Jonathan Griffin is a freelance writer in Los Angeles
The artist mixed making abstract sculpture with populist public commissions. As her reputation soars, her generosity of spirit is as apparent as her inventiveness
In designing his eccentric inventions, the mid-century artist Thomas Wilfred created a whole new genre of art, the influence of which can still be felt today
The pioneering video artist has died at the age of 73. In this interview from our March 2014 issue, he talked to Apollo about how his work grapples with some of life’s biggest questions
The artist laureate of Los Angeles also draws on the everyday junk of Southern California to embellish the myth of a city nestled between the ocean and the desert
In 2015, the Californian artist spoke to Jonathan Griffin about the light and space installations that span his 60-year career
It was the pioneering photogapher’s dedication to botany that made her determined to record her samples in such memorable fashion
The Menil Collection in Houston looks at the groundbreaking work of a curator who brought a new generation of American artists into museums
The Asian Art Museum is reviving interest in a painter who was at the heart of San Francisco’s arts scene in her lifetime, but all too quickly forgotten after her death
The artist was at something of a standstill before a French critic came along with the idea for a book that gained him a host of new admirers
The sculptor may work with many different materials but the main ingredient in his art, he says, is time
