Category: Interview
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Cyril de Commarque: ‘I believe in a new renaissance of thinking’
The French artist has converted a grain barge into an artwork to sail the Thames, blasting out a soundtrack of revolution and hosting conferences with leading thinkers on philosophy, economics and nanotechnology. He welcomed Studio International on board
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History Machines by Donovan & Siegel
Toronto-based artist couple Matt Donavan and Hallie Siegel explore the history of changes in communication technology in their multilayered artworks derived from research and conversation.
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Jeffrey Gibson: ‘I was so angry I washed my canvases in the laundromat’
The artist talks about being any angry young artist, his earlier determination not to be viewed as an American Indian artist, and the practice he has evolved over the years, which combines traditional Native American art with contemporary styles
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Mårten Lange: ‘I wanted to make a story about something beyond the reach of the camera’
The photographer talks about his lifelong fascination with prehistory and his latest photobook, Chicxulub, and the difficulties of capturing lost worlds
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Paul Carter: ‘There’s an invitation that only takes you so far’
Entering the gallery, visitors enter a new world – a liminal space, with an empty lift, piss-stained walls, and a municipal blue hotel sign on a cracked concrete wall. The artist explains his interest in civic architecture as social sculpture…
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Li Huasheng: ‘A line is nothing. When I paint a vase, its outline does not exist, it is imagined’
The Chinese artist is admired for his abstract ink paintings. Here, he explains how a visit to the US changed his art and his life, and why he has ‘stopped communicating with most people’
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Judith Wechsler: ‘Film allows, even invites, inclusivity of media. It’s one of the reasons I love making films’
The American film-maker and art historian discusses her remarkable body of documentaries on art, including her latest project, a suggestively melancholy portrait of Aby Warburg
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Regine Bartsch: ‘I’m drawn to these places where many people have lived before’
In her studio in southern Ireland, the German-born artist spoke about her recent exhibition and residency at David Parr House in Cambridge, Buddhism and the childhood experiences in Finland and Syria that continue to influence her practice
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Katie Schwab: ‘I like the idea that works can begin to generate their own history once they enter people’s homes’
Keen to learn traditional, craft-based skills, the artist explains why she is drawn to processes where she has a direct hand in production, staying in contact with the things she is making and the people she is working with
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Xu Yong – interview: ‘Negatives act as witness’
Twenty-five years after Tiananmen Square, the Beijing-based photographer took the brave decision to publish his images of the event in negative form. Here, he talks about his work
