Ben Luke

Ben Luke is a contributing editor and podcast host at The Art Newspaper

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

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by David Clack and Aimee Dawson
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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

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by David Clack, Aimee Dawson and Julia Michalska
Sponsored byChristie's

New York's Spring art bonanza: the shows, the sales, the fairs

Plus, the Richard Prince copyright case and Sarah Sze in London

Hosted by Ben Luke and Aimee Dawson. With guest speakers Anny Shaw and Laura Gilbert. Produced by David. Clack and Julia Michalska
Sponsored byChristie's

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

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by David. Clack, Aimee Dawson and Julia Michalska
Sponsored byChristie's

Charles III’s coronation: the ceremonial objects explained

Plus, Karl Lagerfeld in New York and Marlene Smith’s Good Housekeeping III

Hosted by Ben Luke. with guest speaker Anna Somers Cocks. Produced by David Clack, Aimee Dawson and Julia Michalska
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Booksreview

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

Hosted by Ben Luke. With guest speakers Aimee Dawson and Gretchen Andrew. Produced by David Clack and Julia Michalska
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‘"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

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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

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by David Clack and Aimee Dawson
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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

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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

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by David Clack and Aimee Dawson
Sponsored byBloomberg Connects

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

Hosted by Ben Luke. With guest speaker Melanie Gerlis. Produced by David. Clack, Aimee Dawson and Julia Michalska
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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

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by David Clack and Aimee Dawson
Sponsored byBloomberg Connects
Booksreview

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

A brush withinterview

From an Aboriginal memorial site to the music of Nina Simone: curator Beatrice Gralton on her greatest influences

Senior curator at Australia's Art Gallery of New South Wales discusses her podcast recommendations and her multi-genre music playlist

A brush withinterview

From Abstract Expressionism to Finland’s national poet: art historian Janne Sirén on his greatest cultural experiences

Director of soon-to-be expanded Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York State reveals his favourite artworks, writers and cultural experiences

A brush withinterview

Etel Adnan's poetry and Hilma af Klint's hidden worlds: curator Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel on her greatest influences

Director of Lafayette Anticipations tells us about her favourite writers, what music and podcasts she's been listening to, and the cultural experience that changed the way she sees the world

Are visitors finally returning to museums? We dive into our latest visitor figures survey

Plus, the Manet/Degas rivalry in Paris and one of the most significant female Impressionists

Hosted by Ben Luke. With guest speaker Lee Cheshire. Produced by David Clack, Aimee Dawson and Julia Michalska
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Simone Leigh reprises Venice Biennale success for US touring show

The homecoming tour for the artist’s presentation in Venice last year begins at the ICA Boston

A brush with... Matthew Krishanu

An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Jean-Michel Basquiat to Gwen John

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by David Clack and Aimee Dawson
Sponsored byBloomberg Connects

Hong Kong is back with bang: Art Basel returns and M+ museum makes waves

Plus, art censorship online and Brenda L. Croft's photos of fellow First Nations Australian women

Hosted by Ben Luke and Aimee Dawson. With guest speaker Gareth Harris. Produced by David Clack and Julia Michalska
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Obituariesfeature

Remembering Phyllida Barlow, one of the most significant, and original, British artists of recent years

The sculptor, erudite and irreverent, was known for the power and scale of her site-specific installations

'Public sculptures are tricky to get right: would making them temporary help?'

Public art is often lauded for bringing art out of hallowed gallery spaces and inviting everyone to see and opine on it. But it’s also fiendishly difficult to do well

Inside the 'biggest art fraud in history': what the alleged mass forgery tells us about the market for First Nations art in Canada

Plus worryingly low artists’ pay in the UK and an Ugly Duchess

Hosted by Ben Luke. With guest speaker Benjamin Sutton. Produced by David Clack and Aimee Dawson
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Old Masters in Maastricht: What does Tefaf tell us about the market for historic art?

Plus, the Institut du Monde Arabe's major gift and expansion plans and an unflinching self-portrait by a Rococo woman artist

Hosted by Ben Luke. With guest speaker Anny Shaw. Produced by David Clack and Aimee Dawson
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'The NFT bubble has popped, but there’s still untapped potential in digital art'

Artists have long mined cyberspace for inspiration, as two current exhibitions underscore