About the Author

Paul Moorhouse is an art historian and curator based in London. Currently Managing Director of the Anthony Caro Studio, he was Senior Curator and Head of Exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery, London (2005-2017) and Senior Curator at the Tate (1985-2005), where he was closely involved in the creation from Tate Modern and Tate Britain. He has organized numerous international exhibitions and published extensively, with books and exhibition catalogs on major modern and contemporary artists, including Anthony Caro, Salvador Dalí, Alberto Giacometti, Howard Hodgkin, Hans Hofmann, Richard Long, Gerhard Richter, Bridget Riley, Cindy Sherman and Andy Warhol.

Craftsmanship

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