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Oscar Humphries (born April 1981, Sydney) is an Australian fine art and design dealer and journalist. He has been editor of the The Spectator's art magazine Apollo since early 2010.[1][2]His parents are the satirist Barry Humphries and surrealist painter Diane Millstead[3] and he was educated at Bryanston School and Stowe School.[4]
Since 2000, he has written on a variety of subjects including art and design for British newspapers and magazines, including The Sunday Times, Arena and Tatler. In 2007 Humphries was made a contributing editor of The Spectator[5] and was the launch editor of The Spectator Australia in 2008.[6][7]
As director of Sebastian + Barquet London[8] he curated shows on Carlo Mollino,[9] Paolo Venini and Rick Owens. As head of international sales for Timothy Taylor Gallery he curated "The Tightrope Walker" with Emma Dexter.[10]
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References
- ^ "The feral beast: Changing faces of Apollo". The Independent. 14 February 2010. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/the-feral-beast-changing-faces-of-apollo-1898740.html. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ Colin Gleadell (26 April 2010). "Market News: the controversial new editor of distinguished art magazine Apollo". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/artsales/7636026/Market-News.html.
- ^ David Lister (12 April 1998). "Profile Barry Humphries: Nothing like a dame Head Head". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/profile-barry-humphries-nothing-like-a-dame-head-head-1155821.html. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ Polly Dunbar (17 January 2011). "Britain’s 50 most powerful posh people under 30". Mail Online. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1347610/Britains-50-powerful-posh-people-30-From-catwalk-Westminster.html. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ Stephen Brook (17 September 2007). "James rocks up at Spectator". Media Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/sep/17/pressandpublishing2.
- ^ Ben Dowell (1 October 2008). "Spectator to launch Australian edition". guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/oct/01/pressandpublishing1.
- ^ Paola Totaro (27 September 2008). "Magazine tackles Oz zone (Interview)". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/national/magazine-tackles-oz-zone-20080926-4ovl.html. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ Alison Roberts (1 June 2009). "Oscar Humphries: My new found love of collectable furniture". ES magazine. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23701977-oscar-humphries-my-new-found-love-of-collectable-furniture.do.
- ^ "carlo mollino: interiors at sebastian and barquet, london". Designboom. Archived from the original on 2011-02-28. http://www.webcitation.org/5wpyLlKnF.
- ^ "Press release: The Tightrope Walker (Le Funambule)" (PDF). Timothy Turner Gallery. July 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-02-28. http://www.webcitation.org/5wpyyR9Fe.
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