Interviews
The sonic visions of Oliver Beer
The sonic visions of Oliver BeerThe artist tells Apollo how he harnesses the natural resonance of spaces, from caves to tube stations, to create his innovative paintings and installations
The émigrés who made Britain modern – an interview with Owen Hatherley
Owen Hatherley talks to Apollo about his new book, ‘The Alienation Effect’
The set pieces of Wilhelm Sasnal
For his new film based on a novel by Robert Walser, the Polish artist created copies of cubist works. He talks to Apollo about the ties between painting and film-making
‘I was so absolutely into the villains’ – an interview with Alex Da Corte
The American artist explains how he looks to his own past to create his devilishly inventive films, paintings and installations
Kate de Rothschild’s approach to quality control
The Old Master drawings collector has described herself as ‘an undisciplined cockapoo’ when it comes to buying – but each piece must be of the highest calibre
In the studio with… Catherine Wagner
The San Francisco-based photographer has moved into a new space, and she’s getting used to a more communal environment – but order is still all-important
‘It’s like they are your children’ – Krishna Choudhary talks about his collection of jewels
Choudhary’s array of Mughal-era jewellery and artefacts is intertwined with the history of Jaipur – and helps inspire his own contemporary designs
The uneasy business of being an American artist
Rachel Cohen talks to Apollo about the reissue of ‘A Chance Meeting’, her inventive account of more than a century of artistic endeavour in the United States
‘I’m not worried about going stagnant or out of fashion’ – an interview with Jake Grewal
Ahead of an exhibition at Studio Voltaire, the painter talks to Apollo about queerness, his obsession with charcoal and why he loves the work of Keith Vaughan
In the studio with… Jakkai Siributr
The Thai textile artist prefers silence in his studio so he can listen to his thoughts – which proves tricky when his dogs are hanging around
In the studio with… Chrissie Hynde
The rockstar-turned-artist revels in her solitude and shuts the door to everyone except her dog when she’s in the studio – which is also her flat
In the studio with… Stanley Donwood
Best known for his designs for Radiohead’s album covers, the artist enjoys the sea air but laments the fug of wood varnish in his Brighton studio
‘It’s a decorative art, it’s more than fashion’ – Francesca Galloway talks about collecting couture
A leading dealer in Indian paintings and textiles, she also has an extensive collection of 20th-century haute couture – and the two seem to go together nicely
‘I like to capture primal sorts of things’ – an interview with Jeff Wall
The Canadian artist is best known for his large, tableau-like photographs. In a year of several international exhibitions, he talks Craig Burnett through the complex process of making them
In the studio with… Ai-Da
The AI-powered humanoid robot talks Apollo through her studio routine, which involves listening to Chopin and pondering the strangeness of her own existence
What makes Christian Marclay really tick?
As his 24-hour film The Clock returns to MoMA, Christian Marclay talks about working with sound and images – and bridging the divide between the two artistic worlds
The young collectors on the hunt for Old Masters
New York-based collectors Domenico Lanzara and Sean Imfeld speak to Apollo about their obsession with Old Master drawings
The cosmic art of Liliane Lijn
The artist has pursued her interest in light, motion and myth across drawing, sculpture and performance for six decades, but it’s her openness to new ideas that really defines her work
In the studio with… Pauline Curnier Jardin
When working in her suntrap of a studio in Rome, the artist enjoys people-watching, listening to jazz and admiring an antique manhole cover made of travertine
Scotland the brave – an interview with the director of Studio Voltaire
As the cutting-edge arts organisation in south London turns 30, Joe Scotland talks to Apollo about class, community and contemporary art
Tamsin Wimhurst: the woman who saves the extraordinary homes of ordinary people
The social historian who bought the David Parr House in Cambridge finds herself drawn to fantastical interiors in unexpected settings
The tennis coach who’s having a ball collecting abstract art
James Trotman, who coaches Britain’s current #1 tennis player, talks to Apollo about his love of modern British painting and why art and tennis are a good match
‘I wanted conversations, I wanted people, I wanted the play’ – an interview with Hildegard Bechtler
Creating the sets for plays at the National Theatre, the Barbican and the Royal Court is no mean feat. The German-born set designer speaks to Apollo about how she works her magic
Eric Fischl enters the third dimension
The painter has turned his hand to virtual reality, using cutting-edge technology to pursue ‘a painter’s idea of sculpture’. He talks to Apollo about the attractions of VR
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