Ben Luke
Ben Luke is a contributing editor and podcast host at The Art Newspaper
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
From Romare Bearden to Marvel Comics: Tonya Matthews on the art and artists she loves
The president and chief executive of the International African American Museum in Charleston, United States also talks about her experiences of Japan and the power of a Lucille Clifton poem
Art world AI-nxiety: what is artificial intelligence and how are artists using it?
Plus, the AI photography scandal at the Sony World Photography Awards
‘"Immersive" art makes me yearn for something less empty’
Among the art world’s favourite terms, "immersive" art has become a byword for a shallow form of meaningless spectacle
The mystic and the Modernist: Hilma af Klint and Piet Mondrian
We explore the Tate Modern exhibition. Plus, the Whitney's Jaune Quick-to-See Smith retrospective and a reconstructed Roman gateway in England
A brush with... Alfredo Jaar
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Marcel Duchamp to Ben Okri
Art in the Windy City: Expo Chicago fair and beyond
Plus, how Northern Ireland's museums are marking 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement and an extravagant portrait of a 19th century French actor
A brush with... Marguerite Humeau
An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Marlene Dumas to Nina Simone
From ancient Chinese philosophy to groovy ambient music: the curator Sook-Kyung Lee on her greatest influences
The artistic director of the Gwangju Biennale talks to us about her favourite works and what she last saw on screen
Art market wobble: what happens if banks go bust?
Plus, hip hop in Baltimore and Juan de Pareja, the artist enslaved by Velázquez
A brush with... Mike Nelson
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Francis Bacon to J.G. Ballard
A globe-trotting guide to contested sites, dubious historical restorations and harrowing heritage destruction
Book "Monumental Lies" is a searching exploration of the truths and untruths embodied in contested heritage