Interviews
Howardena Pindell on politics, painting and punching holes
The American artist discusses the pleasures of her craft – and culture in the age of Trump
‘I have always set off in new directions’ – an interview with Leiko Ikemura
The Japanese-Swiss artist talks about her work across drawing, painting and ceramics – currently on view in Basel
‘I think of my sculptures as toys’ – an interview with Enrico David
The London-based artist discusses the darker side of play – and offers insight into his enigmatic sculptures
Stepping back in time at Palazzo Grimani in Venice
Returning the Grimani sculpture collection to its dramatic 16th-century setting feels like a dream, says Toto Bergamo Rossi
‘I want people to attend to the content’ – an interview with Jenny Holzer
The artist talks about working with words, the ‘woman thing’, and why she likes to feel useful
‘People have to be reminded that the Bauhaus started here’ – inside the new Bauhaus Museum in Weimar
The city is taking pains to address all aspects – both good and bad – of the legendary design school’s history
A Maastricht mystery – the Master of Elsloo at the Bonnefantenmuseum
Lars Hendrikman talks about curating an exhibition of sculptures attributed to the unknown woodcarver
The Year of Rembrandt at the Rijksmuseum
The museum’s director, Taco Dibbits, is making the most of the most comprehensive collection of Rembrandts in the world
Elizabeth Price cuts through the muddle of the digital world
The Turner Prize-winning artist explains why she finds digital flotsam and jetsam so fascinating
‘You have to choose hope’ – an interview with Judy Chicago
The trailblazing artist talks about feminism, optimism, and the importance of doing your own thing
‘I’m looking at history and the human need to make things’ – an interview with Magdalene Odundo
The ceramic artist is showing her own work alongside historic pieces from all over the world
‘The paint makes its own image’ – an interview with Pat Steir
The artist’s ‘Waterfall’ series is about the movement of water, the movement of paint – and the painter’s own moves around the canvas
‘I’m as excited about etching now as I ever have been’ – an interview with Norman Ackroyd
The artist’s etchings capture the mood and meaning of the remotest landscapes in the British Isles
The bleak beauty of Berlinde de Bruyckere
An interview with the Belgian sculptor, who discusses hope, suffering, bodies, and blankets
‘Artistic disciplines are breaking down’ – an interview with Haroon Mirza
As he prepares for an exhibition at Ikon Gallery in Birmingham, the artist talks about ‘composing’ with light and sound
‘Now I can steal from myself as much as from other artists’ – an interview with Cecily Brown
The painter discusses her many influences and sources of inspiration, from the Old Masters to the YBAs
Rethinking Islamic art at the British Museum
Two curators at the British Museum, Ladan Akbarnia and Venetia Porter, discuss the displays at the new Gallery of the Islamic World
‘There’s something suspicious about painting’ – an interview with Joe Bradley
The painter talks about his attachment to black and the three-dimensional quality of his canvases
‘I find myself making growling noises while I’m painting’ – an interview with Walton Ford
The artist’s new body of work reimagines the life and times of the Barbary lion
‘Colour became the subject’ – Phoebe Unwin on her new series of paintings
The artist brightens up the Collezione Maramotti with paintings that blur the line between abstraction and figuration
‘It’s hard at this particular moment to be optimistic’ – Edward Burtynsky on the future of the planet
The Canadian photographer talks about ‘The Anthropocene Project’ and trying to capture the spirit of a new geological epoch
Tania Bruguera on transforming Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall
The Cuban artist wants people to mingle in the museum – and still believes in the power of political art
‘I’m working with and against painting’ – an interview with Amy Sillman
The American painter discusses the comic impulse, landline phones, and her love/hate relationship with painting
‘I paint for my sanity’ – an interview with Mary Corse
The painter talks about her formal experiments and the importance of being self-sufficient
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