Stephen Bayley

A narcissistic bore — portrait of the artist today

Artists are so dull and self-important these days — witness Richard Cork’s and Hans Ulrich Obrist’s turgid, witless interviews with them, says Stephen Bayley

Curator Richard Cork looks up at Jacob Epstein's sculpture 'Rock Drill' (Photo: Getty) 
issue 16 May 2015
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  • Face to Face: Interviews with Artists

    Richard Cork

    Tate Publishing, pp. 256

  • Lives of the Artists, Lives of the Architects

    Hans Ulrich Obrist

    Allen Lane, pp. 570

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