Interviews
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
In the studio with… Sarah Staton
With prehistoric carvings and stills from ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ on the walls, the artist’s studio is a mix of the past and yesterday’s vision of the future
Supporting cast – Andrew Lloyd Webber does up Drury Lane with a few of his favourite things
The musical impresario has found a role for his collection of beloved Pre-Raphaelites at the newly restored Theatre Royal Drury Lane
In the studio with… Gilbert & George
The duo’s east London studio is, they say, the world’s cleanest, so that they can be as dirty as they want in their art
In the studio with… Kaye Donachie
The painter prefers her studio to be tidy, but it doesn’t stay that way for long – and she’s completely oblivious to the smell of turpentine and oil paint
In the studio with… Liza Lou
These days the California-based artist works nomadically in the Mojave Desert – which means playing host to the odd mountain lion
In the studio with… Alberta Whittle
The Glasgow-based artist misses bumping into her studio neighbours in the corridors – but has a bag of volcanic ash to keep her company these days
Surface tension – an interview with Mamma Andersson
They may look like tranquil scenes, but stick with Andersson’s paintings and their sense of encroaching menace is bound to creep up on you
In the studio with… Arthur Timothy
The UK-based painter opens the door on his studio in Bath – where he sometimes dons a suit to work, he says, if not a tie
In the studio with… Emeka Ogboh
The sound artist carries his studio with him wherever he goes – on a 13-inch MacBook Pro
In the studio with… Shezad Dawood
The London-based artist increasingly works with VR technology – but his studio still smells of textiles, which remind him of his childhood
In the studio with… Shahzia Sikander
The artist’s miniature paintings aren’t as diminutive as they may sound, but the magnifying glass attached to her worktable is still absolutely essential
In the studio with… Do Ho Suh
For the past six years, the artist and his children have been building a magical world out of modelling clay in his London studio – but they’re running out of room
In the studio with… Michael Landy
Unsurprisingly, the artist who once destroyed all his possessions keeps an entirely clutter-free studio
In the studio with… Reginald Sylvester II
The New York-based painter loves working alone in his studio, but its high ceilings have encouraged him to work on larger canvases – and he’s running out of room
In the studio with… Betty Tompkins
During the pandemic the pioneering feminist painter has retreated to her studio in rural Pennsylvania, where she has truly embraced the quiet life
In the studio with… Mandy El-Sayegh
The unlikeliest objects in the London-based artist’s studio? Either the sex toys or the taxidermy collection, she says
The king of collage – an interview with Peter Blake
The artist talks to Martin Gayford about a life spent pushing the possibilities of collage, from his Sgt. Pepper cover to recent digital experiments
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