Interviews
‘We are enacting a planetary crisis with electronics’ – an interview with Julia Christensen
The Ohio-based artist discusses her long-term research into our throwaway culture – and how a LACMA fellowship led to her working with NASA
Flora Yukhnovich takes on Tiepolo in Venice
The London-based artist discusses her reimaginings of the Venetian painter’s celestial visions
Art without borders – an interview with Nalini Malani
The artist talks about how the history of modern India has shaped her life and her desire to reach a wide audience
Franco Maria Ricci (1937–2020)
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
Uncertainty principle – an interview with Eric Fischl
The American artist looks back at a career firmly dedicated to painting and the possibilities of figurative art
Photo realism – an interview with Alfredo Jaar
The Chilean-born artist talks about his ambivalent attitude towards photography and his utopian feelings about art
‘We were documenting for history’ – an interview with Civil Rights photographer Doris Derby
The activist, educator and artist discusses a lifetime spent fighting for racial justice – and the role that images can play in this struggle
‘Art is important to the recovery of our country’ – an interview with Gabriele Finaldi
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 joyful art of Julio Le Parc
The Argentinian-born artist, now in his tenth decade, reflects on a life devoted to trying new things
‘The truth is contagious’ – an interview with Lonnie Holley
The artist and musician first turned to sculpture after a personal tragedy, but his work is rooted in the history of the American South
‘This is the moment to reach out to our Dutch public’ – Emilie Gordenker on the reopening of the Van Gogh Museum
The museum’s director talks about how the institution can best serve its audience in challenging times
The wit and wisdom of Yinka Shonibare
The artist discusses his plans for a new residency in Lagos, and delves into the serious mischief of his sculptures
‘We are ready to open’ – the Uffizi Galleries prepare for life after lockdown
Uffizi director Eike Schmidt discusses plans to reopen the galleries as the Italian government eases lockdown regulations
‘Freedom cannot be invented’ – an interview with Christo
The artist discusses his unorthodox methods, his long partnership with the late Jeanne-Claude, and finally being allowed to wrap the Arc de Triomphe
Pathos in Potosí – a Bolivian masterpiece at LACMA
Curator Ilona Katzew discusses the restoration of a Pietà by Melchor Pérez Holguín – one of the most singular South American painters of his day
‘It’s an artistic overview of one of the most productive moments in the city of Leuven’
Curator Peter Carpreau talks about the masterpieces of Flemish art housed in the recently restored St Peter’s Church in Leuven
‘I’ve earned my reputation out of other people’s downfall’ – an interview with Don McCullin
The legendary photographer talks about his images of war abroad and poverty at home – and what now draws him to landscapes
‘When you’re an artist, you don’t have to do what you’re told to do’ – an interview with Rose Wylie
Inspired by everything from Tarantino films to chocolate biscuits, the artist’s exuberant, comic-strip canvases are utterly unmistakable
Freedom of movement – the lively paintings of Jacqueline de Jong
The artist’s canvases are full of colour and motion and an energetic sense of play
‘We are on the brink of a different world’ – Caroline Lucas MP turns to curating
The Green Party MP takes her pick of the Towner Art Gallery’s permanent collection – and hopes it will spur others to climate activism
Community spirit – an interview with Grace Ndiritu
The artist started out working with textiles – but has since broadened her focus to explore alternative communities
Viennese whirlwind – the feminist artist who outraged Austrian society
With a London gallery restaging Valie Export’s exhibition at the Venice Biennale in 1980, the artist looks back at her controversial body of work
‘Sugar paste is very fine, finer than porcelain’ – the art of historical banquets
The food historian Ivan Day talks about the historical table settings he has recreated for an exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum
‘My work often has an element of humour – but it’s not particularly funny’ – an interview with Keith Coventry
The artist explains how his new lollipop-stick collages connect Pop art, Bauhaus, and ancient Athenian comedy
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