Martin Firrell unveils first work as Clear Channel artist in residence
A series of 12 artworks exploring issues around power and gender will run across the media owner’s digital out of home network in the UK
Artists take over Selfridges in new campaign
Shoppers can embark on a guided art trail or take part in performance art at Selfridges London store, as the brand launches a new campaign to promote the arts
Artist James Stanford reimagines Las Vegas’s iconic neons
The Vegas native is repurposing the city’s neon signs and landmarks by layering original photographs to create striking digital mosaics
My breakthrough moment: Emily Forgot
The graphic artist has worked with Adidas and the BBC, as well as crafting her own surreal ceramics. Here, she discusses the excitement of creating her first window display for Selfridges, and why she tries to recapture that feeling in her work now
My breakthrough moment: Hassan Hajjaj
The Moroccan-born, British-based artist’s work examines being caught between two cultures, and mixes Western and Arabic influences. Here, he reflects on one of his first professional photos, and how it took on a life of its own post-9/11
2018 in review: the sheep that won the internet
This year a sheep became an unexpected viral sensation. CR meets the man behind the ram, Adam Koszary, to discuss how the Museum of English Rural Life became this year’s biggest social media hit
Movie posters of the year 2018
Here’s some end-of-year eye-candy. Our columnist Daniel Benneworth-Gray picks his favourite movie posters of the year
How I use colour: John Walter
John Walter’s art contains a mash up of ideas from science, pop culture and philosophy, all presented using bountiful, exuberant colours. We talk to him about the use of colour in his work: how it influences his process and surprises his audiences
Has Trump killed the colour orange?
Trump’s tangerine tint has inspired funny nicknames, hilarious memes, witty placards and controversial magazine covers. But has the association between the man and the faultless colour negatively impacted the latter?
How I use colour: Camille Walala
This week, we’re talking to artists and creatives about how they use colour in their work. Here, Camille Walala explains how her childhood home influenced her distinctive aesthetic and how she selects colours for large-scale commissions
How 14-18 NOW showed us the value of art and creativity
To mark the centenary of World War One, 14-18 NOW has staged a remarkable programme of artworks across the UK. We talk to its Director Jenny Waldman about how it has proved the value of art during such national moments
Why I love the V&A Cast Courts
As the V&A in London completes its redevelopment of its iconic Cast Courts, which hold a collection of 19th century plaster casts of works of antiquity, Eliza Williams reflects on what they reveal about art, history and the power of the copy
Wolfgang Tillmans on his set design for the ENO’s War Requiem
Turner Prize-winning artist Wolfgang Tillmans is making his debut as a set designer this month, for a new production of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem at the ENO in London. We talk to him about the project
Ask Anna: How important is data when producing creative?
Data is a popular buzzword throughout the creative industries. But how can it help the creative journey? This is the question posed to CR’s agony aunt, Anna Higgs, in her latest column
Exposure: Oli Kellett
Over the last two years, Oli Kellett has made the difficult transition from commercial photographer to artist. Art Director Gem Fletcher speaks to the Hastings-based artist about this change, his creative process, and a new body of work titled Cross Road Blues
Paper sculpted into flowers, hats and fans for Japan House exhibition
Japanese designers, architects and artists have made more than a dozen precisely sculpted paper objects for Subtle: Delicate or Infinitesimal – an exhibition exploring the material’s potential