
Ben Luke
Ben Luke is a contributing editor and podcast host at The Art Newspaper
Cancelled: should good artists pay for bad behaviour?
Plus, Tavares Strachan on Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty. Sponsored by Christie's
Hannah Gadsby: taking down art history's misogyny through comedy
From the High Renaissance to Picasso’s questionable moral compass, the Tasmanian comedian is bringing an exploration of art's patriarchy to a new audience
A brush with... Rashid Johnson
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Richard Tuttle to Sun Ra
A brush with... Chantal Joffe
An in-depth podcast conversation on the painter’s big influences, from Chaim Soutine to Anne Sexton
A brush with... Jenny Saville
An in-depth podcast conversation on the painter’s big influences, from Michelangelo to Cy Twombly
A brush with... Michael Armitage
The Kenyan-British artist tells The Art Newspaper about the art, literature, music and media that inspire him
Theaster Gates, Jasper Johns, Cindy Sherman: the best of artist interviews over the past 30 years
The Art Newspaper's Review editor Ben Luke picks his favourites from the archive
Ready to see some art? The top exhibitions of the summer
Plus, the artist Hassan Hajjaj on a Dr Alimantado album cover
Sky Arts goes free and encourages artists to use the television channel 'as your canvas'
Announcement of move to the UK's Freeview network comes with a call out to artists for programming ideas
The trouble with video art in the age of Covid-19
Steve McQueen’s acclaimed survey at Tate Modern is the latest exhibition to fall victim to social distancing rules
What will culture be like in the next decade?
Plus, Simon Schama on J.M.W. Turner. Produced in association with Christie's
'Museums need to press the reset button and become more radical'
Directors and curators should consider this challenging moment as an opportunity diversify the stories they tell and the staff that tell them
Staff cuts: are museums protecting their workers?
Plus, curator Emily Butler on Rhea Storr's video art. Produced in association with Christie's
From logician Kurt Gödel to Turkish film and literature: Fatos Ustek on her biggest cultural influences
We ask the curator about her favourite art, books and what she has been doing during lockdown
Hong Kong: has the new law 'destroyed' the art scene?
Plus, art historian Alyce Mahon on Leonor Fini’s illustrations. Produced in association with Christie's
The destruction of Australia’s ancient Aboriginal heritage
Plus, art under threat in Putin's Russia and George Shaw on Thomas Jones. Produced in association with Christie's
Art and social media: do museums need memes?
Plus, artist Rita Keegan on her postponed show and Julia Peyton-Jones on Leonardo. Produced in association with Christie's
What to do about problematic statues?
Plus, Hew Locke on Agostino Brunias's Dancing Scene in the West Indies. Produced in association with Christie's
How to visit a gallery during a pandemic
Plus, the artist Deborah Roberts on Benny Andrews's No More Games in the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Produced in association with Christie's.
Let’s talk about race: museums and the battle against white privilege
Plus, remembering Christo—the art world's wrap star. Produced in association with Christie's
Houston, do we have a problem? The verdict on early museum openings in Texas
Plus, Ralph Rugoff on Southbank Centre's possible closure. Produced in association with Christie's
Raphael: as great as Leonardo and Michelangelo?
Plus, the renaissance of mail art. Produced in association with Christie's
BBC Four—UK's specialist arts TV channel—saved from the chop
Critics say new strategy means station will become a home for repeats with less investment in arts programming
Is the future of the art market online?
Plus, Rebecca Salter on Léon Spilliaert. Produced in association with Christie's
‘It is dangerous for artists when the events of the day change their work’: Marina Abramovic on art and the coronavirus pandemic
The performance artist has been in lockdown in Austria and spoke to us exclusively about making work in isolation and following Matisse’s example as a response to the crisis
Exclusive: Marina Abramovic on performance art post-pandemic
Plus, what is it like to visit a museum post-lockdown? Produced in association with Christie's
Digital technologies allow us to create precise copies of artefacts—but what does this mean for the idea of 'authenticity'?
Online book demonstrates the groundbreaking work by Factum Foundation to create high-resolution facsimiles but also raises questions of value
Can new tech recreate the hand of an Old Master?
Plus, Sophie Matisse on her great-grandfather Henri. Produced in association with Christie's
UK artists deserve a New Deal
Instead of commissioning creatives to respond to the current crisis as if this were a war, the country should pump millions into community art projects
Sophie Matisse retraces her great-grandfather's footsteps for emotional BBC film
In an interview for The Week in Art Podcast, Sophie reveals how the support of Henri Matisse's wife Amélie became a central theme of Becoming Matisse





























