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Martin Gayford

@MartinGayford

I'm a critic and author of books on art. My next book will be A History of Pictures, co-written with David Hockney.

 Cambridge, UK
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Joined September 2010
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#JimDine’s six-decade experiment: an interview with @MartinGayford in this month's @Apollo_magazine bit.ly/2omfHTb
Image from Cristea Roberts Gallery (@CristeaRoberts)
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#SaveTheDate Wed 19 April, 6pm #GillianAyres Book Launch with @AndrewMarr9 and @MartinGayford. Email [email protected] for free tickets
Image from Cristea Roberts Gallery (@CristeaRoberts)
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Fabulous exhibition of painting by Gillian Ayres 1950s-80s at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff @AmgueddfaCymru museum.wales/cardiff/whatson…
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Tilman Riemenschneider and the pleasures of limewood: my thoughts on German Renaissance sculpture: christies.com/features/Marti…

Latest stories | Christie’s

Discover the news, views and stories behind the art. Stay up to date.

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Much looking forward to the great retrospective of work by the painter Gillian Ayres opening in Cardiff next week. museum.wales/cardiff/whatson…
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Michelangelo: His Epic Life is out in paperback, and looking terrific. I'll be signing copies on Monday 3rd after my talk @NationalGallery
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I'll be talking about Michelangelo & Sebastiano at 1 pm next Monday, April 3rd, @NationalGallery nationalgallery.org.uk/whats…
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My thoughts on the relationship between Michelangelo and Sebastiano: artistically an odd couple. afr.com/lifestyle/arts-and-e…
Michelangelo and Sebastiano: the Renaissance's odd duo

Michelangelo and Sebastiano: the Renaissance's odd duo

Michelangelo was cantankerous, neurotic and difficult but there was one fellow artist who could charm him.

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Thank you! Delighted you approved. Martin
The facsimile of Sebastiano del Piombo's murals @NationalGallery really is amazingly close to the originals. theguardian.com/artanddesign…
Factum Arte: the art copyists giving the Renaissance a renaissance

Factum Arte: the art copyists giving the Renaissance a renaissance

With their immaculate replicas of everything from Tutankhamun’s tomb to Italian architecture, this Madrid company is bringing ancient civilisations to life

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Very sad to hear of the death of Howard Hodgkin, a great and unique painter but not, he insisted, an abstract one. bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment…
Sir Howard Hodgkin: Turner winner who 'hated painting' dies at 84

Sir Howard Hodgkin: Turner winner who 'hated painting' dies at 84

Sir Howard Hodgkin was "one of the great artists and colourists of his generation", says the Tate.

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New #TelegraphTour: Explore Michelangelo's Rome with @MartinGayford More here: telegraph.co.uk/travel/tours…
Image from Telegraph Travel (@TelegraphTravel)
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Tonight @MartinGayford on making and the history of pictures - part of @JewishBookWeek: jewishbookweek.com/events-ne…
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Sad to hear of the death of Jannis Kounellis. He was eloquent and full of creative ideas when we talked last year. apollo-magazine.com/everythi…

'Everything needs to be centred on humanity': Jannis Kounellis, 1936–2017

The artist Jannis Kounellis has died in Rome at the age of 80

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#Hockney #tate is tremendous. DH has come up with a fresh, marvellous idea every few years for over half a century. Beautifully curated.
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John Wonnacott's new 3D gallery is a virtual retrospective of work by a tremendous painter.Well worth a visit. johnwonnacottgallery.com/3D.…
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Join us on 23 Jan to hear art critic @MartinGayford explore how & why pictures have been made across the millenia: bit.ly/2i646ER
Image from National Gallery (@NationalGallery)
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Intriguing story about a stolen Klimt. bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-3824… Could the long missing Lucian Freud portrait of Francis Bacon still turn up?
The mystery of the stolen Klimt

The mystery of the stolen Klimt

Nearly 20 years ago a valuable portrait by Gustav Klimt was stolen from a gallery in northern Italy, in bizarre circumstances. Finally, it may be about to be returned.

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What makes a mark interesting? David Hockney & @MartinGayford discuss A History of Pictures on the @TheWeek bit.ly/2eF8QCV
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What was Ensor's secret? Perhaps he didn't have one. My review of the @royalacademy exhibition for the @spectator: spectator.co.uk/2016/11/was-…
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