Artist interview

Twisted ways of seeing: Interview with Carsten Höller

Höller has a PhD in insect communication, but he abandoned the rules of science for the “subjective experience” of art

Interview with Thomas Struth: “Photographs reveal people’s inner agenda”

On the eve of his solo show at the Whitechapel Gallery in London, Struth talks about society, the family and the gaze

Interview with Antony Hegarty: “I think the art world is where I belong”

The musician explains why he is performing in the stage production The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic

Interview with Mike Nelson: On the biennale, Turkey, and being “not quite sure what installation is…”

His work at the Venice Biennale has meant rebuilding an installation inside a rebuilt caravanserai within the British Pavilion

Interview with Neo Rauch ahead of his German retrospective: “You won’t find an ‘Untitled’ among my works”

The painter on the burdens of being a professor, the need for figures and his prophetic abilities

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Lynda Benglis: not a material girl

The artist on the 1970s feminist movement, unsolicited opportunities and that legendary Artforum advert

Interview with James Franco: “I wanted to create a feeling of ‘too much’”

The actor on stepping outside of Hollywood fame and why collaboration feels so natural

Interview with Bruce Weber: “We had to work fast—and run”

Photographer Bruce Weber has spent seven years recording the plight of Miami’s Haitian community

Interview with Elmgreen & Dragset on staging their newest work: “Actors are playing us, but we might interfere”

The artists on splitting up but staying together and why they are putting their lives on stage

Interview with Jonathan Meese: "I am the samurai of art”

The German artist explains why he puts aggression and provocation centre stage—along with his mum

Playing the mating game: Interview with Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini’s acclaimed short films about animal sexual behaviour are being shown at the Wolfsonian

Interview with Ged Quinn: “I don’t have this notion of extreme skill”

On the benefits of a free education, the influence of Caspar David Friedrich and working in pyjamas and wellies

Interview with Bryan Ferry: “I can’t imagine life without art around me”

The Roxy Music founder on being taught by Richard Hamilton, his love of British artists and viewing at speed

Interview with Michael Nyman: “There’s no scripts, no rehearsals, no actors…”

The composer explains the thinking behind his latest film, and reminisces about the parties held by a Frieze founder’s dad

Interview with Marina Abramovic: "Life is getting faster, the art has to go slower”

Marina Abramovic on the pain of sitting still, being the black sheep of the family and working with Robert Wilson

Interview with Sir Peter Blake: “I made a conscious decision to be kind to younger artists”

The pop “godfather” on stuffed animals, the urge to collect and the burden of Sergeant Pepper

Interview with Shirin Neshat: “For Iranian artists, being silent is like taking the side of the demon”

As her debut movie, “Women Without Men”, screens in Basel, the artist explains that cinema is closer to her people

Interview with Francis Alÿs: “Each situation calls for a new answer”

The artist on running inside tornadoes, failing to sabotage the art market and the appeal of Mexico City

“It’s a complex conversation and there’s no closure”: Interview with Mark Bradford

The artist on class and identity in South Central LA, working with children and making art in post-Katrina New Orleans

Interview with Angela Bulloch: Shining a light on the city

The artist has installed her latest work in the Basel cathedral, as part of the fair’s new Art Parcours project

Interview with Mark Bradford: “It’s a complex conversation and there’s no closure”

The artist on class and identity in South Central LA, working with children and making art in post-Katrina New Orleans

Interview with Claes Oldenburg on his bitter-sweet new project: “The objects of today are not interesting”

Claes Oldenburg on his love of things, the loss of his wife and whether to accept a commission for Abu Dhabi

Interview with Jenny Holzer: In her own words (or not, as the case may be)

The American artist on her “odd and lonely” childhood, other people’s texts and why she’s returned to painting

Interview with Bill Viola: An encounter between art and Faith at St Paul's

The pioneering video artist discusses his new commission for St Paul’s Cathedral in London

Interview with Chris Ofili: Something of the forest and the night

On the eve of his first retrospective, opening this month at Tate Britain, Chris Ofili tells us where he finds his inspiration

Interview with John Baldessari ahead of his upcoming Tate retrospective: “Nobody does anything new”

Baldessari talked to us about his latest work, his early days as a teacher and the infamous incident when he cremated 13 years’ work—and then made cookies out of the ashes