Interviews
In the studio with… Tammy Nguyen
The American artist and academic gets up at 5.30am and finds inspiration in moths, dinosaurs and Dante when working in her barn in Connecticut
In the studio with… Leilah Babirye
The Ugandan-born artist treats her sculpture studio as a strict place of work – except for the occasional glass of Japanese whisky
In the studio with… Woody De Othello
The San Franciscan painter and ceramicist uses jazz, podcasts and Bay Area nature to help him create fantastical anthropomorphic works out of clay
Sensory overload – an interview with Laure Prouvost
Behind the artist’s enjoyably exuberant artworks is a serious concern with rewiring language and remaking bodies
In the studio with… Outi Pieski
The artist works from her home in the wilds of northern Finland, where she sews textile pieces beside a wood-burning stove to the sound of Sami radio
In the studio with… Manuel Mathieu
The Haitian-Canadian artist surrounds himself with unlikely objects to spark his imagination, books about drawing, and about 25 different types of tea
Gesture politics – an interview with Julie Mehretu
The artist layers a multitude of marks to create palimpsestic paintings and prints, but the results are far from purely abstract
In the studio with… Zanele Muholi
The South African photographer believes that an artist’s studio can be a hotel room, a playground, a kitchen, a toilet – or even a crime scene
A collector with a nose for fine wine and fine art
Henning Hoesch is a winemaker with a habit of making distinctions that extends to his collection of Old Master drawings
In the studio with… Agnieszka Pilat
The Polish artist who works with Elon Musk and takes her robot for walks believes in technology, but has other idols too
‘I needed a porcelain life’ – Christine Coulson treats a person like a work of art
One Woman Show is a novel about a socialite’s progress through the 20th century, told in the style of wall labels you might find at the Met
The cover stories of Andrew Cranston
The artist’s playful and delicate works, often painted on book jackets, conceal a serious interest in animals, absurdity and art history
Joe Tilson (1928–2023)
In 2018, the British artist looked back with Martin Gayford on Pop art, politics and leaving London for a life in the country
In the studio with… Es Devlin
The multidisciplinary artist begins her work in bed each morning and spends her afternoons cycling to meetings, equipped with two large saddlebags
Robert Irwin (1928–2023)
In 2015, the Californian artist spoke to Jonathan Griffin about the light and space installations that span his 60-year career
The Cornish museum with a thoroughly bewitching collection
The custodian of the largest collection of occult objects in Europe explains the enduring appeal of all things supernatural
Man of the cloth – Karun Thakar on his extraordinary collection of Asian textiles
Among the collector’s many objects is one of the most important holdings of antique textiles in private hands
The Brazilian artists who believed in leisure – and wanted to change the world
The film-maker Neville d’Almeida recalls his friendship with Hélio Oiticica and how they broke down the barriers between work and play and between film and art
Fired up – Daniel Katz on his passion for Islamic pottery
The dealer has made his name through antiquities, Old Master sculptures and modern British art – but when it comes to his own collection, it’s the Islamic world that sets his heart alight
Rebuilding Baghdad – in the new instalment of Assassin’s Creed
Dr Glaire Anderson of Edinburgh University explains how she helped bring Islamic art and architecture to life for the latest version of the video game
Is Frieze Art Fair still a hot ticket?
Seven leading curators, art advisors and gallerists look back on the launch of the London event and consider how relevant it is today
Sophie Calle takes on Picasso in Paris
In the year’s most unusual tribute to the modernist master, the artist is taking over the museum dedicated to him and filling it with her personal belongings
In the studio with… Rashid Al Khalifa
The Bahraini artist only spends about two hours a day in his airy studio – but that focused time is all he needs
Barn stormer – Sarah Lucas talks shock tactics and country living
Ahead of a retrospective at Tate Britain, the artist tells Apollo that swapping the city for rural Suffolk has led her to more primordial themes
Crafting value in Venice