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Tanabe Chikuunsai IV wraps Casa Loewe Barcelona in 6,000 strips of tiger bamboo
Inside the newly revamped Casa Loewe Barcelona, Japanese artist Tanabe Chikuunsai IV reflects on family traditions and environmental destruction with a staggering bamboo installation
By Malaika Byng • Last updated
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Josh Sperling: a daydream of squiggles, swirls and minimalism in New York
In his new show, ‘Daydream’, American artist Josh Sperling dominates Perrotin New York with large-scale squiggle installations and minimalist monochrome works that draw on functional design
By Pei-Ru Keh • Last updated
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Botanical sculptor Azuma Makoto creates a sculptural ecosystem at Mexico’s SFER IK
Japanese artist Azuma Makoto’s largest flower sculpture to date responds to SFER IK’s unique biophilic design and the surrounding wilderness
By Pei-Ru Keh • Last updated
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Russell Tovey and Alexander Petalas’ personal art collections prompt reflection in London
At The Perimeter, London, ‘My Reflection of You’, a joint exhibition by collectors Russell Tovey and Alexander Petalas captures the reflective gaze and combines work from established and emerging artists
By Martha Elliott • Last updated
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Stanley Whitney’s Italian paintings reveal an art practice in transition
American abstract painter Stanley Whitney’s works from the 1990s to mid-2000s, made in Italy and now on display as a collateral event of the Venice Biennale 2022, show an evolution of form and colour
By Amah-Rose Abrams • Last updated
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Jason Boyd Kinsella’s curious portraits dissect the architecture of human
Based on the Myers-Briggs personality test, Jason Boyd Kinsella’s new portrait series, on show at Perrotin in Paris, examines the building blocks of human existence
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster imagines extraterrestrial life in VR and beyond
‘Alienarium 5’ sees artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster introduce otherworldly concepts at London’s Serpentine South, offering an immersive extraterrestrial experience with a canine twist
By Martha Elliott • Last updated
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Ellen Gallagher at Centro Botín: a haunting, futuristic submersion in deep-sea life
‘A Law… A Blueprint… A Scale’, Ellen Gallagher’s first exhibition in Spain, is submerged in ocean life and anchored in myth, mystery and tragedy
By Blaire Dessent • Last updated
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A Practice for Everyday Life gives 59th Venice Biennale a richly surreal graphic identity
London-based graphic design studio A Practice for Everyday Life (APFEL) gives an otherworldly identity to the surrealism-infused 59th Venice Biennale theme ‘The Milk of Dreams’
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Berlin art exhibitions not to miss: an ongoing guide
Explore our ongoing guide to the best Berlin art exhibitions
By Martha Elliott • Last updated
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Stan Douglas in Venice: a hypnotic chronicle of youth, revolt and liberation
Stan Douglas’ captivating two-part exhibition for the Canada Pavilion in Venice is a haunting and meticulous reconstruction of historical events
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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Katharina Grosse’s shimmering, iridescent installation envelops Espace Louis Vuitton in Venice
German artist Katharina Grosse’s theatrical new installation at Espace Louis Vuitton Venezia evokes a fluid, prismatic fabric that shrouds objects and prompts contemplation
By Charlotte Jansen • Last updated
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Last chance to see: Tom of Finland Foundation group show brings erotic art to Venice
Supported by Diesel, Venice exhibition ‘AllTogether’ combines Tom of Finland’s illustrations with erotic artists that came before and after. The foundation’s president Durk Dehner and Diesel’s creative director Glenn Martens tell Wallpaper* more
By Jack Moss • Last updated
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Last chance to see: Libby Heaney’s quantum-powered take on a Hieronymus Bosch masterpiece
At Berlin’s Schering Stiftung, artist and physicist Libby Heaney is harnessing quantum code to reimagine Hieronymus Bosch’s 15th-century The Garden of Earthly Delights
By Nick Compton • Last updated
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Mag.a.sin explores the science of shopping through photography
A new retail project by Wallpaper* photography director Holly Hay uses imagery to start a conversation about how and what we buy
By Nuray Bulbul • Last updated
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Adam Pendleton’s Canada solo show explores fragmentation of language and representation
‘These Things We’ve Done Together’, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA), marks Adam Pendleton’s first solo show in Canada
By Hannah Silver • Last updated
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An intoxicating Whitney Biennial bets big on abstraction, identity and super-sharp video
In the planning stage since 2019, when the world was a very different place, the 80th Whitney Biennial will run until 6 September 2022
By Nick Compton • Last updated
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Omani artists ponder past, future, environment and identity at first Venice pavilion
The Sultanate of Oman’s first national pavilion at the Venice Biennale, ‘Destined Imaginaries’, offers a snapshot of the country’s vibrant creative landscape and bold cultural ambitions
By TF Chan • Last updated
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Guy Bolongaro on animals, book swaps, and photography as therapy
‘Through the lens’ is our monthly series that throws the spotlight on photographers who are Wallpaper* contributors. Here we explore Guy Bolongaro’s vision further
By Sophie Gladstone • Last updated
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Inside Na Kim's vibrant playground for all ages
South Korean graphic designer Na Kim's ‘Bottomless Bag’, installed at Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, is a vivid, geometrical exploration of memory and everyday objects. We offer a virtual tour and find out how the concept came to be
By Andy St Louis • Last updated
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Anish Kapoor in Venice: gore, glory and blackest black magic
We interview Anish Kapoor in his south London studio ahead of a major two-venue retrospective during the 59th Venice Biennale, where the artist will finally introduce the world to his Vantablack sculptures
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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Hopping mad: fluffy bunnies meet office politics in Nicolas Haeni’s new photo series
In an Easter-themed mode, join us down the rabbit hole of Swiss photographer Nicolas Haeni’s hopping mad photography series, where mischievous bunnies infiltrate the humdrum of corporate life
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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The Milk of Dreams: inspiring women artists headlining the Venice Biennale 2022
Curator Cecilia Alemani focuses the long-awaited 59th edition of the Venice Biennale on contemporary women artists, embracing, ‘symbiosis, solidarity and sisterhood’
By Flora Vesterberg • Last updated
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Last chance to see: Norman Foster’s ‘Motion. Autos, Art, Architecture’ at Guggenheim Bilbao
Norman Foster curates ‘Motion. Autos, Art, Architecture’ at the Guggenheim Bilbao, an epic exhibition linking the history of the automobile with the evolution of modern art
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Photo 2022: a trip through past, present and potential futures in Melbourne and beyond
The groundbreaking Photo 2022 International Festival of Photography will return to Melbourne from 29 April – 22 May 2022. Charlotte Jansen spoke to artistic director Elias Redstone ahead of the opening
By Charlotte Jansen • Last updated
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Valley Gallery by Tadao Ando is Naoshima's newest art pilgrimage site
The latest addition to Japan’s Benesse Art Site, Tadao Ando’s Valley Gallery is a geometric gem that makes the most of its remote setting
By Joanna Kawecki • Last updated
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Turner Prize 2022 shortlist unveiled: meet the artists
Tate Liverpool today announced the four-strong shortlist for the Turner Prize 2022: Heather Phillipson, Ingrid Pollard, Veronica Ryan and Sin Wai Kin
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated