Contents Spring/Summer 2023
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10 UP FRONT Ai Weiwei pushes buttons, the chequered tale of tartan, a new spin on spinsterdom, the lithic loves of bookbinder Faith Shannon, craft and queer activism, the galloping success of Dahye Jeong’s horsehair basketry, Oliver Cook’s marble marvels, a grand tour of Europe’s workshops, and a meditation on the casualties of covid-19 with ceramicist Julian Stair
40 ON REFLECTION The multi-talented Theaster Gates on music, materials and making
46 NEW TALENTS If you go down to the woods today, you will find... the fantastical flora and fauna of japanning artist Tuesday Riddell. Plus: three new makers to watch
60 REVIEWS Lucie Rie returns for a showstopper of a touring exhibition, the rich legacy of the Gee’s Bend quiltmakers, and the embattled Benin Bronzes find a new home
194 IN PRAISE OF… Superstar architect Sumayya Vally on the magic of a mud-built mosque in Mali
ABOVE: work in progress in Theaster Gates’ studio LEFT: Tuesday Riddell applying gold leaf to a jappaned panel
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RIDDELL: PHOTO NISHANT SHUKLA | GATES: PHOTO CHRIS STRONG, COURTESY THE ARTIST
