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Universal Everything: the collective bringing mind-bending physicality to the digital space
In our new profile series, Generation Generative, we spotlight pioneers on the cutting edge of generative art. Our first feature is on Sheffield-based digital art collective Universal Everything, whose solo show ‘Lifeforms’ at 180 The Strand runs from 12 October – 4 December
By Nick Compton • Published
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Shoair Mavlian announced as new director of The Photographers’ Gallery
Announced today, Shoair Mavlian will take over from Brett Rogers as the new director of London’s Photographers’ Gallery, effective from January 2023
By Martha Elliott • Published
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Step inside the kaleidoscopic universe of Pipilotti Rist
Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist, who headlines Wallpaper’s November 2022 issue, has transformed the way we see, with a poetic yet playful practice spanning three decades. Here, and in a special portfolio, she reveals how she has liberated video art from its conventions, imbued the digital realm with emotion, animated public spaces, and harnessed the healing powers of colour
By Jessica Klingelfuss • Last updated
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Andreas Angelidakis blends antiquity, digital culture and urban modernity at Paris’ Espace Niemeyer
We speak to Greek artist Andreas Angelidakis as he unveils Center for the Critical Appreciation of Antiquity, a fantastical installation staged inside an Oscar Niemeyer-designed auditorium, commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary
By Kasia Maciejowska • Last updated
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Gathering: the new Soho gallery blending art and social activism
Gathering, the newest gallery resident in London’s Soho, will focus on contemporary art exploring systemic social issues. Ahead of Tai Shani’s inaugural show, we speak to founders Alex Flick and Trinidad Fombella about their vision for the gallery
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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Olivia Arthur on expanding photography and minimising preconceptions
‘Through the lens’ is our monthly series that spotlights photographers who are Wallpaper* contributors. Here we explore the vision of Magnum photographer Olivia Arthur
By Sophie Gladstone • Last updated
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Where to eat during Frieze London
Get your fill of both art and food at these London restaurants, cafés, and bars during Frieze London 2021 (13 – 17 October)
By Mary Cleary • Last updated
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Biennale Arcipelago Mediterraneo: reflections on Sicily’s history and futures
Opening against the backdrop of Italy’s snap general election, the third edition of the Biennale Arcipelago Mediterraneo in Palermo ruminates on past and present global conflicts, interwoven with stories from the Mediterranean
By Hili Perlson • Last updated
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Mitico: art, luxury hospitality and home cooking collide in Italy
Spearheaded by the Belmond hotel group and Galleria Continua, new initiative Mitico introduces the work of four major artists on the grounds of four iconic Italian hotels
By Amy Serafin • Last updated
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Leica calls for entries to 2023 Women Foto Project Award
The legendary camera maker announces its call for entries to the 2023 Leica Women Foto Project Award. As the award expands its global reach, here’s how to enter.
By Simon Mills • Last updated
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Hussein Chalayan’s new Istanbul exhibition: disembodiment meets postcolonialism
Hussein Chalayan explores identity and the postcolonial body in a new exhibition, ‘Souffleur’, taking place at Istanbul’s Sakıp Sabancı Museum
By Hannah Silver • Last updated
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Daniel Arsham’s eroded turntable pays homage to an iconic Rimowa case
Artist Daniel Arsham teams up with luggage label Rimowa for a sculptural ode to the brand’s Pilot Case, available in limited editions from 7 October
By TF Chan • Last updated
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Olafur Eliasson saturates Palazzo Strozzi in VR, illusion and Renaissance rationality
In ‘Nel Tuo Tempo’, a major show at Florence’s Palazzo Strozzi, Olafur Eliasson bends perceptions of Renaissance architecture through dazzling site-specific installations
By Will Jennings • Last updated
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The Audley: a first look inside Artfarm’s new art-filled Mayfair pub
For its first London project, hospitality company Artfarm has given new life to the 18th-century Audley Public House which opens today in Mayfair. We offer a first look inside the new pub, which is a hub for history, community, hospitality and world-class contemporary art
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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Review: K-style takes centre stage at ‘Hallyu! The Korean Wave’ at the V&A
‘Hallyu! The Korean Wave’ at V&A South Kensington celebrates South Korea’s cultural soft power through K-art, K-pop, K-drama, K-film, K-fashion and K-beauty
By Fiona Bae • Last updated
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New photo book chronicles the messy, magical mundanity of new motherhood
Sorry I Gave Birth I Disappeared But Now I’m Back by photographer Andi Galdi Vinko explores new motherhood in all its messy, beautiful reality
By Hannah Silver • 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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Come Home Again: Es Devlin’s spiritual ode to biodiversity at Tate Modern
Commissioned by Cartier, Es Devlin’s monumental public installation Come Home Again is a space for education, contemplation and conservation action. We visit the artist’s London studio to hear more
By TF Chan • Last updated
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Homoerotic paper cuttings and 3D-scanned Chinese restaurants tell stories of Asian migration
In Hong Kong, stories of Asian migration take over Blindspot Gallery in group show, ‘Soy Dreams of Milk’
By Megan C Hills • Last updated
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Gregor Sailer’s surreal photography: architecture at the margins of civilisation
In a new exhibition, ‘Unseen Places’ at Kunst Haus Wien, Gregor Sailer looks back at 20 years of working in inaccessible landscapes, sealed-off territories and restricted military areas.
By Petra Loho • Last updated
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Brad Walls’ aerial view transforms pools into artwork
Aerial photographer Brad Walls provides a crisp conclusion to the summer months with new book Pools From Above – you’ll want to dive right in
By Martha Elliott • Last updated
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Artist Ian Cheng explores the technological and aesthetic potential of AI
In Berlin’s cavernous Halle am Berghain, New York-based artist Ian Cheng plunges viewers into an immersive world of AI and existential anime in ‘Life After BOB’
By Will Jennings • Last updated
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Amsterdam photography exhibitions: what not to miss
We spotlight the best Amsterdam photography exhibitions to visit this Autumn
By Sophie Gladstone • Last updated
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Abstract artist Mary Weatherford dazzles with neon-bisected takes on Titian
American artist Mary Weatherford – among Wallpaper* guest editor Kelly Wearstler’s pick of contemporary creatives in our October 2022 issue – has imagined an entire exhibition of abstract paintings dedicated to Titian’s Flaying of Marsyas
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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A tribute to William Klein (1928-2022), legendary photographer of urban life
William Klein, the American-French artist responsible for transforming the worlds of fashion photography, street photography and cinema verité, has died in Paris aged 96
By Tom Seymour • Last updated
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Subversive artist Cosey Fanni Tutti on individuality and annihilating limitations
Following the launch of her new book Re-Sisters, we speak to Cosey Fanni Tutti about conquering fear through action, stepping into the unknown, and the secret to making art that matters
By Mary Cleary • Last updated
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Los Angeles exhibitions: an ongoing guide to the best shows in town
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