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Time Out speaks to the biggest names and emerging talent in the art world

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David Shrigley

David Shrigley

We asked the artist to give a thumbs up or thumbs down to some important London stuff...

Sarah Lucas

Sarah Lucas

We caught up with the brightest of Brit art stars as three of her smokin’ ‘muses’ go on show

Susan Hiller

Susan Hiller

We talk to the influential American artist about the occult and the British seaside

Peter Blake

Peter Blake

We chat to the pop art legend on the eve of his career-spanning show of portraits

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David Harrison

David Harrison

The painter tells us about his new show and lifelong love of Wansted Park

Eddie Peake

Eddie Peake

We talk to the brightest of London's new art stars ahead of his Barbican Curve commission

Anj Smith

Anj Smith

The British artist tells us about her intricately detailed paintings, which consider the shifting boundaries of desire, sexuality and identity

Abraham Cruzvillegas

Abraham Cruzvillegas

The Mexican artist tells us about his Tate Modern Hyundai Commission in the Turbine Hall

Judy Chicago

Judy Chicago

One of America’s most important artists, tells us about her show at Riflemaker and what it means to be a woman artist

Billy Name

Billy Name

The legendary photographer discusses his best shots as resident photographer at Andy Warhol’s Factory

Jennifer Rubell

Jennifer Rubell

The US artist tells us why she want us to strip off and get hands-on with her brilliantly inclusive art

Thomas Hirschhorn

Thomas Hirschhorn

The Swiss artist tells us about the pleasures of making and breaking, and his love of brown tape

Marc Quinn

Marc Quinn

Breathing apparatus, steel toe-capped boots, a grinder… Quinn tells about blurring the line between painting and sculpture

John Waters

John Waters

The Pope of Trash tells us about his first London show

Doug Aitken

Doug Aitken

We talk to the man behind the Barbican's spectacular 'Station to Station'

Richard Wentworth

Richard Wentworth

What's one of our greatest sculptors doing making a giant painting for a car park roof in Peckham?

Fiona Tan

Fiona Tan

The Amsterdam-based artist known for her immersive film installations talks to Time Out about her two London shows: ‘Inventory’, which takes...

Sanya Kantarovsky

Sanya Kantarovsky

Moscow-born, New York-based painter Sanya Kantarovsky has teamed up with performance artist Ieva Misevičiūtė for his show at Studio Voltaire, which is inspired...

Thomas Struth

Thomas Struth

The German photographer tells us about not being seduced by propaganda and photographing the Queen

Peter Kennard

Peter Kennard

The British artist tells us about a half-century as one of Brit art’s original bad boys

AA Bronson

AA Bronson

Time Out falls under the spell of this trailblazing artist

Carol Bove

Carol Bove

The sculptor talks about experiencing art, bringing colour into her palette, and her love of crushing things

Jonathan Horowitz

Jonathan Horowitz

The New Yorker Jonathan Horowitz tells us about pop art, perfection and painting Beyoncé

Diana Thater

Diana Thater

Dolphins, gorillas, dung beetles and now monkeys – Diana Thater has filmed all sorts of animals for her captivating video installations

Jenni Lomax

Jenni Lomax

As Camden Arts Centre turns 50, we talk to its director Jenni Lomax

Matt Stokes

Matt Stokes

The artist tells us about putting the lung power of six extreme metal vocalists to the test

Peter Liversidge

Peter Liversidge

The artist explains why he's worked with school children for ‘Notes on Protesting’ at the Whitechapel

Alex Katz

Alex Katz

We caught up with the legendary New Yorker at his new show of ‘Black Paintings’

Roman Signer

Roman Signer

The Swiss artist talks us through a career in kayaks

Patrick Staff

Patrick Staff

‘I was too angry, emotional and queer  to do anything other than art’

Tony Oursler

Tony Oursler

The US artist tells us how facial recognition technology inspired his latest work

Charlie Phillips

Charlie Phillips

Charlie Phillips is the greatest London photographer you've never heard of. We hear his story

Luc Tuymans

Luc Tuymans

The Belgian artist talks about the eerie paintings in his new show, 'The Shore'

Marlene Dumas

Marlene Dumas

We talk to the Amsterdam-based painter about sadness and sensationalism

Christian Marclay

Christian Marclay

The king of the art of sound tells us about his latest symphonic masterpiece

Sue Webster

Sue Webster

The artist tells us about foraging for midnight feasts and feeding PJ Harvey

Wangechi Mutu

Wangechi Mutu

The New York-based artist talks about her richly collaged works and how porn isn't her cup of tea

