Connections are the art of the matter

OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, ELLE HAS CELEBRATED CREATIVITY OF ALL KINDS. HERE, A RANGE OF TODAY’S LEADING ARTISTS, WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIRECTORS SHARE THE RITUALS, ROUTINES AND REALITIES BEHIND THEIR GREATEST WORKS, FROM MIND-BLOWING EXCEL SHEETS TO THE MAGIC OF THE DARK ROOM

ARTIST NEWS, SOFTWARE EVENTS AT THE CORE OF THE DIGITAL ART COMMUNITY

I was born in Glasgow, but we moved to Leeds when I was little. I started selling the magazine when I was homeless in Leeds years ago, by the university. Then I used to work in Manchester, and now I h

Rufus Bird considers whether the market is up or down

EDITE Sells Brazilian street paper Aurora da Rua in Salvador My name is Edite and I’m an Aurora da Rua vendor. At first I was only a reader. I bought every issue in person from Rhunna, a vendor who, b

On a quiet street in Northumberland, in a sun-drenched dining room that now serves as her art studio, Janette Carter leans over her latest collage, paper and paint coming together in layers of texture