Paul McCarthy

Is he a Homer for our times? This month legendary LA artist Paul McCarthy publishes Pig Island, a 164-page artist project produced in partnership with Havaianas and exclusively for ArtReview, documenting the past five years of his work (copies available to print subscribers and on the newsstand; all new print subscriptions will include Pig Island as a special gift, or single copies may be purchased here).

Kiki Smith

Vincent Katz speaks with artist Kiki Smith about a site-specific installation of her long-term project Sojourn, opening at the Brooklyn Museum in February, and finds that her latest work is turning to subtler taboos.

Plus

Charles Darwent meets up with Christian Boltanski in Paris, Brian Dillon considers the work of Maurizio Cattelan as it goes on show at the Menil Collection, Chris Sharp experiences Nina Canell’s weird science, and we visit Copenhagen to find out why it’s one of the most up-and-coming art centres in Europe.