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Marina Vaizey

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Marina Vaizey was art critic for the Financial Times, then the Sunday Times, edited the Art Quarterly, has been a judge for the Turner Prize, and a trustee of several museums; books include 100 Masterpieces, The Artist as Photographer and Great Women Collectors. She's currently a freelance art critic and lecturer. This drawing of Marina as a character from Jane Austen is 40 years old.

Articles By Marina Vaizey

Joanna Trollope: Mum & Dad review - redemption in Spain

Sunday, 08 March 2020 Read more...

Confronting Holocaust Denial with David Baddiel, BBC Two review - grappling with the incomprehensible

Tuesday, 18 February 2020 Read more...

Secrets of the Museum, BBC Two review - the incredible hidden worlds of the V&A

Friday, 07 February 2020 Read more...

Shock of the Nude with Mary Beard, BBC Two review - when does art become erotica?

Tuesday, 04 February 2020 Read more...

Stewart Copeland's Adventures in Music, BBC Four review - an essay on the emotional power of music

Saturday, 25 January 2020 Read more...

Hugh Grant: A Life on Screen, BBC Two review - hiding in plain sight?

Tuesday, 24 December 2019 Read more...

Eva Meijer: Animal Languages review - do you talk crow?

Sunday, 15 December 2019 Read more...

John Grisham: The Guardians review - nail-bitingly good

Sunday, 24 November 2019 Read more...

Michael Connelly: The Night Fire review - unputdownable

Sunday, 03 November 2019 Read more...

John le Carré: Agent Running in the Field review - fake news, Brexit and Cold war echoes

Sunday, 20 October 2019 Read more...

Joanna Cannon: Breaking and Mending review - can you feel too much?

Sunday, 06 October 2019 Read more...

10 Questions for author Martin Gayford

Saturday, 21 September 2019 Read more...

Martin Gayford: The Pursuit of Art review - devotion, distilled

Sunday, 15 September 2019 Read more...

A. N. Wilson: Prince Albert review - entertaining bio is a total treat

Sunday, 01 September 2019 Read more...

Martin Hägglund: This Life - Why Mortality Makes Us Free review - profound book to be read slowly

Sunday, 04 August 2019 Read more...

BP Portrait Award 2019, National Portrait Gallery review - a story for everyone

Wednesday, 10 July 2019 Read more...

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