Photography
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A behind-the-scenes look at the Dior Photography and Visual Arts Award for Young Talents
We travel to Arles for the Dior Photography and Visual Arts Award for Young Talents, with photographer Dexter Navy
By Mary Cleary Published
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Luis Alberto Rodriguez’s dynamic nudes explore power and purity in new photo book
Luis Alberto Rodriguez, a Dominican-American dancer-turned-photographer, combines a choreographic approach to the body with nods to heritage and family in new book ‘O’
By Sophie Gladstone Published
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Caroline Tompkins and her American photography collective friends on life and lensing in the USA
Discover the work and insights of an American photography collective, as Caroline Tompkins and (mostly) New York-based friends shoot the breeze
By Caroline Tompkins Published
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Last chance to see: ‘A Hard Man is Good to Find!’ at The Photographers’ Gallery, London
‘A Hard Man is Good to Find!’ – newly open at London’s Photographers’ Gallery – is a delectable survey of queer photographs of the male body created in London between the 1930s and early 1990s
By Benoit Loiseau Last updated
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Kent Andreasen on failed memories, the fear of AI, and keeping things simple
Cape Town-based photographer Kent Andreasen features in ‘Through the lens’, our monthly series spotlighting Wallpaper* contributors
By Sophie Gladstone Published
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V&A’s completed Photography Centre opens with flames, rockets and snake-like Hoovers
The second and final phase of the V&A Photography Centre will open on 25 May 2023, becoming the largest of its type in the UK
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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How Richard Avedon brought a new flavour of glamour to photography
On the centenary of Avedon’s birth, ‘Avedon: Glamorous’ at Hamiltons gallery explores how the photographer defined a new era, of fame, glamour and sophistication
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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Samuel Fosso wins Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2023
Samuel Fosso is announced winner of the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2023; see his work, and that of all the nominees at The Photographers' Gallery, London
By Sophie Gladstone Published
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Inside Ricardo Bofill’s Walden 7, a cathedral of postmodern curiosity
A new series by architectural photographer Sebastian Weiss takes us on a tour of Walden 7, Ricardo Bofill’s majestic Catelonian apartment building – a cathedral of utopian curiosity and community
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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‘Avedon 100’: cultural stars reflect on the photographer’s boundary-shattering legacy
In a new Gagosian exhibition, ‘Avedon 100’, marking the centenary of Richard Avedon’s birth, leading cultural figures – from Naomi Campbell to Spike Lee – share personal stories on the photographer’s remarkable career
By Sophie Gladstone Published
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Felicia Honkasalo on creative obsessions, gothic horror, and the sci-fi world of AI photography
Explore the vision of Helsinki-based artist Felicia Honkasalo in ‘Through the lens’, our monthly series spotlighting photographers who are Wallpaper* contributors
By Sophie Gladstone Published
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New Magnum Square Print Sale: what to buy, from Roger Deakins to Alfredo Jaar
The new Magnum Square Print Sale (17–23 April 2023) looks beyond the agency’s roster for the first time, inviting artists, filmmakers, and fellow photographers to join alongside Magnum Photographers
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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Elder Sex: Marilyn Minter’s steamy new photo book spotlights intimacy in older age
Artist Marilyn Minter’s bold, body-positive new photo book, Elder Sex, is an unbridled exploration of sex after the age of 70
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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Leica Women Foto Project Award 2023: meet the winners
The Leica Women Foto Project Award 2023 winners give voice to the marginalised through photography
By Simon Mills Published
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Heaven on Earth: architect Toshiko Mori curates Candida Höfer’s sublime new photography show
At Sean Kelly, New York, architect Toshiko Mori is curating a new show by Candida Höfer, spanning a 30-year period of the German photographer’s spatially sublime work
By Pei-Ru Keh 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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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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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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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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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
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‘Ageing bodies and failing forms’: Torbjørn Rødland’s new Zurich photography show
‘Old Shep’ at Galerie Eva Presenhuber sees Norwegian photographer Torbjørn Rødland explore themes of time in a visual blend of nordic noir and American pop culture
By Sophie Gladstone Published
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Fluffy bunnies meet office politics in Nicolas Haeni’s photo series
To mark the Year of the Rabbit, we return down the rabbit hole of Swiss photographer Nicolas Haeni’s photography series, where mischievous bunnies infiltrate the humdrum of corporate life
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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New York photography show sees cultural icons – from David Hockney to Maya Angelou – in unguarded moments
‘Face to Face’ at New York’s International Center of Photography (27 January – 1 May 2023) sees cultural icons shot by Tacita Dean, Brigitte Lacombe and Catherine Opie
By Martha Elliott Published
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Hiroshi Sugimoto: ‘The deeper I explore Shinto and Buddhist art, the more it reveals the shallowness of contemporary art’
‘Hiroshi Sugimoto – The Descent of the Kasuga Spirit’, at the Kasuga-Taisha shrine in Nara, Japan, sees the acclaimed photographer draw on Japan’s spiritual past and present
By Minako Norimatsu Published
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Inez & Vinoodh on 35 years of radical photography, being ‘two brains, one person', and judging our Design Awards
Dutch photography duo and Wallpaper* Design Awards 2023 judges Inez & Vinoodh discuss image manipulation, design aspirations, and capturing the legendary Julianne Moore
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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‘The Art of Advocacy’: Aïda Muluneh’s vivid photographs are forces for change
At Efie Gallery, Dubai, Aïda Muluneh’s upcoming show, ‘The Art of Advocacy’ (12 January – 24 February 2023) surveys the photographer’s art as a tool for change, and debuts a new work, revealed exclusively here
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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10 Wallpaper* photography moments of 2022, from piña coladas to Pipilotti Rist
The most memorable Wallpaper* photography moments of 2022, courtesy of our esteemed photo desk
By Holly Hay Published