Interviews
Collecting with purpose – how Nish McCree is advancing the cause of African art
The Ghana-based collector is known for discovering talented artists – but there is a more important mission behind her collecting instincts
In the studio with… Paulo Nimer Pjota
The Brazilian artist works with materials he retrieves from the streets – but his studio space must be kept clean as a shrine
In the studio with… Bosco Sodi
The Mexican artist offers a glimpse of his makeshift studio in a Venetian palazzo
In the studio with… Hulda Guzmán
The painter of fantastical jungle scenes can actually see the forest from her studio in the Dominican Republic – but she’s not afraid to use her imagination
Pressing the flesh – an interview with Dorothy Cross
The sculptor used to make work made out of meat, but although she now uses marble she is still fascinated by processes of decay
In the studio with… Nicolas Party
In his Brooklyn studio the Swiss painter and sculptor looks to Rosalba Carriera, Georgia O’Keeffe and an ancient rock formation for inspiration
Full circle – Howardena Pindell comes into her own
The artist talks about her long career of painting and protest – and the points where they overlap
In the studio with… Rachel Feinstein
The American sculptor discusses her passion for audio books and what she has in common with Roger Federer
In the studio with… Jock McFadyen
The painter of urban desolation explains why boredom is essential for painting and how motorbikes relieve the monotony
In the studio with… Salman Toor
The Lahore-born painter keeps his spacious New York studio scrupulously clean and tidy – but he’ll never sleep in it again, all the same
In the studio with… David Shrigley
Renowned for his quirky drawings, the artist extols the virtues of his paint-spattered sink and the benefits of a good nap
Getting real with Richard Estes
The painter is generally regarded as a Photorealist but, as he tells Apollo, he prefers to see himself as part of the long tradition of view painting
In the studio with… Shilpa Gupta
The artist’s studio in Mumbai is animated by the rumbling of the railway – and home to a collection of cough-syrup bottles
Etel Adnan (1925–2021)
In 2018, the Lebanese–American painter and poet talked to Apollo about her love of California and the difference between her painting and writing
‘I have to fight for the corner of film’ – an interview with Tacita Dean
The British artist has consistently used film as a means of making a statement about painting. But now her chosen medium is urgently in need of saving
In the studio with… Lynn Hershman Leeson
The pioneering new media artist has seven computers in her studio – and their hum provides a constant soundtrack to her work
In the studio with… Elmgreen & Dragset
The artists sometimes still sleep in their studio in Berlin – but not with each other, any more
In the studio with… Lucy McKenzie
The artist with a training in trompe l’oeil painting keeps ring binders with recipes for gilding and how to create a convincing sky
In the studio with… Helen Cammock
The artist works between studios in Brighton and London – where her best visitor is her Bedlington-whippet puppy
In the studio with… Tschabalala Self
The artist has a strict curfew when it comes to working late in her studio in New Haven – her absolute cut-off is 7pm
Spinning yarns with Sheila Hicks
The acclaimed textile artist, a maestro of colour and master manipulator of thread, explains why it’s more interesting to make mistakes
In the studio with… Michael Craig-Martin
The conceptual artist is careful about who he invites to the studio, but counts George Michael as one of his most interesting visitors
‘Jazz to me is like oxygen’ – an interview with Sam Nhlengethwa
The South African painter and collage artist discusses his enduring passion for jazz music
In the studio with… Elizabeth Neel
The painter can’t listen to music when she works because she can’t get the songs out of her head – so it’s baseball on the radio instead
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