Interviews
with artists and curators
How does an exhibition arise? What kinds of ideas and thoughts go into creating it? How does the dialog between exhibition organizer and artist develop? How do artists themselves talk about their work?
Our interviews offer a glimpse behind the scenes. We talk to the curators responsible for working out the concept of an exhibition, who reveal interesting details and background information; and to the artists, who offer personal insights into their work. Hatje Cantz makes art accessible.
Armin Mueller-Stahl
2019-03-23
Interview with Armin Mueller-Stahl
The actor, artist, and East-West traveler Armin Mueller-Stahl talks to the Handelsblatt about the fall of the Berlin Wall thirty years ago, the state of the republic, and moments full of freedom. More »
Jean Molitor
2018-12-16
Interview with Jean Molitor
From Bremen to Burundi, the photographer Jean Molitor’s goal is to create an archive of modern global architecture. To satisfy his Bauhaus enthusiasm, he’ll risk being arrested from time to time. More »
Yan Wang Preston
2018-09-06
Interview with Yan Wang Preston
An old tree in the midst of a modern city is transplanted at great expense. This happens daily in China’s metropolises. The photographer Yan Wang Preston talked to Spiegel Online about her photography project and the tree business.
Leonhard Hurzlmeier
2018-08-21
Interview with Leonhard Hurzlmeier
Leonhard Hurzlmeier’s colorful oil paintings depict archetypal images of women involved in everyday life. He spoke with curator and editor Christian Ganzenberg about portraits of women in art history and about the difference of painting women and men. More »
Matthias Steinkraus
2018-05-22
Interview with Matthias Steinkraus
For his long-term study, Matthias Steinkraus spent six years, from 2010 to 2016, documenting the apartment block on the Kottbusser Tor, a large crossroads in Berlin, and the legendary 24-hour pub Rote Rose, or “red rose.” In an interview with Leona Koldehoff, he talks about the background of his work. More »
Daniel Sannwald
2018-02-19
Interview with Daniel Sannwald
London based artist-come-photographer, Daniel Sannwald has released his book entitled, Spektrum, showing the best works of recent years. He spoke to Felicity Carter at Forbes Magazine about his start off in the industry, his aesthetics and inspirations. More »
Ola Kolehmainen
2018-01-14
Interview with Ola Kolehmainen
Ola Kolehmainen spent three years traveling through Europe, photographing sacred places. He told Spiegel Online about the tricks he used to light the enormous interiors—and why the guards at Hagia Sophia are like siblings to him.
Gianluca Galtrucco
2017-09-27
Interview with Gianluca Galtrucco
Like no other city in the world, Los Angeles encourages the observer to play with illusions—and to be played with in turn. Photographer Gianluca Galtrucco works with this quality and discovers comedic and dramatic images throughout the city that blur the boundary between reality and artifice. The result are mysterious photographs that challenge the observer.
In our interview with Consulting Editor for Photography Art Books Nadine Barth, he talks about what inspires him and how his new book For Your Consideration came into being. More »
Volker Staab
2017-08-30
Interview with Volker Staab
Volker Staab makes room for art: the Berlin-based architect helps water flow through walls, loves installations beneath staircases, and hates the tyranny of industrial norms. Above all, Staab is known for his museum buildings, from Nuremberg to Ahrenshoop, as well as for the sensitive way he embeds the buildings in their often historical surroundings.
For the Tagesspiegel, Björn Rosen and Susanne Kippenberger conducted a long interview with the star architect, which was the newspaper’s lead story on Sunday, August 13, 2017. More »
