
Ben Luke
Ben Luke is a contributing editor and podcast host at The Art Newspaper
We take a deep dive into the Japanese artist's polka dots, pumpkins and infinity rooms as major shows open at Tate Modern, Gropius Bau and the New York Botanical Garden
Plus, Idris Khan on his latest show and James Welling on an ancient Greek Kore
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's biggest influences, from Matthew Barney to marine biology
Plus, vaccine passports in museums and Gossaert's Adoration
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Joseph Beuys to Paul Celan
As shows of her paintings open in the UK and Austria, Jaray reflects on the influence of Piero della Francesca and Brunelleschi on her work across six decades
Exhibitions editor José da Silva breaks down the results from our Visitor Figures 2020 survey and digital expert Chris Unitt explains how museums have pivoted to digital
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Sufi poetry to Hieronymus Bosch
Plus, the newly discovered Van Gogh is sold and artist Rana Begum on Tess Jaray
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Kara Walker to Chris Abani
Plus, Dawn Ades on Duchamp and Superflex on Cildo Meireles
From Keith Jarrett to Kanye, Les Mis to Mozart—the music artists listen to as they work, as told to our podcast A brush with…
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