JJ Charlesworth
art critic; editor, ArtReview

JJ is a writer and art critic. He studied art at London’s Goldsmiths College and his reviews, articles and commentaries have appeared in publications including Time Out, the Telegraph and the Spectator. Since 2006, he has worked on the editorial staff of the international art magazine ArtReview, where he is one of the editors. He holds a PhD in art history from the Royal College of Art, and his book  Criticism, Art and Theory in 1970s Britain: The Critical War was published by Routledge in 2024.

He is currently writing a monograph on the painter Peter de Francia, to be published in 2028.

Follow JJ on X: @jjcharlesworth_

Photo credit: Thierry Bal

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