Oscar Humphries
Oscar Humphries | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 April 1981 Sydney, Australia |
| Education | The Hall School, Hampstead |
| Occupations | Art dealer, journalist |
| Family | Barry Humphries (father) |
Oscar Humphries (born 23 April 1981) is an Australian curator, art dealer and journalist.
Biography
He was editor of Press Holdings's art magazine Apollo from 2010 until 2013.[4][5]
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[6] and was the launch editor of The Spectator Australia in 2008.[7][8]
As director of Sebastian + Barquet London he curated shows on Carlo Mollino, Paolo Venini and Rick Owens. As head of international sales for Timothy Taylor Gallery he curated "The Tightrope Walker" with Emma Dexter.[9] In 2016, he curated the exhibition "Albers & the Bauhaus", examining the artist's pre-war output in the context of the work of his peers.[10]
In 2018 Humphries curated "Sean Scully – San Cristóbal" at Cuadra San Cristóbal, the modernist estate designed by Luis Barragán in Mexico City. The site-specific exhibition was the first art show held at the property and brought together Scully's paintings and sculptures with Barragán's architecture.[11][12][13]
Humphries later produced "Mental Escapology", Damien Hirst's first public exhibition in Switzerland, which presented more than forty works across indoor and outdoor sites in St. Moritz, including large-scale sculptures installed on the frozen surface of Lake St. Moritz.[14][15][16]
Personal life
Oscar Humphries was born in Sydney, the son of Barry Humphries and his third wife, surrealist painter Diane Millstead.[17] He was educated at Bryanston School and Stowe School.
References
- ^ Hoppen, Daisy (26 February 2019). "This curator fills his London home with Mapplethorpe and Noguchi". AnOther. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ Humphries, Oscar (7 February 2014). "The bubble may burst but great art will still sell". Evening Standard. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "Oscar Humphries X Charles Ede: Roman Glass". Charles Ede. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Press release: The Tightrope Walker (Le Funambule)" (PDF). Timothy Taylor Gallery. July 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "'Albers & the Bauhaus' at the Stephen Friedman Gallery". Wallpaper*. 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Architect Luis Barragán's Mexican modernist masterpiece to host its first art exhibition". Architectural Digest. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "Sean Scully Works To Be Displayed At Cuadra San Cristobal Mexico". Artlyst. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "Sean Scully brings sculptures and paintings to Mexico City's Barragán landmark". The Art Newspaper. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "Mental Escapology: 40 works by Damien Hirst are being exhibited across five locations in St Moritz". My Art Guides. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "Damien Hirst has installed a giant 12ft sculpture in St Moritz". Tatler. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "Damien Hirst reaches new heights in St Moritz". Wallpaper*. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ David Lister (12 April 1998). "Profile Barry Humphries: Nothing like a dame Head Head". The Independent. Retrieved 28 February 2011.