Artist interview
A brush with… Peter Doig—podcast
Peter Doig talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work
Tanoa Sasraku: ‘I don’t see that the work needs to live forever’
The multimedia artist has been experimenting with techniques, including using a sunbed, to create works that change and decay at a pace that mirrors human ageing
'It's about world-making': Tavares Strachan on his expansive new Lacma exhibition
The artist sheds light onto his interdisciplinary approach to excavating "invisible" histories
Michelangelo Pistoletto: ‘AI will not destroy humanity, we are doing it ourselves’
Now in his 90s, the Arte Povera artist shows no signs of slowing down, with a new show that places his work in dialogue with Picasso—and a recent nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize
‘I had absolutely no talent’: Christopher Wool on his early struggles getting into art school
In the latest episode of The Art Newspaper's "A brush with…" podcast, the artist tells Ben Luke about an early rejection
Joy Gregory: ‘It’s about translation and trying to understand’
The British artist, whose work addresses identity in often maligned Indigenous communities from Africa to Australia, has just opened her first institutional survey in London
A brush with… Christopher Wool—podcast
Christopher Wool talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped their lives and work
Máret Ánne Sara: ‘art became necessary since nothing else helped’
The Sámi-Norwegian artist integrates the key motifs of a reindeer herder community with the wider ecological crisis in her Turbine Hall commission
A brush with… Suzanne Jackson—podcast
Suzanne Jackson talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work
A brush with… Wolfgang Tillmans—podcast
Wolfgang Tillmans talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work
Ai Weiwei: ‘Nothing scares me anymore—being terrified does not help’
The Beijing-born artist and activist has recently spent time near the front line in Ukraine and is unveiling a major new commission in Kyiv—a large-scale installation responding to armed conflict—as well as a site-specific intervention made from Lego on a Ukrainian train
From imps and goblins to the glitchy digital world: Flora Yukhnovich on her ‘cacophony’ of inspirations
Ahead of her Frick Collection commission and Hauser & Wirth show, the UK artist describes how she combines art-historical movements, fantasy novels and new tech
A brush with… Jeffrey Gibson—podcast
Jeffrey Gibson talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work
A brush with… Teresita Fernández—podcast
Teresita Fernández talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work
A brush with… Jane and Louise Wilson—podcast
Jane and Louise Wilson talk to Ben Luke about their influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped their lives and work
'Abstract art is universal': Nanette Carter on her new career survey at the Wexner Center for the Arts
The artist speaks about what drives her practice in anticipation of a solo exhibition in her hometown of Columbus, Ohio, spanning 50 years
A brush with… Tai Shani—podcast
Tai Shani talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work
Jenny Saville: ‘You are having a conversation with the paint, as well as with the sitter’
The artist’s large-scale paintings caught the eye of Charles Saatchi when she was just out of art school. Three decades on, with a solo show at the National Portrait Gallery, Saville discusses her unique take on portraiture
A brush with... Hew Locke—podcast
The artist talks to Ben Luke about about his influences and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work—from a tutorial with Paula Rego to Hans Haacke’s German pavilion at the Venice Biennale
'I'm a container for my own spirit': Nickola Pottinger on her show of sculptures at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
The artist's first solo museum exhibition explores her personal and ancestral history through folkloric Jamaican imagery and the material stuff of family memory
Julian Charrière: ‘The deep sea is a phantasmagorical space’
The French Swiss artist—whose practice focuses on the Arctic, the oceans and the history of the Earth—finds connections with the kinetic art of Jean Tinguely in his latest solo exhibition
Ser Serpas: ‘I’m hoping I can add a bit of what I think is a healthy dose of unease’
In addition to scouring Basel’s streets for debris for her signature assemblages of found objects, the American artist is exhibiting a series of new paintings in her show at the Kunsthalle
A brush with… Rudolf Stingel — podcast
Rudolf Stingel talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work
Jordan Wolfson: ‘An experienced artist doesn’t ask why they’re doing something’
The American artist, known for pushing the boundaries of technology, discusses his new VR installation at the Fondation Beyeler—a work he says he has been “trying to make since 2017”
‘My bank account is the only thing that slows me down’: Arlene Shechet on trusting her instincts
The American artist likes to pay it forward when she makes a sale
Katharina Grosse: ‘Imagination doesn’t have a scale’
The artist discusses the trajectory of her practice and her vast, unmissable commission for Art Basel, which covers the entire Messeplatz
Anna Maria Maiolino: ‘My body speaks to me and I’ve been listening to it since I was really young’
She won the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at Venice last year, but the Italian-born, Brazil-based artist is not slowing down. Her retrospective at the Musée Picasso in Paris contains new works, including a labour-intensive commission in clay
A brush with… Lubaina Himid — podcast
Lubaina Himid talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work
A brush with… Huma Bhabha — podcast
Ben Luke talks to Huma Bhabha about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work
Che Onejoon: ‘The AfroAsia collective is now more important to me than my personal art’
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