
Ben Luke
Ben Luke is a contributing editor and podcast host at The Art Newspaper
What happens when Unesco becomes the enemy?
Plus, remembering Fernando Botero and a pioneering Barkley L. Hendricks portrait
A brush with... Claudette Johnson
An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Toni Morrison's writings to Picasso's Les Demoiselles d’Avignon
Is Saudi Arabia the next big cultural powerhouse?
Plus, Michelangelo at the Albertina in Vienna and Julianknxx at the Barbican in London
A brush with... Yinka Shonibare
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from William Hogarth to the "total artwork" of opera
The Week in Art | Special 250th episode: what’s next for the visual arts?
We ask leading art world figures about their hopes and concerns, and discuss what the future has in store for museums, the art market and artists with our long-term contributors Cristina Ruiz, Georgina Adam and Louisa Buck
The Week in Art: The British Museum in crisis—an in-depth look
Plus, the Sāo Paulo biennial and Chaïm Soutine in Düsseldorf
A brush with… Analia Saban
An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from the writings of Julia Kristeva to her epiphanic visit to New York
Ignore the nay-sayers: great things can happen when art forms collide
'It turns out that dancing about architecture—or filming about music—can produce great art'
A brush with... Alvaro Barrington
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Johannes Vermeer to Tupac Shakur
A brush with... Mandy El-Sayegh
An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Albrecht Dürer to Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
A brush with... Larry Achiampong
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Adrian Piper to The Legend of Zelda video game
A brush with... Nicky Wilson, founder of Jupiter Artland
'For me, art is to create a moment when you understand something that you had not understood before.'
How will the art market cope with stagflation?
Plus, Spain’s historical memory and a Dürer plate remade by Goldin + Senneby
London's National Portrait Gallery's revamp: the review
Plus, William Edmondson in Philadelphia and Zinzi Minott's Windrush 75 film in London
A brush with... Jeremy Deller
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Francis Bacon to Mike Kelley
'As politicians look away, we need artists like Steve McQueen more than ever'
The British artist invited dozens of MPs to view his film about Grenfell Tower at London's Serpentine Galleries, but most only showed up after subsequent guilt-tripping
Africa rising: the TV show capturing a continent of creativity
Plus, the Liverpool Biennial, and Basquiat in Basel with Jeffrey Deitch
A brush with... Jacqueline Humphries
An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Caravaggio to early-2000s video games
'Feelings and emotions are dirty words in art': Doris Salcedo on her unflinching works that confront global crises
As her major retrospective opens in Basel, we talk to the artist about her gentle but brutal artworks
A Radiohead special: we speak to Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood about their upcoming art show
Plus, choreographer Wayne McGregor performance piece at London's Royal Opera House and Whistler's Mother returns to Philadelphia
A brush with... Gary Simmons
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from David Hammons to 1980s punk rock
Picasso—questioned, but not cancelled: we speak to the curators of the Brooklyn Museum show
Plus, the damage to heritage in Italy following the devastating floods and Ellsworth Kelly's Spectrum work
London Gallery Weekend: our critics pick their top shows
From post-human smart cities to the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, Ben Luke and Louisa Buck choose their must-see exhibitions from the third edition of the city-wide event
A brush with… Phyllida Barlow
We sat down with the late artist earlier this year to discuss her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Louise Nevelson to Fyodor Dostoevsky
Keith Haring's first time in Los Angeles: we talk to the curator of the Broad's landmark show
Plus, Tate Britain rehangs its collection and Work of the Week is a Joan Brown painting
New York's Spring art bonanza: the shows, the sales, the fairs
Plus, the Richard Prince copyright case and Sarah Sze in London
The Big Review: Picasso Celebration at the Musée National Picasso-Paris ★☆☆☆☆
A baffling show in which Pablo Picasso’s works become accessories for the British designer Paul Smith’s decorations
Looting, arrests and violence: an artist's perspective on the Sudan crisis
The Marquis de Sade's legacy explored in Barcelona show and Gwen John's self portrait in a Parisian interior
Charles III’s coronation: the ceremonial objects explained
Plus, Karl Lagerfeld in New York and Marlene Smith’s Good Housekeeping III
From Morocco to Malaysia: new publication traces the US artist Betye Saar’s journeys of discovery
Richly produced book documents how the nonagenarian artist’s work has been informed by her decades of travel