Category: Interview
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José Pedro Croft: Uncertain Measure – Venice Biennale 2017
For his Portugal Venice Biennale commission, artist José Pedro Croft has made a series of six glass-and-steel sculptures that lurch and loom around the gardens of Villa Hériot, on the Giudecca. He talks about the uniquely Venetian dialogue between precariousness…
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Peter Halstead: ‘People should have their own personal adventure with sculpture’
Cathy and Peter Halstead talk about Tippet Rise Art Center, the remarkable music venue and sculpture park they set up on a vast ranch in the wilds of Montana, and their desire to create a place with the potential for…
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Shilpa Gupta: ‘I am always playing with the idea of the location in the work’
The Mumbai-based artist Shilpa Gupta talks about her practice, notions of identity and nation states, and how she prefers her work to be called ‘everyday art’ rather than terming it political
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Jonathan Wright: Fleet on Foot
Local artist Jonathan Wright delved deep into local narratives to devise his tribute to the local fishing community, Fleet on Foot. Studio International discusses the origins of this celebration of the town’s remaining fishing fleet
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Emily Peasgood: Halfway to Heaven
Emily Peasgood’s sound piece Halfway to Heaven is set in a Baptist graveyard, a high hump of soil, weeds and tumbling headstones wedged between a road and a terrace of houses. Studio International talked to her about its inspiration and…
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Studio Ben Allen: The Clearing
On the first floor cafe/bar of Folkestone’s Quarterhouse, a performance venue for music, theatre, dance and comedy, architect Ben Allen has created an ornate gothic pavilion as a “visitor centre” for the triennial. The Clearing was inspired by a request…
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Gerfried Stocker: ‘The first time I went to Ars Electronica Festival was mind-blowing’
Gerfried Stocker talks about going from being a media artist influenced by Ars Electronica to becoming its artistic director and the mind behind its organisation
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Chris Alton: ‘By bringing different artists together, there is the possibility to amplify particular political ideas’
Curator and artist Chris Alton talks about his latest venture, You’re Surrounded By Me, which weaves together contemporary issues such as climate change, protest and the subversion of heraldry
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Godwin Bradbeer: ‘the work must have both physical presence and an enigmatic residual beauty’
Bradbeer talks about his technique, why he works on a large scale and what drawing means to him – and reveals his secret to engaging cynical students
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Maryam Najd: ‘I became interested in reaching a certain perfectionism in how you use paint’
Iranian-born artist Maryam Najd talks about identity and culture in her practice, her love of materials and her Non Existence Flag Project, which was due to be exhibited in Beijing this autumn, until the Chinese Ministry of Education banned the…
