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 […]
JINNY BLOM
Jinny Blom, landscape designer, on a cliff in France GB Tell me why you chose this. JB I just think it’s the most amazing object because it’s emerged out of […]
MICHELE RAFFERTY
Michele Rafferty, stylist and creative director, on an outsider art painting GB Tell me why you chose this. MR Its the magic of finding a little something, I bought it […]
YAYOI KUSAMA
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 […]
THOM YORKE
Thom Yorke, musician, on his picture of a rock formation in Cornwall – ‘An old giant’s backbone buried in the rocks’. GB Tell me why you chose this rock formation: […]
HARI KUNZRU
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 […]
MARK WELSH
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 […]
NINA MAE FOWLER
Artist, Nina Mae Fowler, on her Royal Doulton sherry decanter GB Tell me why you chose this. NF I chose him because I love searching through antique shops and going […]
DAVID POEPPEL
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
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 […]
FAYE WEI WEI
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
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 […]
RAM NETA
Ram Neta, Philosopher, on James Turrell’s Danae (1983) GB Tell me why you find this beautiful. RN First of all, it feels like magic. I remember walking into the room […]
MICHAEL STREVENS
Michael Strevens, Philosopher, on a view of the Canyonlands in Utah MS This is a view of the Canyonlands area in southern Utah. It is taken from the Landsat 8 satellite, […]
VALERIE JONES
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 […]
KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH
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 […]
GILDED BIRDS 