Interviews
‘Feminism is just another colour in the work’
Polly Apfelbaum talks about bodies – human and mythic – in her new show at Frith Street Gallery
‘Sculpture is part of the public realm’
Mark Handforth discusses his commission for the ICA Miami’s new home – and the city’s thriving art scene
‘I always felt that paintings had a lot of ego’
R.H. Quaytman talks to Apollo about the problems and possibilities of painting
‘I’m interested in the architectural concerns of sound’
Susan Philipsz talks about her new work at BALTIC, dismantling an opera about space, and the power of the human voice
Back in the USSR: an interview with Ilya and Emilia Kabakov
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov are a formidable artistic partnership, whose work takes a piercing look at life in the Soviet Union
‘I wanted to do something I have never done before’
Nathalie Du Pasquier talks about trying something different at the Camden Arts Centre, and the difference between art and design
Geometry, pastries and paint: an interview with Wayne Thiebaud
‘I started painting these triangles and turning them into pies. I thought, “My God! I’m done in! Nobody will ever take me seriously!”’
‘I think of myself as a producer of ideas’
Pioneering conceptual artist David Lamelas on space, identity, and taking advice from Anthony Caro
Painting for pleasure: an interview with Carolee Schneemann
Carolee Schneemann talks about capturing the moment – and explains why ‘performance art’ is a demeaning term
‘Your integrity towards your art is what matters’
Raqib Shaw discusses working in silence, the perks of porcupine quills, and how his native Kashmir inspired his love of detail
‘My life has always been about painting’
Frank Bowling has been experimenting with paint for six decades – but it still surprises him
‘The Cloaca are machines, they’re animals, they’re us’
Wim Delvoye discusses merde-making machines, mass production, pig tattoos and Europe’s messy future
‘Everything I know comes from painting’
The possibilities of paint are inexhaustible, says the German artist Markus Lüpertz
Mass nudity and a decoy magician
How Spencer Tunick turned public nakedness into art – while avoiding the police
The man on a mission to re-energise Murano glass
‘Letting Murano glass die is like allowing the Colosseum to collapse’
‘These works resonate in America now’
Chris Killip’s photographs of the north of England are as relevant today as they were 30 years ago
‘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
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