Category: Interview
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Jockum Nordström: ‘There’s a self-portrait in every single thing I do. Even if I make a tree or a sex-scene, I can play the both of them’
Having travelled from the island of Gotland where his latest solo exhibition was composed, Swedish artist Jockum Nordström talks about his creative process, his communication with the dead, and the problem of exterior definition
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Alberto Biasi: interview
In conversation with Studio International, Alberto Biasi reveals the singular motivations behind his work and its sometimes unexpected origins. He also sheds light on the processes involved in the creation of visually dynamic objects and how his infinitesimally precise manipulation…
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Maisie Broadhead: ‘I was quite happy to be fraudulent’
The photographer and jewellery-maker talks about her latest show, Peepers at Brighton’s Royal Pavilion, and how she takes her inspiration from Old Masters
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Chris Martin: ‘When you’re outside, you can have a truly gigantic studio’
New York City-based artist Chris Martin, whose works were recently on show at the Anton Kern Gallery, talks about painting outside in the woods in Walton, how he gets his inspiration, and why he loves glitter so much
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Franklin Sirmans: ‘You should be able to smell, hear and taste New Orleans’
Franklin Sirmans, artistic director of the New Orleans biennial Prospect.3: Notes for Now, on the books and films that influenced his choices, and moving on from being a post-Hurricane Katrina show
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Steven Appleby: interview
Studio International visited the artist Steven Appleby’s studio in south London. Appleby, whose work is sometimes described as absurdist, is primarily known for his weekly cartoon strip, Loomus, in the Guardian
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Faig Ahmed: ‘Collision of old and new is one of the concepts in my works’
The Azerbaijani artist Faig Ahmed talks about his exhibition Fluid Forms, how he reinterprets the process of carpet-making, and the fact that traditional weavers were not happy producing carpets with gaping holes
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Roxy Paine interview: ‘The best ideas come out of long gestation’
Roxy Paine’s Checkpoint is the latest of his meticulously crafted dioramas. He talks about how he fuses industry and nature in his work and why, despite the vast scale of some of his pieces, he still makes everything by hand
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Marni Kotak interview: ‘I wanted to have my son’s birth as a performance’
US artist Marni Kotak talks about her performance of everyday events in real life as way to raise awareness of self-destructive emotions that ruin women’s lives and often go unnoticed
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Adeline de Monseignat: interview
Dutch-Monagesque artist Adeline de Monseignat’s work is greatly influenced by Sigmund Freud’s concept of the uncanny. For her current exhibition, Home at the Ronchini Gallery, she has created a large-scale installation exploring childhood memories
