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Claes Oldenburg on his love of things, the loss of his wife and whether to accept a commission for Abu Dhabi
The American artist on her “odd and lonely” childhood, other people’s texts and why she’s returned to painting
The pioneering video artist discusses his new commission for St Paul’s Cathedral in London
On the eve of his first retrospective, opening this month at Tate Britain, Chris Ofili tells us where he finds his inspiration
The Japanese artist speaks about her Miami exhibition
The artist states his work is about “space and time, action and philosophy”
Baldessari talked to us about his latest work, his early days as a teacher and the infamous incident when he cremated 13 years’ work—and then made cookies out of the ashes
The Belgian artist talked to us about the messages art can convey on the eve of exhibitions in Europe, Russia and the United States
Perry is about to show his most ambitious work, a huge tapestry depicting images of consumer excess and retribution
Koons talks to us about the artists who inspire him, his studio system, and what he hopes to communicate to the public through his work
Shirazeh Houshiary on identity, spirituality and the excess of gimmicks in contemporary art
Christo and Jeanne-Claude on escaping from communism, how they met and what it takes to become an artist
If he gets planning permission, Antony Gormley will transform Trafalgar Square into a space for the ordinary man and woman
We speak to the chameleon-like photographer about her latest series, in which she becomes a string of fictional, surgically-enhanced socialites
On the eve of a show at PaceWildenstein in New York, the veteran US artist discusses the importance of the year he spent with his grandmother when he was eleven
Turner prize-winner to take the controversial show on a three-week tour of the US in late March
The veteran rocker discusses the artists who inspire her, those who do not, and what drives her photography
The sisters had access to the late film-maker’s huge archive and focused on a film about the Holocaust which never got made
The gothic rock star reveals the inspirations and compulsions behind his new work on show in the Design District
The acclaimed US sculptor tells The Art Newspaper why he never thought there would be an audience for his work
The artist discusses his work, politics, censorship, “fake art” and the Beijing Olympics
We reprint extracts from an interview with one of the most important artists of the post-war era
Speaking with the American painter in Basel on colour, geometry, and learning how to see
The cult film-maker shows off his skills as an artist with a new, atmospheric work in Miami in the Cartier pavilion
The Middle Eastern contemporary artist discusses the state of the art market, his commercial success, and what it’s like to work in Iran
The artist has visited Iraq five times, and has no qualms about placing himself in the line of fire to document the conflict
On the eve of a major show at Tate Britain, we talk to the artist about his life and work in the Caribbean
The artist discusses his materials and his potentially explosive new book
“In a public space people should feel better after looking at the art”
“The beauty is in the process and the final object is the sum of the path"