
Ben Luke
Ben Luke is a contributing editor and podcast host at The Art Newspaper
Plus, craft and American identity and critic Michael Peppiatt on Frank Auerbach
Plus, the story of a notorious forger and artist Collier Schorr on August Sander
Plus, artist Doug Aitken on composer Terry Riley
The director of non-profit gallery The Showroom in London discusses her love of Audre Lorde's poetry and the music of Thelonious Monk
Plus, artists with disabilities in the Covid era and Goya's Disasters of War
Plus, French museums revolt against lockdown closures and artist Crystal Fischetti on Karla Black
Artists including Rachel Whiteread, Ragnar Kjartansson and Roni Horn share texts ranging from 19th-century poetry to postmodern fiction on The Art Newspaper’s podcast
As her Hauser & Wirth exhibition launches online, the 81-year-old artist tells us about her early influences, being taught by David Hockney, and why pink is punk
Plus, India reconstructs its history and Navid Nuur on Walter de Maria
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Francis Bacon to Miles Davis
Plus, Gerard Byrne on his work inspired by a Swedish diorama
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Frantz Fanon to John Coltrane
Plus, QAnon's origins in Italian conceptual art and Alphonse Mucha's Slav Epic
The UK communities secretary Robert Jenrick's plans to prevent the removal of controversial monuments reveals his inability to view the past as shifting and complex
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from W. G. Sebald to Georges Rouault
The head of non-profit space Studio Voltaire in London tells us about his favourite books, television shows and artists
Plus, a $2.2m Batman comic and the artists inspired by political theorist Hannah Arendt
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Duchamp to Deep House
With talk of vaccines dominating the airwaves, a return to regular contact with the latest works and upcoming artists may be on the horizon
From coronavirus and lockdowns to US politics, this is a collection of postcards from "a year on the edge"
While many museums across the globe remain closed, you can still get through the virtual doors via video—from artist interviews to archival gems
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Bruce Nauman to George Orwell
Through the major shifts and moments of victory, art has proved itself to be cathartic, resistant and powerful
The Art Newspaper team picks apart this year's biggest art stories, from the art market heading online to the fight for racial justice
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Icelandic glaciers to Emily Dickinson
Plus, Neville Wakefield on John McCracken's planks
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from epic musicals to James Baldwin
Plus, Tom Sachs on Mondrian's Broadway Boogie-Woogie
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Elizabeth Peyton to Cardi B
We speak to museum experts András Szántó and Sonia Lawson. Plus, Dan Hicks on the legacy of colonial looting and National Gallery curator Christopher Riopelle on the Polish painter Jan Matejko