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.
Alastair Philip Wiper
2020-01-28
Interview with Alastair Philip Wiper
The photographer Alastair Philip Wiper is not only celebrating the human ingenuity in this book. His photographs also show us where we are going wrong in the world, symbols of overconsumption and the negative aspects of capitalism. More »
Jan Scheffler
2019-12-17
Interview with Jan Scheffler
Jan Scheffler captures the light and vastness of the north in his photographs. In a conversation with Deutschlandfunk Kultur he talks about the title of his book, which isn’t as surprising as it might seem at first, and how he goes on the hunt for the endangered beauties of nature. More »
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 »
