Artist interview
How Dada inspired William Kentridge’s The Head and the Load
A snippet from our podcast interview with the South African artist as his show opens at the Kunstmuseum Basel
Interview: Andrea Bowers discusses power dynamics post #MeToo
The artist, whose work is causing a stir at Art Basel, aims to keep alive conversations on the toxic nature of power that sparked the feminist social movement
Book excerpt: William Kentridge reveals how Antoine Bourdelle inspired his work
In Jori Finkel's book It Speaks to Me, Kentridge discusses the sculpture in Johannesburg that first made him feel the power of art
Interview: William Kentridge on his life lessons
Self-interrogation is central to the work of the South African artist, whose latest piece on show at the Kunstmuseum Basel poses a series of questions that get half-answered
Cheryl Pope on love, representation and the comfort of textile art
The artist is showing a new series of wool roving nudes at Monique Meloche Gallery in Chicago
Interview: Pauline Boudry and Renate Lorenz on dancing in the Swiss pavilion
The duo explain why their Venice Biennale presentation Moving Backwards is actually a step forward
Painting, identity and injustice: Howardena Pindell and Oscar Murillo
With major gallery shows in London, the two artists discuss their multifarious art practices
Faith Ringgold discusses civil rights and children's books in solo London show
Acclaimed for her paintings and quilts, which weave in stories of the Civil Rights movement from a black female perspective, Faith Ringgold is about to open a solo show at the Serpentine Gallery, London—her first in a European institution.
An artist’s memories of Tiananmen Square
The Bay Area artist Stella Zhang was a senior at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing during the student-led protests. She has created a new work based on those memories—and the government’s efforts to silence them
The rise of the mega-dealers, plus artists take over the Guggenheim
Michael Shnayerson talks to us about his new book Boom and Nancy Spector and Paul Chan take us through the Guggenheim's Artistic Licence show
Harold Ancart on the art of handball
The Belgian artist's Brooklyn project is all play —and lots of work
In pictures: first look at Damien Hirst's new blossom paintings
"I remember my mum painting cherry blossoms in the garden, when I was five or six—I think I ate some paint."
Blossoming artist: Damien Hirst on returning to the studio, fluorescent florals and the 'muppets' in government
Hirst has spent the past 18 months in his London studio painting cherry blossom and now, in an exclusive interview, he explains why this new body of work is a matter of life and death
Lauren Halsey brings the spirit of South Central LA to Frieze New York
Artist dedicates installation to Nipsey Hussle, the slain rapper and neighbourhood activist
Simone Leigh, now in the spotlight, contemplates the theme of invisibility
With three presentations scheduled this spring in New York, the Brooklyn-based artist talks about her commitment to representing the experience of black women
Luc Tuymans: ‘People are becoming more and more stupid, insanely stupid’
As a major new exhibition of his work opens in Venice, the Belgian painter explains how painting can help us confront our own ignorance
Hew Locke discusses monarchy and model boats in new survey show at Ikon Gallery
As a major exhibition opens in Birmingham, the British artist discusses how growing up in Guyana has ensured that maritime themes are in his DNA
Exclusive interview: photographer Shahidul Alam speaks out about prison, being tortured and the human rights situation in Bangladesh
Artist was granted bail in November after being held in custody in Dhaka for 102 days
What to buy at Frieze Los Angeles? Lisa Anne Auerbach offers psychic art advice
Artist's performance for the fair's projects programme aims to unshroud doubts around collecting and the art market
Max Hooper Schneider: 'my fantasy army of marine-mammal people, across all genders'
The artist dives deep to create a lurid theatre from biological forms for his Frieze Los Angeles Projects commission
Tracey Emin on mourning and #MeToo; George Shaw on realism and Rembrandt
We talk to Tracey Emin as her new show at White Cube opens. And we speak to George Shaw, whose exhibition has arrived at the Holburne Museum after its stint in the US. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
Linder: scalpel-sharp dissections of society
Speaking to the artist about her work with punk bands in the 1970s to a series of recent public performances
Don McCullin on why he is showing at Tate Britain even though he is ‘not an artist’
The photojournalist also reflects on his career and reveals the most important stories he covered
Theaster Gates on how his new show was inspired by the eviction of 45 people from an island in Maine
The Chicago-based artist's exhibition in Paris examines the forced removal in 1911 of the inhabitants of Malaga Island
Back to basics: Michael Craig-Martin on his new show in Windsor (Florida)
The conceptual artist brings a range of recent works stateside in a presentation co-organised by the Royal Academy of Arts
Bill Fontana: Miami sound machine
The artist and composer’s new South Florida-specific installation is an evocative experience
Elizabeth Price: Mining a rich seam of creativity
The changing world of work is central to Turner Prize-winning artist’s new show at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
Pedro Reyes and Carla Fernández: 'death to planned obsolescence'
The Design Miami Visionary award-winners tell us about their projects at the fair
Larry Bell: Through the looking glass
With an exhibition at ICA Miami, we speak to the artist about his innovative work, from transparent cubes to sensuous colour installations
David Hockney: exclusive interview with the world's most expensive living artist
We talk to David Hockney about Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), which broke an auction record this week, selling at Christie's New York for $90.3m with fees. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.