Dexter Dalwood

Dexter Dalwood

The painter talks about ‘drug spaces’, sharing titles with Taylor Swift and the timeless allure of the Thames

Allen Jones

Allen Jones

The pop artist talks about working with Kate Moss and how everyone’s got an opinion on sex

Yoshitomo Nara

Yoshitomo Nara

The Japanese artists talks about looking back on a 30-year career and the effect of the 2011 tsunami on his recent work

Richard Tuttle

Richard Tuttle

The US artist talks about his mega shows at Whitechapel Gallery and Tate Modern

Nick Hedges

Nick Hedges

The photographer talks about his commission to document the living conditions of Britain’s urban poor

José Damasceno

José Damasceno

The Rio-based sculptor talks about his new Artangel commission in Holborn

Pio Abad

Pio Abad

The London-based Filipino artist talks about appropriating the mythologies of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos

Mary Reid Kelley

Mary Reid Kelley

The American artist talks about delving into the imagination of poet Algernon Charles Swinburne

Florentijn Hofman

Florentijn Hofman

The Dutch artist talks about making a giant hippo sculpture for the Thames

Olafur Eliasson

Olafur Eliasson

The Danish-Icelandic artist explains the importance of atmosphere and why Turner is his hero

Hew Locke

Hew Locke

The artist talks about bringing the spirit of Notting Hill Carnival to Tate Modern

Ryoji Ikeda

Ryoji Ikeda

Time Out talks to the elusive artist behind London's most spectacular WWI centenary tribute

Lorenzo Vitturi

Lorenzo Vitturi

The Italian artist tells us about trying to capture the spirit of Dalston

Judith Bernstein

Judith Bernstein

The New York artist tells us about finding inspiration in toilets and why she loves the C-word

ROA

ROA

The street artist talks about squirrels and finding inspiration in Victorian freak shows

Aleksandra Mir

Aleksandra Mir

The London-based artist talks about brutalism, working with Sharpie pens and mocking art history

Marina Abramović

Marina Abramović

Art's biggest performance star tells us about her most daring work yet: doing nothing

Richard Jackson

Richard Jackson

The American artist talks about bobble heads, bodily fluids and getting cuckoo

Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei

We talk to the Beijing-based artist, who's barred from leaving China, about surveillance, success and staying visible

Saskia Olde Wolbers

Saskia Olde Wolbers

The London-based artist tells us about how she was inspired by Van Gogh's lovelorn stay in south London

Joyce Pensato

Joyce Pensato

The American artist talks about cartoon capers and keeping things fresh with glossy paint

Phyllida Barlow

Phyllida Barlow

We catch up with Britain's best sculptor ahead of her Tate Britain commission

Haim Steinbach

Haim Steinbach

We talk to the artist who gives shelving way more than a supporting role

Martin Creed

Martin Creed

We find out what makes the Turner Prize-winner tick

David Lynch

David Lynch

The film director tells us about his photography show

Stan Douglas

Stan Douglas

The fêted Canadian artist talks about his 'Disco Angola' series

Bill Woodrow

Bill Woodrow

The great British sculptor tells us about his favourite works from the past four decades

Grayson Perry

Grayson Perry

The Turner Prize winner talks politics, plinths and quality control

Liu Xiaodong

Liu Xiaodong

The Chinese artist chats about capturing Londoners on canvas

David Blandy

David Blandy

The artist chats about his childhood love of computer games and the influence of Japan on his art

Jockum Nordström

Jockum Nordström

The Swedish artist unleashes his quietly kinky drawings and collages on London

Katharina Fritsch

Katharina Fritsch

The artist tells us about bringing a big, blue (and arguably French) cock to London

Conrad Shawcross

Conrad Shawcross

The sculptor takes us on an exclusive tour of his east London studio to explore the making of his new work ‘Timepiece’

Richard Rogers

Richard Rogers

The forward-thinking architect reflects on his six-decade career

Anthony Caro

Anthony Caro

The sculptor talks about big pieces of metal and not wanting to take anything for granted

James Franco

James Franco

The renaissance man talks about art, acting and why he loves collaboration

Michael Landy

Michael Landy

The artist talks junk, destruction and self-flagellation

Jeremy Deller

Jeremy Deller

We chatted to the artist at the launch of his Venice Biennale British Pavilion

Mike Nelson

Mike Nelson

The master of immersive installations talks about his Matt's Gallery show