
COLIN SELF
Colin Self, artist, on an oak tree in his garden GB Tell me why you chose your oak tree. CS I have a book that I bought off […]
A snapshot of contemporary ideals of beauty
Colin Self, artist, on an oak tree in his garden GB Tell me why you chose your oak tree. CS I have a book that I bought off […]
In celebration of Yayoi Kusama opening her own museum in Tokyo, here’s an interview we did with her in 2013. You travelled alone to New York in 1957. It was […]
Hari Kunzru, author, on an image from Robert Longo’s Men in the Cities GB Tell me why you chose this. HK I find it endlessly fascinating to look at those […]
Photograph by Martin Crook Mark Welsh on his own work, Anatomy of an Audubon GB Tell me why you chose this. MW I’ve chosen this multi-media collage I made, not […]
David Poeppel, Professor of Psychology and Neural Science, on Alberto Giacometti’s Chariot GB Tell me why you chose this. DP Although I have seen many pieces by Giacometti and admire […]
Paul Liss, fine art dealer, on Colin Gill’s Allegory, 1920 – 21 GB Tell me why you chose this. PL Allegory, the opus magi of Colin Gill, the first artist […]
GB Tell me why you chose this. FWW I think they’re the most beautiful and precious objects that I own. They’re like jewels to me, except that they’re from nature […]
Mohammed Qasim Ashfaq, on his Rotring compass set GB Tell me why you chose this MQA It’s one of two things that I really love. I don’t think I’d let […]
Valerie Jones, animatronic designer, on a bird’s wing GB Tell me why you chose this. VJ I think a bird’s wing is perfectly designed. Not just the feathers but the […]
El Anatsui (Ghanaian, born 1944). Red Block, 2010. Aluminum and copper wire, Two pieces, each measuring 200 3/4 x 131 1/2 in. (509.9 x 334 cm). Courtesy of the artist […]
John Marchant, gallerist, on Jamie Reid’s Beauty is a Birthright GB Tell me why you chose this. JM Jamie and I have been friends for 20 years and we’ve done […]
Ben Ashton, artist, on the heel of his hand GB Tell me why you chose this. BA It’s for practical reasons really, because it allows me to do what I […]
David Hoyle, performance artist, on Claes Oldenburg’s, Soft Drainpipe, Blue (Cool) Version GB Tell me why you chose this. DH It really hit me when I was a kid and […]
Joy Bonfield Colombara, jeweler and sculptor, on the Winged Victory of Samothrace GB Tell me why you chose this JBC When I was about 13 or 14 we used to […]
Franko B, artist, on two works by Andrei Molodkin GB Tell me why you chose these. FB One is a homage to Malevich and the other is a punk statement. […]
Variety artist, Scottee, on his picture, “Dinner at me nan’s” GB Tell me why you chose this. S It’s the aesthetic of being at my nan’s. There’s always a big […]