Exhibitions & Shows
The best of the year's art exhibitions and shows, compiled by Wallpaper*
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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
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Jack Pierson’s photographs and sculptures go on show in New York
Artist Jack Pierson draws on life experiences for a new show, ‘Pomegranates’, at Lisson Gallery, New York
By Hannah Silver Published
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Delve into next-generation digital art with Tyler Hobbs, Ernest Edmonds and Monica Rizzolli at Gazelli Art House
An exhibition at Gazelli Art House, ‘GEN/GEN: Generative Generations’, takes us into the new dimension of digital art
By Hannah Silver Published
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Wallpaper* contributing editor Ekow Eshun considers time, identity and cultural memory in Ghana
‘In and Out of Time’, held at Gallery 1957 in Accra, Ghana, and curated by Wallpaper* contributing editor Ekow Eshun, celebrates the concept of Sankofa with artists including Malala Andrialavidrazana, Shiraz Bayjoo and Godfried Donkor
By Hannah Silver Published
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Madelon Vriesendorp’s ‘sculptural interventions and playful ideas’ at The Cosmic House
A Madelon Vriesendorp exhibition opens at The Cosmic House in London, surprising and delighting visitors with its ‘sculptural interventions and playful ideas‘
By Will Jennings Published
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Man Ray’s sculptures go on show in New York
‘Man Ray: Other Objects’ opens at Luxembourg + Co, New York, revealing their author’s ‘artistic revolution’
By Hannah Silver Published
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American artist Rachel Rose reaches for the sun and the moon in her Nordic exhibition debut
Rachel Rose’s ‘Good Morning Midnight’ at GL Strand, Copenhagen, centres on her cinematic Enclosure (2019) and recent video The Last Day (2023)
By Alice Godwin Published
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Photographer David Abrahams captures quiet moments in Japan for his new London show
‘Kyushu’ is a new show from photographer David Abrahams that documents his trip to a town on the Japanese island
By Mary Cleary Published
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Last chance to listen: Devon Turnbull’s audio takeover at Lisson Gallery
Devon Turnbull/OJAS’ handmade sound system matches minimalist aesthetics with a profound audiophonic experience – he tells us more
By Jorinde Croese Published
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Step inside Sarabande Foundation’s dreamy summer exhibition
Sarabande Foundation has created a house and lush garden at its London studio for its summer exhibition, ‘Sum’
By Hannah Silver Published
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Last chance to see: Isaac Julien’s Tate retrospective
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 Last updated
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Toiletpaper’s surreal world goes on view in Mumbai
Toiletpaper artists Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari present ‘Run As Slow As You Can’ at the NMACC (until 22 October 2023), a sensory overload infused with Indian flavour
By Cristina Kiran Piotti Published
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Brian Eno extends his ambient realms with these environment-altering sculptures
Brian Eno exhibits his new light box sculptures in London, alongside a unique speaker and iconic works by the late American light artist Dan Flavin
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Asim Waqif creates dense bamboo display at the Hayward in London
The Bagri Foundation Commission, Asim Waqif’s वेणु [Venu], opens at the Hayward Gallery in London
By Cleo Roberts-Komireddi Published
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The end of the (virtual) world: what happens when the servers are switched off
The legacy and future of virtual worlds is explored in ‘Between Worlds‘, a new exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery, London
By Hannah Silver Published
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Doug Aitken’s epic art finds a home in a transformed auto repair shop in California
As Doug Aitken features in the Wallpaper* 300, our guide to creative America, we revisit the surreal signage and sun-blasted landscapes of his portfolio of work, exclusively published in our November 2019 issue
By Hunter Drohojowska-Philp Last updated
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American artist Jeffrey Gibson explores the fractured history of Native peoples
‘Jeffrey Gibson: ONCE MORE WITH FEELING’ runs until 22 July at Jessica Silverman in San Francisco
By Pei-Ru Keh Published
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Izumi Kato’s extraterrestrial sneaker sculptures invade Tiger Gallery
Japanese artist Izumi Kato unleashes otherworldly spirits to inhabit Onitsuka Tiger trainers and shoeboxes at the brand’s Tiger Gallery in London
By Emi Eleode Published
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Erwin Wurm’s pop-coloured fantasy land at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
In Erwin Wurm’s first UK museum show, ‘Trap of the Truth’, the artist transforms Yorkshire Sculpture Park into a slightly warped wonderland (10 June 2023 – 28 April 2024)
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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Wallow in Ragnar Kjartansson’s epic riffs on Nordic melancholia at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson brings his ‘Epic Waste of Love and Understanding’ to Denmark’s Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (until 22 October 2023)
By Alice Godwin Published
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‘Tangle Teaser’ sees artists unknot the power of hair at Sarabande Foundation, London
Last chance to see: ‘Tangle Teaser’ at the Sarabande Foundation, as eight artists get to the root of hair and its power
By Emily Steer Published
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Los Angeles exhibitions: the best shows to see right now
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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Ron Mueck’s Paris show will capture the beauty and mess of humanity
Australian artist Ron Mueck’s forthcoming show at Fondation Cartier, Paris (8 June-5 November) will be a physical and psychological journey through the human experience
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published