Art
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Brad Walls’ aerial view transforms pools into artwork
Aerial photographer Brad Walls provides a crisp conclusion to the summer months with new book Pools From Above – you’ll want to dive right in
By Martha Elliott • Last updated
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Artist Ian Cheng explores the technological and aesthetic potential of AI
In Berlin’s cavernous Halle am Berghain, New York-based artist Ian Cheng plunges viewers into an immersive world of AI and existential anime in ‘Life After BOB’
By Will Jennings • Last updated
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Amsterdam photography exhibitions: what not to miss
We spotlight the best Amsterdam photography exhibitions to visit this Autumn
By Sophie Gladstone • Last updated
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Abstract artist Mary Weatherford dazzles with neon-bisected takes on Titian
American artist Mary Weatherford – among Wallpaper* guest editor Kelly Wearstler’s pick of contemporary creatives in our October 2022 issue – has imagined an entire exhibition of abstract paintings dedicated to Titian’s Flaying of Marsyas
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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A tribute to William Klein (1928-2022), legendary photographer of urban life
William Klein, the American-French artist responsible for transforming the worlds of fashion photography, street photography and cinema verité, has died in Paris aged 96
By Tom Seymour • Last updated
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Subversive artist Cosey Fanni Tutti on individuality and annihilating limitations
Following the launch of her new book Re-Sisters, we speak to Cosey Fanni Tutti about conquering fear through action, stepping into the unknown, and the secret to making art that matters
By Mary Cleary • Last updated
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Los Angeles exhibitions: an ongoing guide to the best shows in town
Read our ongoing picks of the best new and upcoming LA art exhibitions to see under the California sun
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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Brent Faiyaz on his latest album, Wasteland: ‘I just wanted to go all out’
A captivating storyteller, R&B singer Brent Faiyaz is wasting no time with a standout second album. Here’s why he’s one of Wallpaper* guest editor Kelly Wearstler’s favourite contemporary creatives.
By Lawrence Burney • Last updated
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A tantalising tale of art and Gothic horror in Norway’s Arctic archipelago
We visit the 2022 edition of the Lofoten International Art Festival (LIAF) in Norway's Arctic archipelago, an edition filled with myth, politics and Gothic horror.
By Louise Long • Last updated
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Wolfgang Tillmans on shaping photography as we know it: ‘I want to lay reality bare’
As Wolfgang Tillmans’ retrospective ‘To Look Without Fear’ opens at MoMA, we interview the acclaimed photographer about 35 years of activism, breaking conventions and capturing ‘the weight of existence’ through the everyday
By Pei-Ru Keh • Last updated
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Seeing Sound, Hearing Krug
By Simon Mills • Last updated
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Artist Julianknxx on poetry, dreams and Switzerland
Ahead of the New York showing of his major new film with Switzerland Tourism, we visit the studio of London-based poet and filmmaker Julianknxx
By Jessica Klingelfuss • Last updated
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In the studio with Swedish sculptor Klara Kristalova
Kristalova speaks to art historian and broadcaster Flora Vesterberg about ceramics, her Stockholm archipelago studio, and upcoming show at Perrotin New York
By Flora Vesterberg • Last updated
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Buy art and design to support Ukraine: the sales and auctions happening now
Discover how photographers, artists and designers are raising money for Ukraine’s humanitarian relief effort and find out how to buy their works
By Harriet Lloyd Smith • Last updated
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Pentaform’s AbacusBasic pares back the PC to bare essentials
A modular PC for every market, the AbacusBasic looks like a standard keyboard. It's actually a minimal PC that's been designed to help tech blend into the background – we talk to its creators
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Frieze Seoul 2022: all you need to know about the inaugural fair
SuhYoung Yun reports on a dynamic, emotional opening day of Frieze Seoul, and speaks to key figures about what the fair means for Korea’s wider cultural scene, both locally and internationally
By SuhYoung Yun • Last updated
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Objects of desire: the seductive exchange between fine art and advertising photography
At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) ‘Objects of Desire: Photography and the Language of Advertising’ explores how contemporary artists have imitated, appropriated and exploited the language of commercial photography
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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A new collective revitalises the legacy of female Bauhaus artists
Luxury skincare brand La Prairie has established a collective homage to the Bauhaus with five young female artists mentored by Sabine Marcelis
By Mary Cleary • Last updated
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K-style: understanding the rise of Korea’s creative golden age
Spanning music, fashion, design and food, a new book, Make Break Remix explores the global rise and rise of Korean culture
By SuhYoung Yun • Last updated
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Emerging photographers: a lens on the global rising stars
Explore Wallpaper's directory of emerging photographers and exciting new talent in international photography
By Holly Hay • Last updated
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Leading female artists to celebrate 250 years of Veuve Clicquot in LA show
Opening on 26 October in Los Angeles, a new Veuve Clicquot exhibition will see contemporary female artists – including Yayoi Kusama, Sheila Hicks and Tacita Dean – respond to the champagne house’s free-spirited history
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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Ai Weiwei unveils first-ever exhibition of glass sculptures in Venice
On the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Ai Weiwei unveils his first show of glass works, including one of the largest Murano glass sculptures ever
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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Onitsuka Tiger’s London store fuses fashion and contemporary art
By Simon Mills • Last updated
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At home with Daniel Arsham
Speaking from New York, prolific pan-creative Daniel Arsham discusses dream collaborators, Star Wars, and advice for the next generation, and shares images of his work, travels and home on Long Island
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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Incarceration, interrogation and power: Joanna Piotrowska and Formafantasma’s ‘Sub Rosa’
Now on view at Arch Athens, a collaborative project by photographer Joanna Piotrowska and design duo Formafantasma sees ethereal photography transformed into provocative objects inspired by interrogation-room architecture
By Harriet Lloyd Smith • Last updated
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Rana Begum’s minimalist art toys with light, colour and space
We explore the work of Rana Begum, which is enmeshed with beauty, vibrancy and architecture, and step inside the artist’s epic new north London studio
By Cleo Roberts-Komireddi • Last updated
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Photographer Tina Tyrell: ‘people can become almost symbolic of themselves’
‘Through the lens’ is our monthly series that spotlights photographers who are Wallpaper* contributors. Here we explore the vision of American photographer Tina Tyrell
By Sophie Gladstone • Last updated