Art

Last chance to see: Sterling Ruby’s ‘Turbines’ at Gagosian New York, marked here by our visit to the artist’s LA studio

Step inside American artist Sterling Ruby’s studio, divided into distinct areas of operation

By Hunter Drohojowska-Philp • Published 20 December 22

Art hub Casa Neptuna pops from the Uruguay landscape

Fundación Ama Amoedo announces 2023 art residencies hosted at Casa Neptuna, a space designed by Argentine artist Edgardo Giménez in José Ignacio, Uruguay

By Hannah Silver • Published 20 December 22

Remembering New York artist Daniel Brush, 1947 – 2022

In tribute to Daniel Brush, who has died aged 75, we revisit this 2020 Wallpaper* profile of the elusive New York artist by jewellery historian Vivienne Becker, who unravelled the secrets of his singular designs for her book, ‘Daniel Brush: Jewels Sculpture’

By Vivienne Becker • Published 19 December 22

Behind the scenes of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining: new book charts the making of a horror icon

Published in February 2023 by Taschen, a new collector's book will go behind the scenes of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, charting the unseen making of a film that defined the horror genre

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published 17 December 22

Takashi Murakami’s Dubai debut pops with colour, nostalgia and darker undertones

Nadine Khalil interviews Takashi Murakami ahead of his first exhibition in the UAE, at Perrotin’s ICD Brookfield pop-up space, as the gallery also launches its first permanent Middle Eastern outpost

By Nadine Khalil • Published 16 December 22

Adriano Pedrosa announced as curator of the 2024 Venice Biennale

Adriano Pedrosa has been announced as the curator of the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024, becoming the first Latin American to spearhead the event

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published 16 December 22

Museum of Sex to open Miami outpost in spring 2023

The Museum of Sex will expand with a new Miami outpost in spring 2023, housed in a former warehouse reimagined by Snøhetta and inaugurated with an exhibition by Hajime Sorayama

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published 15 December 22

The best 7 Christmas installations in London for art lovers

As London decks its halls for the festive season, explore our pick of the best Christmas installations for the art-, design- and fashion-minded

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published 14 December 22

Vanessa Beecroft’s ethereal performance and sculpture exhibition explore Sicily’s cultural history

At the historic Palazzo Abatellis, Sicily, Vanessa Beecroft has unveiled ‘VB94’, a new tableau vivant comprising a one-time performance and a new series of sculptures, the latter on view until 8 January

By Hili Perlson • Published 14 December 22

Gavin Turk: ‘My art is always other people's art’

We interview British artist Gavin Turk, whose show ‘Kerze’ (candle) at Ben Brown Fine Arts is an ode to Gerhard Richter’s candle painting, with an uncanny twist

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published 13 December 22

Generative art: the creatives powering the AI art boom

It’s a new age for generative art, thanks to pixel-sorting, algorithm-sifting creatives. While the NFT market remains in flux, we delve into the rise of generative art, and the AI art boom

By Nick Compton • Published 12 December 22

Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek’s 2023 calendar is filled with flamboyant dog portraits

For his 2023 calendar, photographer Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek turns his lens on flamboyantly preened, catwalk-ready dogs, and we’re barking mad for it

By Sophie Gladstone • Published 10 December 22

Porsche launches a dynamic new digital presentation of its brand purpose, Driven by Dreams

By Jonathan Bell • Published 9 December 22

Ai Weiwei to sign blank sheets of paper with UV ink for Refugees International in London this weekend

To mark Human Rights Day (10 December 2022), Ai Weiwei will take to Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park to sign sheets of A4 paper in UV ink, distributed free. We interview the artist to find out more

By TF Chan • Published 9 December 22

Artist’s Palate: Chiharu Shiota’s recipe for okonomiyaki

Get tangled up in Chiharu Shiota’s recipe for okonomiyaki, from our January 2023 issue’s Artist’s Palate feature, a Wallpaper* homage to our favourite contemporary art

By TF Chan • Published 9 December 22

The best 12 art gifts for the creative in your life

Get inspired with our ongoing guide to the best art gifts for the 2022 Christmas season

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published 8 December 22

London art exhibitions: a guide for this week

Your guide to the best London art exhibitions, and those around the UK, as chosen by the Wallpaper* arts desk

By Harriet Lloyd Smith • Last updated 12 December 22

Veronica Ryan wins the 2022 Turner Prize

Veronica Ryan, the artist who honoured the Windrush generation, has been named winner of the 2022 Turner Prize in a ceremony held in Liverpool

By TF Chan • Published 7 December 22

Es Devlin’s illuminated choral sculpture in New York celebrates human connection

Es Devlin’s ‘Your Voices’ at Lincoln Center, commissioned by Moët & Chandon, is an ode to the 700 languages spoken in New York City

By TF Chan • Published 7 December 22

Last chance to see: William Kentridge at the Royal Academy of Arts

Azu Nwagbogu profiles South African artist William Kentridge, whose show at London's Royal Academy of Arts runs until 11 December 2022

By Azu Nwagbogu • Published 7 December 22

Monica Bonvicini ‘I do You’ review: bondage, mirrors and feminist takes on masculine architecture

Emily McDermott reviews Monica Bonvicini’s much-anticipated exhibition ‘I do You’ at Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie

By Emily McDermott • Published 6 December 22

The most surreal moments in Art Basel history, from taped bananas to wealth-ranking ATMs

As a wealth-ranking ATM stole hearts and headlines at Art Basel Miami 2022, we look back on the most controversial moments in the history of Art Basel

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published 5 December 22

An art history of Château Mouton Rothschild wine labels, from Lucian Freud and Niki de Saint Phalle to Peter Doig

We take a closer look at Château Mouton Rothschild’s 2020 vintage label designed by artist Peter Doig and look back on the house’s fruitful history of artist collaborations

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated 5 December 22

Remembering artist Ashley Bickerton (1959 – 2022)

Ashley Bickerton, known for his subversive, conceptual takes on consumerism, has died aged 63. We explore his life, work, and extraordinary studio, photographed in 2017 when Wallpaper* US director Michael Reynolds and Stephen Kent Johnson visited the artist

By Martha Elliott • Last updated 5 December 22