Hannah Silver
Hannah Silver is the Art, Culture, Watches & Jewellery Editor of Wallpaper*. Since joining in 2019, she has overseen offbeat art trends and conducted in-depth profiles, as well as writing and commissioning extensively across the worlds of culture and luxury. She enjoys travelling, visiting artists' studios and viewing exhibitions around the world, and has interviewed artists and designers including Maggi Hambling, William Kentridge, Jonathan Anderson, Chantal Joffe, Lubaina Himid, Tilda Swinton and Mickalene Thomas.
Latest articles by Hannah Silver
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Leo Costelloe turns the kitchen into a site of fantasy and unease
For Frieze week, Costelloe transforms everyday domesticity into something intimate, surreal and faintly haunted at The Shop at Sadie Coles
By Hannah Silver Published
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Can surrealism be erotic? Yes if women can reclaim their power, says a London exhibition
‘Unveiled Desires: Fetish & The Erotic in Surrealism, 1924–Today’ at London’s Richard Saltoun gallery examines the role of desire in the avant-garde movement
By Hannah Silver Published
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Go Back to the Future with Marty McFly’s calculator watch, marking the film’s 40th anniversary
Casio will release a special-edition watch to mark Back to the Future Day on 21 October
By Hannah Silver Published
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Tiffany & Co’s artist mentorship at Frieze London puts creative exchange centre stage
At Frieze London 2025, Tiffany & Co partners with the fair’s Artist-to-Artist initiative, expanding its reach and reaffirming the value of mentorship within the global art community
By Hannah Silver Published
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Messika marks 20 years with a high jewellery collection inspired by Namibia
The Terres d’Instinct high jewellery collection, unveiled at Paris Fashion Week, is a riot of colour and bold forms
By Hannah Silver Published
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
As we approach Frieze, our editors have been trawling the capital's galleries. Elsewhere: a 'Wineglass' marathon, a must-see film, and a visit to a science museum
By Anna Fixsen Published
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Who was Denton Welch, the cult writer and painter who inspired everyone from Alan Bennett to William S. Burroughs?
Cult queer figure Denton Welch was a talented, yet overlooked, artist. Now an exhibition of his work at John Swarbrooke Fine Art aims to change that
By Hannah Silver Published
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Classic figurative painting is given a glamorous and ghostly aura by Polish artist Łukasz Stokłosa
The gothic meets the glamorous in Stokłosa’s works, currently on show at London’s Rose Easton gallery
By Hannah Silver Published
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Repossi and Sterling Ruby rethink the minimalist form of a brooch
Gaia Repossi and Sterling Ruby mark a decade-long friendship with a jewellery collaboration
By Hannah Silver Published
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Prada womenswear director Ilaria Icardi’s eponymous jewellery brand is deliciously chic
Expect raw forms and precious materials in these made-to-order jewellery pieces
By Hannah Silver Published
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Photographer and surrealist Lee Miller gets a long-overdue retrospective at Tate Britain
Lee 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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A life’s work: Hans Ulrich Obrist on art, meaning and being driven
As 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 world
Danielle 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 photography
Dutch photography duo Blommers & Schumm present 25 years of work at Foam, Amsterdam
By Hannah Silver Published
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Ming pays tribute to vibrant Notting Hill in a one-of-a-kind jewellery collection
To mark the 25th anniversary of Ming Jewellery, its founder releases 25 unique designs
By Hannah Silver Published
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the week
A 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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The Turner Prize 2025 shortlisted artists go on show in Bradford
Nnena Kalu, Rene Matić, Mohammed Sami and Zadie Xa are in the running for the Turner Prize 2025 – here they are with their work
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Hannah Martin’s punkish jewellery gets ‘bigger and louder’
The jewellery designer adds to ‘The Perfect Drug’ collection with 28 new punkish pieces, bringing oversized hooks and clasps to the fore
By Hannah Silver 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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Why are we so obsessed with ghosts? From the psychological to the gothic, a new exhibition finds out
Ghosts 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 week
Another 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 Reims
Julian Charrière’s sound and light installation, ‘Chorals’, joins the worlds of environmental science and culture
By Hannah Silver Published
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Vacheron Constantin unveils an exceptional astronomical clock at Le Louvre
To mark its 270th anniversary, Vacheron Constantin has created astronomical artistry in La Quête du Temps, now part of an exhibition at Le Louvre
By Hannah Silver Published
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Beloved British screenwriter Dennis Potter inspires an exhibition with a difference at Studio Voltaire
Hilary 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