Interviews
‘It’s hard to figure out why Giacometti is so good’
Carol Bove on Alberto Giacometti, the Venice Biennale, and being ‘spiritually Swiss’
Jim Dine’s six-decade experiment
The American artist is a maverick, especially in the world of printmaking
‘This human act of paying attention’
Tim Etchells and Vlatka Horvat delved into the storerooms of Sheffield’s museums and discovered the joy of curating (also, a platypus)
The art of lying down
Penelope Curtis discusses this year’s TEFAF Curated display, ‘La Grande Horizontale’, which explores the theme of the recumbent figure in art
‘Equality is the starting point for my life and art’
Equality is central to Wolfgang Tillmans’ outlook – and it’s what grants his art such power
‘Joy has to be part of the vocabulary of art’
Christopher Le Brun PRA discusses the musical and mythological inspirations behind his work as an exhibition of his new paintings opens across two US venues
‘On some level, I’m just looking for good problems to solve’
Theaster Gates is best known for the regeneration project he initiated in the South Side of Chicago. Such social engagement is crucial to his work
‘It was almost as if the stations were crying’
Yuko Mohri talks about looking for leaks on the Tokyo metro system and her new installation at White Rainbow in London
‘Everything needs to be centred on humanity’: Jannis Kounellis, 1936–2017
The artist Jannis Kounellis has died in Rome at the age of 80
Examining the scars of history with Günther Uecker
The German artist Günther Uecker talks to Apollo about the rise of the European post-war avant-garde
Charles Avery among the Islanders
This is what happens when you spend a decade exploring a world of your own imagination
Why scan a crocodile?
The refurbished Egyptian galleries at the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities have thrown up a few surprises – including 50 mummified baby crocodiles
‘I used to think art could change the world’
Ahead of a retrospective across three UK venues, Lubaina Himid discusses how black British art has evolved over the past three decades
Puppet master: an interview with Wael Shawky
The Egyptian artist Wael Shawky talks to Apollo about his animated versions of the Crusades
Art and humanity in the work of Paul de Monchaux
The sculptor discusses abstraction, music, architecture, carving kerb stones, and the ‘common enterprise’ at the heart of it all
One man’s lifelong devotion to Indian art
Jagdish Mittal, who has amassed one of the world’s finest collections of Indian art, discusses his dedication to art and instinctive approach to collecting
Bruce McLean: the artist who doesn’t really believe in making art
Bruce McLean’s new paintings may seem like a departure from his earlier conceptual pieces – but not for the artist
‘My work revolves around symbols of trust and transformation’
Ulla von Brandenburg’s installations create a theatrical encounter with the viewer, using film, staging, and architecture
Cy Twombly the Francophile
Cy Twombly’s longstanding collaborator Nicola Del Roscio discusses the artist’s love of French culture and the work of the Cy Twombly Foundation
Julia Stoschek on the realities of collecting video art
The German collector, who recently launched a new space in Berlin, talks to Apollo about the challenges and rewards of acquiring a young art form
‘I felt I was more connected in a way with Arab art’
Dia Al-Azzawi on why he sees himself less as an Iraqi artist and more as one from the wider Middle East
Mary Sibande’s alter ego tells the story of post-apartheid South Africa
The Johannesburg-based artist talks to Apollo about what it means to be a young black artist working in South Africa today
Is it worse in Europe? A look at art and inequality with the Guerrilla Girls
The anonymous activists on sexual and racial discrimination, Donald Trump, and why it’s actually better in Poland
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