Profiles

For the opening of her commissioned installation at London’s Hayward Gallery, Swiss artist Renée Levi talks about making the work, her artistic influences and the importance of architecture in her practice

Parisian gallerist Almine Rech speaks on backing young artists, navigating the fluctuations of the art market and why art still needs to be seen in person.

Ahead of two group shows in and around Paris, the dissident French-Iranian artist Pooya Abbasian talks about his association with invasive plants, the deceptive truth of documentary and the visit to France that became fifteen years of exile

At her first solo museum exhibition in Leeds, Sundaram discusses the physical demands of her felt sculptures, the politics of cloth and why collaboration should not diminish her authorship

The Tunisian-born, Dubai-based collector Selim Bouafsoun talks access, patronage and the dangers of runaway prices – and explains why supporting artists means investing in the ecosystem around them

Ten years after opening in a former Berlin bunker, the private collection is expanding into a multidisciplinary “house” in partnership with Sara Puig. Désiré Feuerle explains what comes next

In his 38-years working for the Smithsonian museums, departing Secretary Lonnie Bunch, has led the Smithsonian through expansions and turbulent times, standing firm in the telling of America’s history

For his first UK solo exhibition since 2015, the Kashmir-born painter draws on childhood memories, Kashmiriyat philosophy, Shakespeare and a world in turmoil to consider what the darkness can reveal

In a restored medieval church in Arles, the French artist has created a foundation to house his work, archive and artistic relationships – and to shape what survives him

Following the lives of two cousins growing up in the Argentine countryside, first through photography and now with a prize-winning feature film, Alessandra Sanguinetti captures childhood between documentary and fairytale

At his latest exhibition, the Caracas-born, Brooklyn-raised, London-based artist explains why he refuses to make what the market wants

The collector, entrepreneur and investor tells The Art Journal why joy-led acquisitions can be just as valuable as those motivated by monetary returns