Interviews

Sigur Rós frontman Jón Þór Birgisson Sigur Rós frontman Jón Þór Birgisson

Jón Þór Birgisson's new immersive installation is open at Kunstilo, Norway

Interviews – Words and photography: Craig McLean – Reading time 10 min read

“Egomania! No other sounds”: Sigur Rós frontman Jón Þór Birgisson’s new artwork is a sensory mindfuck

“Egomania! No other sounds”: Sigur Rós frontman Jón Þór Birgisson’s new artwork is a sensory mindfuck

Words and photography: Craig McLean

“Egomania! No other sounds”: Sigur Rós frontman Jón Þór Birgisson’s new artwork is a sensory mindfuck

On Episode 2 of the Give me a Break podcast, Bengi and Harriet discuss everything from begging for jobs and bad bosses to going bankrupt and starting over

Features Interviews – Reading time 2 min read

Episode 2: Give me a break with Bengi Ünsal

Episode 2: Give me a break with Bengi Ünsal

Episode 2: Give me a break with Bengi Ünsal
Amalia Ulman interviewed by Dora Densham Bond in New York Amalia Ulman interviewed by Dora Densham Bond in New York

Plaster joined the artist and filmmaker for an afternoon travelling across new New York City

Interviews Watch – Interview Dora Densham Bond – Reading time 2 min read

Watch: An afternoon in New York with Amalia Ulman

Watch: An afternoon in New York with Amalia Ulman

Interview Dora Densham Bond

Watch: An afternoon in New York with Amalia Ulman
Yorkshire painter William Farr photographed by Jay Izzard in his studio, ahead of his new show Metanoia at Berntson Bhattacharjee

Painter William Farr answers some quickfire questions

Interviews – Reading time 11 min read

18 questions with William Farr

18 questions with William Farr

18 questions with William Farr

In an age saturated with instant images, Oliver Osborne reminds us of painting’s enduring power

Interviews – Words: Matthew Holman – Reading time 11 min read

Oliver Osborne: old master, new tricks

Oliver Osborne: old master, new tricks

Words: Matthew Holman

Oliver Osborne: old master, new tricks

Theodora Allen talks decay, regrowth and control

Interviews – Words: Janelle Zara – Reading time 7 min read

Theodora Allen on finding poetry in ruin

Theodora Allen on finding poetry in ruin

Words: Janelle Zara

Theodora Allen on finding poetry in ruin

For episode one of our new podcast, Give me a break, we’re joined by painter Pam Evelyn, who opens up about failure, juggling jobs and more

Features Interviews – Reading time 2 min read

Introducing the Give me a break podcast

Introducing the Give me a break podcast

Introducing the Give me a break podcast

Oliver Bak’s new works began life in the gloom of a Nordic winter

Interviews – Words: Phin Jennings – Reading time 7 min read

Oliver Bak on paintings that grow in the dark

Oliver Bak on paintings that grow in the dark

Words: Phin Jennings

Oliver Bak on paintings that grow in the dark

Suggested topics

Suggested topics
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