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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

Val McDermid: Insidious Intent review - dark and expert crime writing

Sunday, 27 August 2017 Read more...

Fred Vargas: The Accordionist review - intriguing Gallic sleuthing yarn

Sunday, 13 August 2017 Read more...

Utopia: In Search of the Dream, BBC Four review - the best of all possible documentaries?

Wednesday, 09 August 2017 Read more...

James Hamilton: Gainsborough - A Portrait review - an artistic life told with verve and enthusiasm

Sunday, 06 August 2017 Read more...

Matisse in the Studio, Royal Academy review - a fascinating compilation

Friday, 04 August 2017 Read more...

Queer as Art, BBC Two review - showbusiness and the gay revolution

Sunday, 30 July 2017 Read more...

Grandad, Dementia and Me, BBC One review - no easy solutions to terrifying mental condition

Wednesday, 12 July 2017 Read more...

Michael Connelly: The Late Show review - mesmerising and believable characters

Sunday, 09 July 2017 Read more...

The Exhibition Road Quarter review, V&A - an intelligent and much needed expansion

Monday, 03 July 2017 Read more...

Jonathan Miles: St Petersburg review - culture and calamity

Sunday, 02 July 2017 Read more...

Sargent, Dulwich Picture Gallery review - wonders in watercolour

Thursday, 29 June 2017 Read more...

Brenda Maddox: Reading the Rocks review - revelations of geology

Sunday, 25 June 2017 Read more...

National Gallery of Ireland review - bigger and better

Thursday, 22 June 2017 Read more...

Elif Batuman: The Idiot review - memories of student life and travels meander

Sunday, 11 June 2017 Read more...

Alberto Giacometti, Tate Modern

Saturday, 13 May 2017 Read more...

Sunday Book: Henry Marsh - Admissions: A Life in Brain Surgery

Sunday, 07 May 2017 Read more...

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