reintroduction to Ming Smith’s trailblazing work, 44 years after she became the first Black American photographer to have a work acquired by the museum
By Pei-Ru Keh • Published
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In LA, Patrick Jackson’s subversive sculptures ooze nostalgia and consumer culture
Timed to Frieze Los Angeles 2023, Patrick Jackson’s uncanny new exhibition 'Liquid Clay' at François Ghebaly’s disused warehouse space probes tactility, architecture and commerce
By Osman Can Yerebakan • Published
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Artist's palate: Landon Metz’s recipe for cacio e pepe
New York-based artist Landon Metz’s recipe for cacio e pepe is a minimal yet magic addition to our monthly artist's palate series, an homage to our favourite contemporary art
By TF Chan • Published
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Artist Eva Jospin on landscapes, architecture, and her Ruinart carte blanche commission
We visit the Paris studio of artist Eva Jospin to discover ‘Promenade[s]’, her carte blanche commission for champagne house Ruinart. Expect cardboard bas-reliefs, miniature landscapes, drawings, embroidery, and an 18th-century device called the carmontelle
By TF Chan • Published
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Olgaç Bozalp’s journey through forced migration, longing and childhood nostalgia
Photographer Olgaç Bozalp’s powerful series ‘Home, Leaving One For Another’ is now on view at 10 14 Gallery, London
By Saskia Koopman • Published
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Pictures from Home: photographer Larry Sultan’s domestic drama arrives on Broadway
Winner of ‘Best Adaptation’ in the 2023 Wallpaper* Design Awards, Pictures from Home at Studio 54 brings the memoir of American photographer Larry Sultan to Broadway, starring Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein and Zoë Wanamaker
By Sophie Gladstone • Published
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Dia Mrad captures the tangible repercussions of Lebanon’s economic crisis
In ‘Utilities’, on view at Dubai's Zawyeh Gallery, Lebanese photographer Dia Mrad documents his home country’s multi-layered economic crisis through Beirut's urban fabric
By Martha Elliott • Published
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Duncan Grant’s very private erotic drawings are now very public, and reinterpreted by contemporary artists
To celebrate LGBT+ History Month 2023, we explore ‘Very Private?’ at Charleston gallery in Sussex (until 12 March 2023), a fearless pairing of Duncan Grant’s midcentury erotica and contemporary expressions of sexual liberation
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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Supergraphics pioneer Barbara Stauffacher Solomon: ‘Sure, make things big – anything is possible'
94-year-old graphic designer Barbara Stauffacher Solomon talks radical typography, motherhood, and her cool welcome for St Moritz
By Jessica Klingelfuss • Published
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Last chance to see: Laure Prouvost's Light Hall commission at National Museum in Oslo
The Turner Prize-winning artist takes over the cavernous space atop Oslo’s new National Museum with an ethereal installation
By Will Jennings • Published
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Louis Barthélemy’s tapestries capture the sublimity and dynamism of Senegalese wrestling
‘Mbër Yi / The Wrestlers’ at the Théodore Monod African Art Museum (IFAN) in Dakar sees French artist Louis Barthélemy respond to Senegalese mysticism in appliquéd hangings
By Emeline Nsingi Nkosi • Published
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Venice Biennale 2024: a guide to the artists announced so far
Keep up-to-date with our ongoing list of who’s representing who at the Venice Biennale 2024 – here's what we know so far
By Martha Elliott • Published
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Meet Tyler Hobbs, the breakout star of generative art
Tyler Hobbs is making waves with abstract, algorithm-assisted art that harnesses code as a creative medium. We speak to the American artist ahead of two physical exhibitions in New York and London
By Nick Compton • Published
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From darkness to everlasting light: all you need to know about the first Islamic Arts Biennale
Rebecca Anne Proctor travels to Jeddah to explore the world’s first Islamic Arts Biennale (until 23 April), a monumental survey of Islamic arts and culture in the religion’s birthplace, modern-day Saudi Arabia
By Rebecca Anne Proctor • Published
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Last chance to see: Theaster Gates’ ‘Young Lords and Their Traces’ at the New Museum
Theaster Gates talks about his first US museum show, ‘Young Lords and Their Traces’ at The New Museum (until 5 February 2023), a moving homage to the creative forces who came before
By Pei-Ru Keh • Published
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Stanya Kahn’s Frieze Los Angeles commission to unearth the ‘understory’ of human intervention in nature
We speak to multidisciplinary artist Stanya Kahn, whose ‘Understory’ installation will be unveiled at Frieze Los Angeles for the 2023 R.U.in.ART Commission
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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National Portrait Gallery unveils new brand identity and programme ahead of 2023 reopening
London’s National Portrait Gallery has revealed its new branding and full 2023-2024 programming information ahead of its much-anticipated June 2023 reopening
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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Berlinde De Bruyckere on religion, chaos and decay: ‘simplicity is the territory of humans’
We speak to Belgian sculptor and visual artist Berlinde De Bruyckere ahead of her show ‘A simple prophecy’ at Hauser & Wirth Zurich, Limmatstrasse, 26 January – 13 May 2023
By Martha Elliott • Published
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Rala Choi: ‘Now is the time to ask photographers about what photography is’
We profile rising star photographer Rala Choi, whose vivid, ethereal images draw on the legacies of art history
By Sophie Gladstone • Published