Paris Photo 2012: Interview with Hilla Becher

We spoke to the German artist Hilla Becher about the origins of her and Bernd Becher’s “Typologies” series and their exhibition of printed materials, “Open Book”, organised by Antoine de Beaupré for Paris Photo.

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Artist interview: Oscar Tuazon creates sculptures you are supposed to play with

Oscar Tuazon’s architectural sculptures burst through gallery walls, block doorways and spread across rooms in any way the artist sees fit—providing that the gallerist gives him the carte blanche to do so. The freedom of working outdoors allows for…
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A global Guggenheim: interview with director Richard Armstrong

An interview with Richard Armstrong, the director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, about the Guggenheim UBS Map Global Art Initiative, a five-year programme to work with artists, curators and educators from emerging regions to…
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Artist interview: Grayson Perry

The exhibition “Grayson Perry: the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman” at the British Museum has been such a success that it has been extended until 26 February. Perry spent over a year combing the collections of the museum for objects to put in the…
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A matter of taste: an interview with Arjun Waney

Venture capitalist Arjun Waney, backer of acclaimed restaurants such as Zuma, Roka and La Petite Maison, is one of the new owners of London’s venerable Arts Club in Dover Street, founded in 1863. His main partners are father-and-son property…
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From the archive: Artist interview with Richard Hamilton

Pop art pioneer, friend of Marcel Duchamp and creator of some of the seminal images of the past half century, Richard Hamilton could be justified in resting on his considerable artistic laurels. Instead, at the age of 80, he is as experimental and…
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