Interviews
Reframing the Fitz – Luke Syson has big plans for the museum’s future
The director of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, talks to Apollo about ‘bossy’ objects, slashed funding and the stories collections tell
Can NFTs make a comeback?
Five leading figures in the digital art world offer their insights into how the NFT market will evolve following the crypto crash
Inside track – the artists who really know how to portray their subjects
The curator Andrew Bonacina explains why Gwen John’s obsessive approach to portraiture became the starting point for a group show at Michael Werner gallery in London
In the studio with… Lucia Laguna
The Brazilian artist draws influence from the views of Rio de Janeiro’s suburbs she can see through her studio windows
‘I think I’ll have to keep tearing bodies apart’ – an interview with Vanessa Baird
The Oslo-based artist has never shied away from explicit – or controversial – material, but it’s not just about creating a shocking scene
In the studio with… Hernan Bas
The Miami-based artist isn’t especially keen on visitors, but he has a television and an 18th-century cooling casket to keep him company
Tadesse Mesfin’s beaming visions of Ethiopia are pure joy
The pioneer of Ethiopian modernism tells Apollo about his years in the USSR and his depictions of brightly-dressed women at market
In the studio with… Himali Singh Soin
The Indian artist enjoys company while she’s working and even occasionally posts an open invitation on Instagram, encouraging visitors to drop by
‘Rainmaker’ art advisor Laura Paulson on how collecting has changed
Increased wealth, social media and a global art market have affected how people buy art, says the chief operating officer of Gagosian Art Advisory
In the studio with… Joël Andrianomearisoa
The Malagasy artist is not nearly as minimal as his work might suggest – on an average day, his studio is filled with books, drawings, flowers and the smell of cigarettes
For Lawrence Abu Hamdan, music makes a mockery of borders
The sound artist and ‘private ear’ talks to Apollo about his new film commission in Bristol, set in a library that straddles the US-Canadian border
In the studio with…. Soheila Sokhanvari
The Iranian artist takes time to settle into her space in the mornings and then becomes so immersed in her work that she forgets about lunch completely
In the studio with… Dindga McCannon
The Philadelphia-based artist prefers the comforts of working at home, but she’s found the perfect compromise with a studio that has its own washing machine
Is the art market about to tank? What the experts say
Six leading economists and art advisers offer their insights into how the market will be affected by a global recession
In the studio with… Setsuko
The Japanese artist can’t imagine a more serene place than her studio in Paris, in a building she shares with more than 100 Tibetan artisans
In the studio with… Adam Pendleton
The New York-based artist enjoys strolling to his studio at the weekends to work in a quiet, concentrated atmosphere
In the studio with… Teresita Fernández
The New York-based artist cherishes her ongoing conversations with Cecilia Vicuña but is otherwise selective about who visits her sacred studio space
In the studio with… Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme
Conversation is paramount for this artistic duo – though they’ve yet to really talk about the mystery box of records in their New York studio
In the studio with… Joana Vasconcelos
The Lisbon-based artist once invited the fashion designer John Galliano to join the studio’s Bollywood dance rehearsal
Refashioning the garden – an interview with Jil Sander
Jil Sander is renowned for her minimalist approach to fashion design. And yet the gardens at her country home tells the tale of a more maximalist aesthetic
States of play – an interview with Annette Messager
The artist’s wry installations include everything from cuddly toys to supersized versions of everyday objects. But her art is much tougher than it looks
What the art world really thinks about Documenta 15
Six museum directors, curators and gallerists give their take on the controversies surrounding this year’s exhibition in Kassel
Robert Kime (1946–2022)
The collector, dealer and interior decorator, who started trading antiques from his rooms at Oxford as an undergraduate, has died at the age of 76
Home comforts – in the kitchen with Jeremy Lee
As the acclaimed Scottish chef prepares to publish his first cookbook, he tells Apollo why the secret to good food is simply a table laden with good things
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