Painting
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Bjarne Melgaard is a real painters' painter at Saatchi Gallery
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Artists tap into the creative source in the French Riviera
Fondation Carmignac presents an effervescent mix of contemporary art for a group exhibition guest-curated by Chiara Parisi
By Lanie Goodman Last updated
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What’s in a kiss? Artists explore the expression of love in a new show
By Charlotte Jansen Last updated
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‘I see portraiture as a means to impart a social commentary’
Self-taught Nigerian painter Eniwaye Oluwaseyi addresses #EndSARS in his debut show at ADA gallery in Accra
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Artist Karin Schaefer blends divine order and queer joy with hard-edged geometry
We explore the life, work and Massachusetts studio of American artist Karin Schaefer, ahead of her solo show ‘Continuum’ at Sears Peyton Gallery, New York
By Michael Reynolds Last updated
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Life in LA: Ariana Papademetropoulos explores sex, lies and the city
By Michael Slenske Last updated
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Amy Sherald’s vivid, triumphant portraits reframe Black personhood in Western art
In ‘The World We Make’ at Hauser & Wirth London (until 23 December), American painter Amy Sherald raises critical questions about the position of Black bodies in Western art
By Elisha Tawe Last updated
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The repulsion and allure of Takesada Matsutani’s 3D paintings
Since the 1960s, the trailblazing Japanese artist has been developing his distinctive language of bulbous, surreal and sensuous forms. A show at Hauser & Wirth Hong Kong highlights the artist’s remarkable career and enduring appeal
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Hallucinogenic pop and erotic brushstrokes at London shows exploring the female gaze
By Charlotte Jansen Last updated
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Sam Gilliam’s musical musings on jazz, colour and Beyoncé
‘Existed Existing’ reflects the Colour Field master’s six-decade career in boundary-pushing chromatic exploration
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Markus Amm: painting’s modern alchemist reflects on perfecting pigments
By Ali Morris Last updated
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Mountain view: Gabriel Orozco presents a fresh body of work at the Aspen Art Museum
By Olivia Martin Last updated
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Wade Guyton gives painting a new edge in major Cologne museum survey
Renowned for his inkjet paintings, the American conceptual artist is the subject of a retrospective at Museum Ludwig charting two decades of his trailblazing practice
By Emily McDermott Last updated
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Yinka Shonibare steps into the curator’s seat with a sharp survey of African art
By Emma O'Kelly Last updated
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Sean Scully takes up residence in Picasso’s former studio at Château de Boisgeloup
The Irish artist’s gestural paintings and stacked sculptures preside over the 18th-century estate in Normandy
By Charlotte Jansen Last updated
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In Venice, artist Luc Tuymans is going against the current
The Belgian artist’s gripping retrospective casts the neoclassical surrounds of Palazzo Grassi in a sombre shroud as he reflects on history’s darkest chapters
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Frieze New York 2018 highlights: an insider’s guide
By Vasili Kaliman Last updated
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Sarah Sze’s alchemic wonders shake the Eternal City
By Silvia Marchetti Last updated
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Fondazione Prada recreates art shows held under the rise and fall of fascist Italy
By Laura May Todd Last updated
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Tracey Emin interview: ‘If I hadn’t made art, I would be dead by now’
We speak to British artist Tracey Emin in her hometown of Margate, where she has created a new painting to raise funds for TKE Studios, a pioneering complex serving the next generation of radical creatives. ‘I don’t want to die being an artist that made really interesting work. I want to make a future.’
By Sheila Lam Last updated
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A rediscovery of Piet Mondrian's early works shows the Dutch painter in a new light
By Giovanna Dunmall Last updated
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Strike force: Mallorcan artist Miquel Barceló takes Salamanca by storm
By Caroline Roux Last updated
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Last chance to see: Frank Bowling's transatlantic takeover
Frank Bowling’s inaugural exhibitions with Hauser & Wirth London and New York celebrate six decades of the artist’s innovative abstraction. Catch the shows before they close, on 30 July (Hauser & Wirth New York) and 31 July (Hauser & Wirth London)
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Artist’s palate: Park Seo-Bo’s janchi guksu
A step-by-step guide to the influential Korean painter’s best-loved dish, as featured in our monthly artist recipe series
By TF Chan Last updated
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Into the blue: the Italian artist Ettore Spalletti is diving into a new London show
By Viviana Attard Last updated
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Out of office: coffee and creative small talk with Eric Fischl
Bodil Blain, Wallpaper* columnist and founder of Cru Kafé, shares coffee and creative small talk with leading figures from the worlds of art, architecture, design, and fashion. This week it’s American artist Eric Fischl, who is making a splash at Sprüth Magers in Los Angeles with an exhibition of new paintings centred on bodies of water
By Bodil Blain Last updated
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Under the skin of Angel Otero’s memory-infused paintings
In a show at Lehmann Maupin New York, the Puerto Rican artist mines childhood memories and channels Abstract Expressionist greats
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated