Artists

The story of Ai Weiwei’s arrest in his own words

Hanging Man is an extended two-part interview with the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, fleshed out with contextual information, impressions of China now, subsidiary conversations with other... MORE

Published online: 22 May 2013

 
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Three Hong Kong artists in the spotlight

Straight from the studio

Published online: 22 May 2013

Vast as factories—or mostly in the mind

Without access to the huge industrial work spaces of the mainland, Hong Kong artists are rejecting the very idea of the studio-as-symbol

Published online: 22 May 2013

Up close and personal: the stars of Chinese art

Why the biggest names on the contemporary Chinese scene were happy to reveal themselves to Thomas Fuesser

Published online: 22 May 2013

Audio archive breaks silence on Sehgal

Curator’s interviews with performers could prove a “goldmine” for scholars, skirting the artist’s ban on documentation of his work

Published online: 16 May 2013

Kabakovs’ massive commission

Artists to create a giant “city” for their forthcoming Monumenta show at Paris's Grand Palais next May

Published online: 11 May 2013

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Gallery:  Thomas Fuesser photographs the stars of Chinese art

Thomas Fuesser, a Shanghai-based, German-born photographer, provides an intimate perspective of how making art unfolds in China, a process that is usually inaccessible, in Short Cuts: Artists in China. All photos © Thomas Fuesser

Dinner talk: artist bridges culture divides with Dubai pop-up restaurant

The artist Michael Rakowitz is back in action, working to bridge culture divides through the universal language of food. Following his...

She loves him

Tracey Emin’s deep love of Docket, her cat, is well known. Indeed, you can buy Emin-designed “I Love Him. I Love Him. I Love Him X” mugs or...

Lift off for Shepard's space design

The artist Shepard Fairey goes into orbit later this year (so to speak). The street artist, known for his ubiquitous Hope poster of...

Turner Prize nominee David Shrigley—a “verified” artist

David Shrigley, known for his comical cartoons, was one of four artists shortlisted for this year's Turner Prize. The Art Newspaper interviewed the artist at opening of his 2012 show at the Hayward Gallery in London, and he talked about how it feels to be accepted by the art world establishment.