The artist recently moved into a new studio overlooking a cemetery in Hackney – the view’s great, but there is a minor mosquito problem
For Katherine Parkinson's TV play about portrait sitters, Roxana Halls ‘ghost-painted’ a series of portraits – a demanding role, as they tell Apollo
Locked down in Arles, the celebrated interiors photographer François Halard made a series of dreamlike Polaroids that emerge as an enigmatic self-portrait
Gillian Wearing is in an unusually candid mode in her lockdown paintings, writes Martin Herbert – if you take them at face value, that is
She may paint Penthouse pin-ups, but Lisa Yuskavage's work is far more compassionate than some critics allow – not that she makes art with morality in mind
From that scandalous scallop to her Mary Wollstonecraft monument, Maggi Hambling is no stranger to controversy
The writer and curator discusses his latest project at Art Abu Dhabi and how the contemporary art scene in Africa has changed in recent years
The conceptual artist talks about his interest in unusual materials – and in what it means to ‘run’
In her enigmatic paintings, the California-based artist explores the gap between our bodies and how they’re perceived
The sculptor’s installation at the Fondation Cartier uses images and streams of information to investigate the nature of reality
Oliver Beer's sound installations reveal a music that was already quietly present
The Ohio-based artist discusses her long-term research into our throwaway culture – and how a LACMA fellowship led to her working with NASA
The London-based artist discusses her reimaginings of the Venetian painter’s celestial visions
The artist talks about how the history of modern India has shaped her life and her desire to reach a wide audience
The legendary Italian publisher has died at the age of 82. In this republished profile from 2019, he opened his library and richly idiosyncratic art collection to Apollo
The American artist looks back at a career firmly dedicated to painting and the possibilities of figurative art
The Chilean-born artist talks about his ambivalent attitude towards photography and his utopian feelings about art
The activist, educator and artist discusses a lifetime spent fighting for racial justice – and the role that images can play in this struggle
The director of the National Gallery on what visitors can expect when the museum reopens – and how, while it’s been closed, it has been rethinking its relationship with its audience
The Argentinian-born artist, now in his tenth decade, reflects on a life devoted to trying new things
The artist and musician first turned to sculpture after a personal tragedy, but his work is rooted in the history of the American South
The museum’s director talks about how the institution can best serve its audience in challenging times
The artist discusses his plans for a new residency in Lagos, and delves into the serious mischief of his sculptures
Uffizi director Eike Schmidt discusses plans to reopen the galleries as the Italian government eases lockdown regulations
