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'''Oscar Humphries''' (born 23 April 1981) is an Australian art and design dealer and journalist. |
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'''Oscar Humphries''' (born April 1981) is an Australian fine art and design dealer and journalist. He was editor of [[Press Holdings]]{{'s}} art magazine [[Apollo (magazine)|''Apollo'']] from 2010 until 2013.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/the-feral-beast-changing-faces-of-apollo-1898740.html | title = The feral beast: Changing faces of Apollo | newspaper = [[The Independent]] | date = 14 February 2010 | accessdate = 2011-02-28 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/artsales/7636026/Market-News.html | newspaper = [[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] | author = Colin Gleadell | title = Market News: the controversial new editor of distinguished art magazine Apollo | date = 26 April 2010 }}</ref> |
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He was editor of [[Press Holdings]]{{'s}} art magazine [[Apollo (magazine)|''Apollo'']] from 2010 until 2013.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/the-feral-beast-changing-faces-of-apollo-1898740.html | title = The feral beast: Changing faces of Apollo | newspaper = [[The Independent]] | date = 14 February 2010 | accessdate = 2011-02-28 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/artsales/7636026/Market-News.html | newspaper = [[The Daily Telegraph]] | author = Colin Gleadell | title = Market News: the controversial new editor of distinguished art magazine Apollo | date = 26 April 2010 }}</ref> |
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Since 2000, he has written on a variety of subjects including art and design for British newspapers and magazines, including ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' and ''[[Tatler (1901)|Tatler]]''. In 2007 Humphries was made a contributing editor of ''The Spectator''<ref>{{cite news | newspaper = [[The Guardian|Media Guardian]] | url = https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/sep/17/pressandpublishing2 | title = James rocks up at Spectator | author = Stephen Brook | date = 17 September 2007}}</ref> and was the launch editor of ''The Spectator Australia'' in 2008.<ref>{{cite web | work =[[The |
Since 2000, he has written on a variety of subjects including art and design for British newspapers and magazines, including ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' and ''[[Tatler (1901)|Tatler]]''. In 2007 Humphries was made a contributing editor of ''The Spectator''<ref>{{cite news | newspaper = [[The Guardian|Media Guardian]] | url = https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/sep/17/pressandpublishing2 | title = James rocks up at Spectator | author = Stephen Brook | date = 17 September 2007}}</ref> and was the launch editor of ''The Spectator Australia'' in 2008.<ref>{{cite web | work =[[The Guardian]]| url = https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/oct/01/pressandpublishing1 | title = Spectator to launch Australian edition | author = Ben Dowell | date = 1 October 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | newspaper = [[The Age]] | title = Magazine tackles Oz zone (Interview) | url = http://www.theage.com.au/national/magazine-tackles-oz-zone-20080926-4ovl.html | author = Paola Totaro | date = 27 September 2008 | accessdate = 2011-02-28 }}</ref> |
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As director of Sebastian + Barquet London<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23701977-oscar-humphries-my-new-found-love-of-collectable-furniture.do | newspaper = [[Evening Standard|ES magazine]] | author = Alison Roberts | date = 1 June 2009 | title = Oscar Humphries: My new found love of collectable furniture }}</ref> he curated shows on [[Carlo Mollino]],<ref>{{cite web | title = carlo mollino: interiors at sebastian and barquet, london | publisher = Designboom | url = http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/6374/carlo-mollino-interiors-at-sebastian-and-barquet-london.html | archiveurl = https:// |
As director of Sebastian + Barquet London<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23701977-oscar-humphries-my-new-found-love-of-collectable-furniture.do | newspaper = [[Evening Standard|ES magazine]] | author = Alison Roberts | date = 1 June 2009 | title = Oscar Humphries: My new found love of collectable furniture }}</ref> he curated shows on [[Carlo Mollino]],<ref>{{cite web | title = carlo mollino: interiors at sebastian and barquet, london | publisher = Designboom | url = http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/6374/carlo-mollino-interiors-at-sebastian-and-barquet-london.html | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110709014739/http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/6374/carlo-mollino-interiors-at-sebastian-and-barquet-london.html | archivedate = 9 July 2011 | url-status = dead}}</ref> [[Paolo Venini]] and [[Rick Owens]]. As head of international sales for [[Timothy Taylor Gallery]] he curated "The Tightrope Walker" with [[Emma Dexter]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Press release: The Tightrope Walker (Le Funambule) | publisher = Timothy Turner Gallery | date = July 2010 | url = http://www.timothytaylorgallery.com/uploads/misc_files/Press_release_Tightrope_Walker_Timothy_Taylor_Gallery_10_July_-_27_August_2010.pdf| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110717060625/http://www.timothytaylorgallery.com/uploads/misc_files/Press_release_Tightrope_Walker_Timothy_Taylor_Gallery_10_July_-_27_August_2010.pdf | archivedate = 17 July 2011 | url-status = dead}}</ref> In 2016, he curated the exhibition '[[Josef Albers|Albers]] & the [[Bauhaus]]',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wallpaper.com/design/josef-albers-and-the-bauhaus-stephen-friedman-gallery |title='Albers & the Bauhaus' at the Stephen Friedman Gallery | Wallpaper |accessdate=2016-08-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807085741/http://www.wallpaper.com/design/josef-albers-and-the-bauhaus-stephen-friedman-gallery |archivedate=7 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albersfoundation.org/sources/exhibition-history/josef-albers-group/#tab945 |title=Josef and Anni Albers Foundation |publisher=Albersfoundation.org |accessdate=2018-07-07}}</ref> examining the artist's pre-war output in the context of the work of his peers. |
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Oscar Humphries was born in [[Sydney]], Australia, the son of [[Barry Humphries]] and his third wife, surrealist painter Diane Millstead.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/profile-barry-humphries-nothing-like-a-dame-head-head-1155821.html | title = Profile Barry Humphries: Nothing like a dame Head Head | author = David Lister | date = 12 April 1998 | newspaper = [[The Independent]] | accessdate = 2011-02-28 }}</ref> He was educated at [[Bryanston School]] and [[Stowe School]].{{cn|date=May 2020}} |
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In 2018 he married Sophie Oakley; the couple have two children.{{citation needed|date= April 2023}} |
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* [https://www.oscarhumphries.com/ ''Official Oscar Humphries website''] |
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Latest revision as of 05:39, 15 December 2023
Oscar Humphries (born 23 April 1981) is an Australian art and design dealer and journalist.
He was editor of Press Holdings's art magazine Apollo from 2010 until 2013.[1][2]
Since 2000, he has written on a variety of subjects including art and design for British newspapers and magazines, including The Sunday Times and Tatler. In 2007 Humphries was made a contributing editor of The Spectator[3] and was the launch editor of The Spectator Australia in 2008.[4][5]
As director of Sebastian + Barquet London[6] he curated shows on Carlo Mollino,[7] Paolo Venini and Rick Owens. As head of international sales for Timothy Taylor Gallery he curated "The Tightrope Walker" with Emma Dexter.[8] In 2016, he curated the exhibition 'Albers & the Bauhaus',[9][10] examining the artist's pre-war output in the context of the work of his peers.
Personal life
[edit]Oscar Humphries was born in Sydney, Australia, the son of Barry Humphries and his third wife, surrealist painter Diane Millstead.[11] He was educated at Bryanston School and Stowe School.[citation needed] In 2018 he married Sophie Oakley; the couple have two children.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "The feral beast: Changing faces of Apollo". The Independent. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ Colin Gleadell (26 April 2010). "Market News: the controversial new editor of distinguished art magazine Apollo". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Stephen Brook (17 September 2007). "James rocks up at Spectator". Media Guardian.
- ^ Ben Dowell (1 October 2008). "Spectator to launch Australian edition". The Guardian.
- ^ Paola Totaro (27 September 2008). "Magazine tackles Oz zone (Interview)". The Age. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ Alison Roberts (1 June 2009). "Oscar Humphries: My new found love of collectable furniture". ES magazine.
- ^ "carlo mollino: interiors at sebastian and barquet, london". Designboom. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011.
- ^ "Press release: The Tightrope Walker (Le Funambule)" (PDF). Timothy Turner Gallery. July 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011.
- ^ "'Albers & the Bauhaus' at the Stephen Friedman Gallery | Wallpaper". Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Josef and Anni Albers Foundation". Albersfoundation.org. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ David Lister (12 April 1998). "Profile Barry Humphries: Nothing like a dame Head Head". The Independent. Retrieved 28 February 2011.