
Ben Luke
Ben Luke is a contributing editor and podcast host at The Art Newspaper
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
Plus, artist Chantal Joffe on a poignant painting by Paula Modersohn-Becker
Plus, Chila Kumari Singh Burman and the art work that inspired that Biden-Harris video
As coronavirus forces English museums to close, take a virtual guided trip around the much-anticipated show of the female Old Master with this video and podcast
The museums should make urgent use of the delay already caused by the pandemic rather than lurch towards lengthy postponement
Plus, artist Pedro Reyes on his New York project; cartoonist Martin Rowson on Hogarth
Through blogs, websites and social media, there is more writing than ever on the arts. But whether it adds meaningful insight, or just noise, is a matter of debate
Plus, JMW Turner at the Tate and John Stezaker on Bruegel
The subversive artist duo tell us about their favourite books, music and poetry
Plus, the artist Jennifer Packer on a Buddhist mural in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
As well as her new Sky Arts programme, the artist's mixed reality work The Life will be sold at Christie’s this month, with an estimate of £400,000-£800,000
Plus, Maggi Hambling on making love with paint
With no group student visits, no art-world private view, and limits on public access, the buzz of new exhibitions has potentially been short-circuited