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"a poet of both truth and beauty"
The Times Literary Supplement
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"This is a serious critical take on the artist's guerrilla approach to art and art history. It just turns out that Grovier has the same iconoclastic approach to the history of art as Banksy him (or her) self ... "
The Herald, Best Art Books of 2024
Also available in translation in France, Germany, Japan, The Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Spain, and China
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THE ART OF COLOUR:
THE HISTORY OF ART IN 39 PIGMENTS
Finalist for The Marfield Prize,
The National Award for Arts Writing
"Will make you look at paintings in a whole new light"
- Art Society Magazine
ENDANGERED SKY
A collection of elegiac poems side-by-side with dynamic and never-before-seen iPhone drawings by renowned artist Sean Scully, Endangered Sky is an ode to the vanishing beauty of the world’s imperilled bird population. Each pairing of drawing and lyric celebrates the mystery and wonder of a species of bird that is now under serious threat of extinction – from the New Caledonian Lorikeet to the Scarlet Honeycreeper, from the Chilean Woodstar to the Elfin Woods Warbler.
"This unique and intimate book collects hours of conversations between artist Sean Scully and his friend, art critic Kelly Grovier. Discussing everything from his tough childhood in London and homelessness in Dublin to his relationship to past masters such as Rembrandt and Rothko, ON THE LINE is an incredible account of a world-renowned artist, who never minces his words"
The Arts Society
ON THE LINE: CONVERSATIONS WITH SEAN SCULLY
(THAMES & HUDSON, AUTUMN 2021)
Sean Scully and I discuss our book
ON THE LINE: CONVERSATIONS WITH SEAN SCULLY
Welcome! My many books on art include the internationally best-selling titles 100 Works of Art That Will Define Our Age and A New Way of Seeing: The History of Art in 57 Works, The Art of Colour: The History of Art in 39 Pigments, and How Banksy Saved Art History. I am the author of three collections of poetry published by Carcanet Press.
I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and was educated at UCLA and Oxford University, where I earned my doctorate. I am a feature writer for BBC Culture and my writing on art appears regularly in publications such as Wired magazine, The Sunday Times, The Observer, The Independent, the RA Magazine and Art Quarterly.
My other books
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Translations
My books have been translated into many languages, including Chinese, French, Dutch, German, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Russian, and Turkish.
Here are some recent translations:
POETRY ARCHIVE
Please click below to hear me read a selection of my poems
BBC CULTURE
I have written hundreds of articles for BBC Culture, including several series on the subjects of colour in art, how feelings are depicted in paintings and sculptures, the underappreciated achievement of women in art history, and how small and often overlooked details can change our understanding of masterpieces from antiquity to the present. Please click on the tiles below to read more.
Exhibition Catalogues &
Artist Monographs
I have edited and contributed to many books about artists and their work, including:
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