Influences

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From the BBC and the films of Robert Beavers to the poetry of Margaret Tait, the artist reflects on his formative experiences

BY Luke Fowler | 21 SEP 19

The menswear designer discusses the writers, artists and spiritual traditions that have influenced her

BY Grace Wales Bonner | 02 JUN 19

Ahead of representing Canada at the 58th Venice Biennale, the director discusses his 30-year career making films about Inuit life

BY Zacharias Kunuk | 02 MAY 19

On the eve of his two retrospectives in Paris, the artist discusses the works that have shaped his practice and thinking

BY Roee Rosen | 21 SEP 18

The artist reflects on the sounds that have shaped their thinking

BY Evan Ifekoya | 20 SEP 18

‘Her oeuvre was a radical departure and fiery negation of the masculine art-making that was prominent in the 1970s’

BY Wangechi Mutu | 11 SEP 18

‘Eichwald often reveals her journey through her direct, yet humorous and heady titles’

BY Nairy Baghramian | 07 SEP 18

‘I remember being hit by the odour of smoke and the soft, hazy light bathing the enormous space of the abandoned factory’

BY İpek Duben | 06 SEP 18

‘Green’s installation doesn’t exist to serve as evidence of well-established narratives’

BY Iman Issa | 04 SEP 18

‘She has such authority in her tangled daubs and streaks’

BY Marilyn Minter | 01 SEP 18

‘I love the sense of compulsion and joy present in this painting’

BY Zoe Williams | 31 AUG 18

‘The fact that it was most likely made with recycled fabric touches me immensely’

BY Sheila Hicks | 30 AUG 18

‘I have learned from John that you don’t need to shout in order to make an impact’

BY Celia Paul | 30 AUG 18

‘When her mother died, she stopped talking. What is there to say when all is lost?’

BY Rosalyn Drexler | 29 AUG 18

‘Hesse was an adventurer and brave with her materials’

BY Yu Ji | 27 AUG 18

‘Kahlo’s dresses, corsets and shoes took on the shapes of her love, pain and identity, still palpable 58 years after her death’

BY Ishiuchi Miyako | 26 AUG 18

The artist discusses the objects, ideas and artworks that have shaped her practice

BY Evan Moffitt AND Valeska Soares | 20 AUG 18

‘Truitt’s sculptures add depth and dimension to minimalist shapes and monochrome surfaces’

BY Nicole Wermers | 20 AUG 18

The pioneering designer and building scientist reveals the buildings and artworks that influenced her

BY Mae-Ling Jovenes Lokko | 04 JUN 18

With his new book How to Write an Autobiographical Novel published today, the writer shares the books that have influenced him

BY Alexander Chee | 17 APR 18