Painting
A spotlight on painting – emerging and established artists and their exhibitions, explored by the Wallpaper* team
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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
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Beverly Fishman's intoxicating artworks are hard pills to swallow
In Los Angeles, American artist Beverly Fishman’s provocative, electric-hued objects square up to the pharmaceutical industry, confront physical and mental health, and nod to California’s modern art roots
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Talking art with Russell Tovey, champion of emerging talents
We speak to the actor, art advocate and podcaster about discovering up-and-coming artists, helping them grow, and his latest curatorial endeavour with Bombay Sapphire
By TF Chan Last updated
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Material world: Dale Frank latest explorations in paint, resin and fire foam
By Catherine Shaw Last updated
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Chinese import: Pace Gallery stages Qiu Xiaofei's first solo North American show
By Daniel Scheffler Last updated
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Throwing shade: artists explore the visual language of colour
By Charlotte Jansen Last updated
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Waterfront wonder: highlights from Art Basel Hong Kong 2016
By Catherine Shaw Last updated
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The beasts within: artists tap into their wild sides for a roaring show
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Rachel Eulena Williams weaves poetry and abstraction in Brussels
In ‘Joy & Rain’ at Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, New York-based artist Rachel Eulena Williams presents new hybrid works that are bold, subversive and steeped in complex histories
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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The art of Bob Dylan: 60 years of relentless reinvention
Coinciding with Bob Dylan's 80th birthday, Halcyon Gallery opens a double show honouring 60 years of the legendary American singer-songwriter's art
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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A new Hong Kong gallery is a space for ‘conversation and new perspectives’
Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin and his son inaugurate their new gallery with work by late Chinese-French artist Zao Wou-Ki
By Catherine Shaw Last updated
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Serge Attukwei Clottey on fashion, gender, and unexpected art
In captivating new portraits for ‘Beyond Skin’, Ghanaian artist Serge Attukwei Clottey explores fashion as identity and subverts antiquated ideas of gender and sexuality
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Artist's Palate: Frank Bowling's pig’s trotters in vodka and beer
Immerse yourself in abstract artist Frank Bowling's slow-cooked favourite, as featured in our monthly artist’s recipe series
By TF Chan Last updated
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Ed Ruscha’s nostalgic ode to Oklahoma
‘Ed Ruscha: OKLA’, the pioneering American artist's first solo exhibition in his home state, explores the impact of Oklahoma on his storied career
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Sean Scully delivers sermon of stripes at Venetian church
The Irish-born painter and printmaker will transform every corner of the 16th-century San Giorgio Maggiore church with new paintings, sculptures and drawings during the Venice Biennale
By Emma O'Kelly Last updated
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Franco Grignani’s paintings reveal a hidden side of the graphic design legend
By Charlotte Jansen Last updated
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Amoako Boafo’s gestural portraits exude strength in times of crisis
In a new show at Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo explores self-reflection, self-celebration and seeks to challenge existing beliefs about Black identity
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Friedrich Kunath on pushing paint and why he loves the ‘empty promise’ of Los Angeles
By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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Van Gogh’s The Potato Eaters inspires architect Julius Taminiau’s Dutch monument to rural life
The Potato Shed, a family house built on the site of a former farm, is a contemporary response to agricultural architecture and the landscape of The Netherlands, inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s austere 1885 painting
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated