Exhibitions & Shows
The best of the year's art exhibitions and shows, compiled by Wallpaper*
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Last chance to see: Ian Davenport’s ‘Lake’ of colour in London
Ian Davenport presents his largest-ever installation in ‘Lake’ at Waddington Custot
By Hannah Silver Published
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Doomsday, sci-fi and intimacy: Gray Wielebinski at the ICA, London
Gray Wielebinski plays with science fiction references in his first institutional solo show, ‘The Red Sun is High, the Blue Low’ at the ICA, London
By Katie Tobin Published
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Ursula Reuter Christiansen on her art: ‘I have to go through, and through, and through’
German-Danish artist Ursula Reuter Christiansen tells Wallpaper* what drives her, as her exhibition ‘Rose Thorn’ opens at Von Bartha, Copenhagen
By Alice Godwin Published
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From Nabokov to Miffy: Liu Ye on his cultural references
Artist Liu Ye tells us what inspires him, as his exhibition ‘Naive and Sentimental Painting’ is on show in London
By Hannah Silver Published
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Christina Quarles on contorting your body to fit into the frame
Christina Quarles presents ‘Tripping Over My Joy’ at Pilar Corrias’ new flagship Mayfair space
By Katie Tobin Published
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The Weight of Things: Damien Hirst curates his retrospective in Munich
The Weight of Things, at The Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art, Munich (MUCA), was curated by Hirst himself and comprises work spanning four decades
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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Don’t miss: Mickalene Thomas’s subversion of Black female erotica in New York
Mickalene Thomas presents 12 mixed-media photo collages at New York’s Yancey Richardson
By Hannah Silver Published
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Nostalgia meets magic in Disney’s London exhibition marking 100 years
Disney100: The Exhibition, developed and curated by the Walt Disney Archives and Semmel Exhibitions, is now open in London
By Hannah Silver Published
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Disorientating, moving and multi-sensory: United Visual Artists deep-dive into time and data
United Visual Artists mark their 20th anniversary with ‘Synchronicity’ (until 17 December 2023) at London’s 180 Studios
By Hannah Silver Published
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The Cult of Beauty: uncovering subversion, idealism and capitalism in the beauty industry
A new exhibition at the Wellcome Collection, The Cult of Beauty, considers how beauty standards have been skewered
By Hannah Silver Published
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‘An oxymoron of frailty’: Georg Baselitz’s golem-like sculptures settle into the Serpentine
Georg Baselitz: Sculptures 2011–2015 is the artist’s first solo show at London’s Serpentine
By Daven Wu Published
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Walls, Windows and Blood: Catherine Opie in Naples
Catherine Opie's new exhibition ‘Walls, Windows and Blood’ is now on view at Thomas Dane Gallery, Naples
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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Elmgreen & Dragset's lifesize sculptures at Perrotin Paris play on Insta-activism
Elmgreen & Dragset’s “David and other sculptures” is on view at Perrotin Paris through November 18
By Emily McDermott Published
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The mundane meets the sacred in Anthony Cudahy’s richly drawn figures
Anthony Cudahy draws on historical references and contemporary themes in his first UK solo exhibition in London
By Hannah Silver Published
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Hauser & Wirth marks its Paris opening with an inaugural Henry Taylor exhibition
Hauser & Wirth has opened its doors to its first gallery in Paris
By Amy Serafin Published
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Hiroshi Sugimoto reflects on time and truth ahead of his London retrospective
As ‘Hiroshi Sugimoto: Time Machine’ opens at Hayward Gallery, the artist tells us of his guiding force, and why his Seascapes always end up in the bedroom
By Danielle Demetriou Published
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Fall down the rabbit hole into Charlotte Colbert’s Frieze Week dreamland
‘Dreamland Sirens’, a London exhibition from Charlotte Colbert, is curated by Simon de Pury and LA-based gallery UTA Artist Space
By Anne Soward Published
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The Modern Institute explores otherworldly narratives at Frieze London 2023
The Modern Institute is showcasing the work of artists Rachel Eulena Williams, Jim Lambie and Andrew Sim and more
By Anne Soward Published
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Avery Singer considers 9/11 trauma and corporate anonymity at Hauser & Wirth
‘Avery Singer: Free Fall’ opens at Hauser & Wirth, London, melding a serene office aesthetic with moments of horror
By Emily Steer Published
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Richard Prince’s early photographs go on show at London’s Gagosian
‘Richard Prince: Early Photography, 1977–87’ opens at London's Gagosian, marking the beginning of Frieze London 2023
By Hannah Silver Published
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Whoosh! ‘Email is Dead,’ say the Design Museum and Intuit Mailchimp
Take an immersive tour through the history of email at the Design Museum in London
By Hannah Silver Published
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Paula Rego’s decade of self-discovery is the subject of a new London exhibition
Paula Rego’s ‘Letting Loose’, at Victoria Miro in London, considers the artist’s work from the 1980s
By Hannah Silver Published
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Daniel Arsham debuts new work in Paris and New York
Daniel Arsham and Perrotin mark 20 years of collaboration with New York and Paris exhibitions
By Hannah Silver Published
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Marina Abramović at the Royal Academy: trauma to transcendence
Marina Abramović at the Royal Academy of Arts in London is a solo show spanning five decades of practice. Amah-Rose Abrams reports
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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Turner Prize 2023 exhibition unwrapped
The Turner Prize 2023 exhibition has opened inside the colourful Towner Eastbourne; delve into the work of the four nominees
By Malaika Byng Published
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The rich, creative life of Moomins creator Tove Jansson
Finnish artist and Moomins creator Tove Jansson was free, independent and nonconformist, as a new Paris exhibition delving into her life and work reveals
By Hannah Silver Published
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Poetry meets performance in Julianknxx’s film installations at Barbican’s Curve
Julianknxx opens his solo show ‘Chorus in Rememory of Flight’ at Barbican’s Curve, London
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published