Kelly Grovier's book on contemporary art, 100 WORKS OF ART THAT WILL DEFINE OUR AGE, has been described as "a major addition to the literature of art criticism and philosophy" (Library Journal) and "the book that generated most debate this year" (The Daily Telegraph). It was named one of the best books of the year by The Daily Telegraph newspaper, The Huffington Post, The Independent newspaper, Metro newspaper, and Time Out magazine.
His history of London's notorious Newgate Prison, THE GAOL, was selected as "Book of the Week" by BBC Radio 4 and serialized on-air over five days.
He is the author of three collections of poetry, including THE LANTERN CAGE, and has been described by reviewers as "a poet of both truth and beauty" (The TLS) and "a kind of William Blake for the twenty-first century" (Planet magazine).
Kelly is a regular feature writer and arts columnist for BBC Culture. The column "In the Frame" takes an image that has gone viral and likens it to a great work from art history,
His forthcoming book "A New Way of Seeing: The History of Art in 57 Works" is due out in Autun 2018
Kelly was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was educated at UCLA and Oxford University, where he earned his doctorate as a Marshall Scholar. He is a regular contributor on art to The Times Literary Supplement and co-founder of the scholarly journal European Romantic Review. He currently lives in Ireland.
