Mike Nelson

‘It’s about a sense of atmosphere’ – an interview with Mike Nelson

As the artist prepares for his show at the Hayward Gallery, he talks about using the remains of today to reimagine the past

3 Jan 2023
Journey to Mount Tamalpais (detail; 2008), Etel Adnan. Private collection

Etel Adnan (1925–2021)

In 2018, the Lebanese–American painter and poet talked to Apollo about her love of California and the difference between her painting and writing

15 Nov 2021
All Hands on Deck (detail; 2003), Denzil Forrester.

Club classics – on the dance floor with Denzil Forrester

The painter discusses dancehalls, club music and drawing in the dark

26 Dec 2020
School of Beauty, School of Culture (2012), Kerry James Marshall. Birmingham Museum of Art. Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner; © Kerry James Marshall

‘When you put black people in a picture, what should they be doing?’ – an interview with Kerry James Marshall

The painter talks about setting himself technical challenges and taking on the Western art tradition

13 Jul 2019