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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
JOHN MARCHANT
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
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 […]
FRANKO B
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. […]
VERITY STANDEN
Verity Standen, composer and performer, on the mantle piece in her family home GB Tell me why you chose this. VS I chose it because it’s home and it’s quite […]
LEO CARLTON
Leo Carlton, fashion artifact and millinery designer, on a brooch he made from a dead baby bird GB Tell me why you chose this. LC I chose the bird because […]
ATM
ATM, street artist, on his photograph of Glen Affric in Scotland GB Tell me why you chose this. ATM I just came back from Glen Affric. There are only a […]
WENDY BEVAN
Wendy Bevan, musician, artist and photographer, on her violin GB Tell me why you chose your violin. WB I fell in love with the violin when I was seven and […]
CRISTINA GRAJALES
Cristina Grajales, gallerist, on her sculpture of a bee. GB Tell me why you chose this. CG We just moved the gallery five weeks ago so when you move you […]
PETER COPPING
Peter Copping, Creative Director at Oscar de la Renta, on Whistlejacket by George Stubbs, 1762 GB Tell me why you chose this painting. PC I grew up with horses and […]
STAVROS KARELIS
Stavros Karelis, Founder of Machine-A, on a Nicomede Talavera Pillow Bag GB Tell me why you chose this. SK I love this as an object because a pillow for me […]
MARGOT BOWMAN
Margot Bowman, artist, on Sarah Sze’s installation at the 2015 Venice Biennale GB Tell me why you chose this. MB I chose it because of everything about it. I came […]
RUSSELL BENNETT
Russell Bennett, fashion designer and artist, on Concorde GB Tell me why you chose this. RB To me, something beautiful should excite an emotion, as though it switches something on […]
