Interviews
Pathos in Potosí – a Bolivian masterpiece at LACMA
Curator Ilona Katzew discusses the restoration of a Pietà by Melchor Pérez Holguín – one of the most singular South American painters of his day
‘It’s an artistic overview of one of the most productive moments in the city of Leuven’
Curator Peter Carpreau talks about the masterpieces of Flemish art housed in the recently restored St Peter’s Church in Leuven
‘I’ve earned my reputation out of other people’s downfall’ – an interview with Don McCullin
The legendary photographer talks about his images of war abroad and poverty at home – and what now draws him to landscapes
‘When you’re an artist, you don’t have to do what you’re told to do’ – an interview with Rose Wylie
Inspired by everything from Tarantino films to chocolate biscuits, the artist’s exuberant, comic-strip canvases are utterly unmistakable
Freedom of movement – the lively paintings of Jacqueline de Jong
The artist’s canvases are full of colour and motion and an energetic sense of play
‘We are on the brink of a different world’ – Caroline Lucas MP turns to curating
The Green Party MP takes her pick of the Towner Art Gallery’s permanent collection – and hopes it will spur others to climate activism
Community spirit – an interview with Grace Ndiritu
The artist started out working with textiles – but has since broadened her focus to explore alternative communities
Viennese whirlwind – the feminist artist who outraged Austrian society
With a London gallery restaging Valie Export’s exhibition at the Venice Biennale in 1980, the artist looks back at her controversial body of work
‘Sugar paste is very fine, finer than porcelain’ – the art of historical banquets
The food historian Ivan Day talks about the historical table settings he has recreated for an exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum
‘My work often has an element of humour – but it’s not particularly funny’ – an interview with Keith Coventry
The artist explains how his new lollipop-stick collages connect Pop art, Bauhaus, and ancient Athenian comedy
‘The way I start a piece is that the materials turn me on’ – an interview with Betye Saar
The artist discusses her stereotype-busting sculptures, and explains why major shows in Los Angeles and New York are ‘just another gig’
Stockhausen, Duchamp, and exit signs – an interview with Cerith Wyn Evans
The artist talks about the wide-ranging references in his neon installations and other works – from modernist music to yoga
‘I can’t not think of Brexit, in relation to declarations of independence’ – an interview with Kudzanai Chiurai
The Zimbabwean artist discusses his film ‘We Live in Silence’, screened at the opening of Goodman Gallery’s new London premises
‘If you can outlive most men, all of a sudden you can be venerated’ – an interview with Kiki Smith
The versatile artist talks about her love of printmaking – and being in it for the long haul
‘My art is about overcoming our limitations’ – an interview with Agnes Denes
The artist talks about what it meant to plant a wheatfield in Manhattan – and why she wants her work to outlive her
‘Making already complex things more complex’ – an interview with Imran Perretta
The artist discusses his latest film, whose title – the destructors – is borrowed from a short story by Graham Greene
‘I liked the idea of bringing sharp objects into a library’ – an interview with Sean Lynch
The artist discusses the allure of the 19th-century forger Flint Jack – who fooled museums and collectors with his brand-new prehistoric artefacts
‘The spectator should disappear into the works’ – an interview with Peter Suschitzky
The cinematographer discusses his lighting design for the Dulwich Picture Gallery’s upcoming Rembrandt exhibition
For the record – collecting gallery papers at the Archives of American Art
From inventories to installation shots – Liza Kirwin discusses the crucial role of gallery records in documenting art history
‘The boxer is the closest I can get to a superhero’ – an interview with Godfried Donkor
The British-Ghanaian artist discusses his fascination with historical images of boxers – and how he works them into contemporary paintings and collages
‘Wood suits me, I’m a Saxon!’ – an interview with David Nash
The British sculptor has spent decades producing work from his sylvan surroundings. He discusses how it all began
‘When you put black people in a picture, what should they be doing?’ – an interview with Kerry James Marshall
The painter talks about setting himself technical challenges and taking on the Western art tradition
‘Over the years you get closer to those things you call impossible’ – an interview with Tal R
The Danish artist talks about his new exhibition at Hastings Contemporary, and the obsessions behind his paintings
‘I’m trying to erase myself’ – an interview with Cindy Sherman
The artist has been taking photographs of herself for more than 40 years – but we mustn’t think of the results as self-portraits
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