Marlene Dumas

The U2 bassist describes how his search for a new version of bohemia inspired a passion for the work of Marlene Dumas, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Louise Bourgeois and Robert Mapplethorpe

A quick chat between Phaidon's Mat Smith and painter Alex Katz on being a student at Cooper Union, gaining confidence as a young artist, and painting rituals.

Discover today's best painters for a chance to win $500 on Artspace.

Here's a brief history of the influential Vitamin P series, which has introduced readers to a remarkable array of important painters before they became famous.

Artspace editor-in-chief Andrew M. Goldstein spoke to the renowned exhibition-maker about why the ancient art form remains strikingly relevant in the digital era.

In this interview excerpted from her eponymous Phaidon’s monograph, the celebrated South African portraitist discusses the strange nuances of life as an artist with her long time friend Barbara Bloom.

These seminal works, excerpted from Phaidon's art history anthologies, represent some of high points of painting over the past 15 years.

These works from the past century, each excerpted from Phaidon's new book Body of Art, show that some age-old artistic traditions are still very much alive.

The New Museum's Associate Director and Director of Exhibitions picks his favorite publications from Phaidon's catalog.

From a young up-and-comer making a big push at Seattle’s new tech-targeting art fair to a famed photographer tackling a classic theme of the sublime, these are the artists we’ll be tracking this month.

Flummoxed by Harun Farocki? Tongue-tied by Thea Djordjadze? Here's our guide to avoid making an arse out of yourself in the Arsenale.

We spoke to the renowned patron of emerging artists on how he first got into collecting, why he's troubled by today's art market, and the responsibilities that come with the power to make markets.

From a timely monograph on British sculptor Anthony Caro to a fresh history of American collectors of the Dutch Golden Age, here are some books to cozy up with this autumn season.

We spoke to the legendary figure in European contemporary art about his polarizing exhibition in St. Petersburg's Hermitage—and his side of the story.