Louisa Buck

Louisa Buck is the contemporary art correspondent at The Art Newspaper

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Who exactly is the Hayward Gallery's environment-themed summer blockbuster for?

At this pressing stage of the climate crisis, the London show seems to address our ecological emergency in the spirit of an earlier era

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Grayson Perry: the newly knighted potter on the power of accessibility and why he’s making a musical

Ahead of a retrospective in Edinburgh, the Turner Prize-winning artist, who inspired a nation of makers during the Covid-19 pandemic, explains why he never wants to stop learning

Glamorous moths and giant lily pads: Monster Chetwynd unveils commissions in London Underground and Scottish island Bute

The Turner Prize-nominated performance artist delves into the worlds of botany and insects for two characteristically extravagant UK commissions this summer

Africa rising: the TV show capturing a continent of creativity

Plus, the Liverpool Biennial, and Basquiat in Basel with Jeffrey Deitch

Hosted by Ben Luke. With guest speaker Louisa Buck. Produced by David. Clack, Aimee Dawson and Julia Michalska
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'I talk to artists a lot; it’s a great privilege': Shane Akeroyd on how art world friendships shape his collection

The Hong Kong-based FinTech entrepreneur and philanthropist explains why he is drawn to moving-image work and offers advice for the Basel newbie

Tomás Saraceno invites wildlife into London's Serpentine Galleries for sustainable solar-powered show

A gallery wall has been removed to invite creatures from the park outside to roam the space

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Q&A: Jeremy Deller tells us about demystifying his work and why he had to ‘interfere’ with his new book at the last minute

The UK artist explains the thought process behind the publication and the joy of “putting in crazy chapter headings”

Carrie Mae Weems: the photographer recreating and reframing famous historical moments

Ahead of her largest European show to date, the artist tells us why her early work focused on her family and how she grew to embrace large-scale installation

London Gallery Weekend: our critics pick their top shows

From post-human smart cities to the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, Ben Luke and Louisa Buck choose their must-see exhibitions from the third edition of the city-wide event

Florence Peake brings dancing canvases to spectacular modern church in south London

At Southwark Park Galleries, performers are splattered with paint and read aloud fragments of canonical art-historical texts

Curators in the climate crisis: who are the new museum hires turning art institutions green?

From the Serpentine Galleries to the Sainsbury Centre, in the UK and beyond, institutions have hired designated directors to head up matters environmental

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Anne Collier turns her eyes towards the illustrious history of Lismore Castle in Ireland

The American artist's exhibition of images of female eyes sourced from comics, films and advertisements is now on show at the historic home of the Dukes of Devonshire

Haroon Mirza and Mat Collishaw launch NFT projects in the wake of Ethereum’s eco-upgrade

The switch to a more sustainable blockchain system is encouraging artists to experiment with the collaborative potential of NFTs

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Artists bring hope and healing to mental health facilities in London

Arts and mental health charity Hospital Rooms, which is partnered with Hauser & Wirth gallery, is unveiling more than 20 major new works at Springfield Hospital

Linton Kwesi Johnson—voice of Britain’s post-Windrush Generation—opens London solo show with poetry performance

Exhibition at Paul Stolper gallery was attended by the artist's long-time fans and collaborators, including the painter Peter Doig

Gallery Climate Coalition discourages potential greenwashing by members

Partners of the organisation are now rewarded for adhering to its decarbonising and emission-cutting guidelines

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Marc Camille Chaimowicz: the artist quietly challenging the boundaries between art, décor and design

Two overlapping exhibitions see the Paris-born, London-based artist discuss his influences and inspirations, and the pleasure derived from including some of his late mother’s work

Skeletal trees and birds boiled for oil: Ingela Ihrman's duo of UK shows probe humanity's fraught relationship with nature

At the Eden Project in Cornwall, the Swedish artist has allowed a felled tree to decompose, while at London's Gasworks, she investigates the unsettling history of the oilbird

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Q&A: Jennifer Higgie on her new book about spiritualism and its importance to early Modernist women artists

The former editor of Frieze magazine says the idea that modernity had to be rational, cool and atheist was detrimental to art

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Peter Doig: the painter making prints from poems, and swapping the Caribbean for the Courtauld

The Scottish-born artist tells us about his connection to the works of Cézanne, Matisse and Pissarro, and his fruitful collaboration with the Saint Lucian poet Derek Walcott

London exhibition remembers lost feminist pioneer Helen Chadwick

The artist, who tragically died aged 42, left a legacy of profound and often witty work

Soheila Sokhanvari: the former scientist using ‘alchemy’ to bring together Iranian and Western culture

The Shiraz-born artist tells us how she became an artist after a bad cycling accident and why what is happening in Iran is “no longer a protest, it’s a revolution”

The Year in Art: We take a look at 2022’s biggest stories—and what they mean

Plus, our writers sit down to discuss their favourite works of the year

Hosted by Ben Luke. With guest speakers Louisa Buck, Kabir Jhala and Benjamin Sutton. Produced by David Clack, Aimee Dawson and Henrietta Bentall
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The evergreen use of trees in art: just how sustainable is the greenery in our homes and museums?

While seemingly sustainable on the surface, arboreal art requires long-term planning and care to be impactful

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Climate action: what is the art world doing?

Plus, the US National Gallery of Art’s women artists fund and one of the last paintings of Paula Modersohn-Becker

Hosted by Ben Luke. With guest speaker Louisa Buck. Produced by David Clack, Aimee Dawson and Henrietta Bentall
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