My life in art
Will Gompertz takes a personal tour through life-changing art
My life in art: How Joseph Beuys convinced me of the power of conceptual art
Beuys's strange work changes the status quo into a world where facts and fiction are indistinguishable, writes Will Gompertz
My life in art: How Jean-Michel Basquiat taught me to forget about technique
Basquiat may have had no formal training, but his visceral work communicates with absolute clarity and urgency his own experience of life, writes Will Gompertz
My life in art: Barbara Hepworth and the art of alchemy
Barbara Hepworth's ability to create beautiful, moving and coherent art from the simplest materials was a form of magic
My life in art: How Peter Doig taught me to pay attention
I thought that Peter Doig's quiet landscape paintings were dull – until I realised that, like much great art, I hadn't spent enough time looking at them, writes Will Gompertz
My life in art: How Willem de Kooning played Cupid
The last thing I wanted to do on a romantic break in Amsterdam was traipse around a gallery - until I discovered the poetry of a De Kooning landscape, writes Will Gompertz
My life in art: I was bitten by Jeff Koons's dog
The American artist's giant sculpture of a balloon pooch didn't impress me much until I came face to face with it in Manhattan, writes Will Gompertz
My life in art: How Anthony Caro's steel works stole my heart
After encountering Caro's sculptures, I realised metal could be breathtakingly beautiful. And nothing will deter me from sharing this with my family ... or the world, writes Will Gompertz
My life in art: The day Bourgeois moved me to tears
The rage, fear and frustration in Louise Bourgeois' autobiographical art shocked me into understanding what it must be like to be a woman, writes Will Gompertz
