Michael Archer

Michael Archer is a Professor of Art at Goldsmiths, teaching critical studies and art and design history and theory, as well as a widely published critic and art writer. His work has appeared in newspapers and journals including Artforum, Art Monthly, Frieze, Parkett and the Guardian and in numerous catalogues. He is the author of Art Since 1960 (Thames & Hudson 1997/2002, new edition forthcoming), and contributed chapters on modern and contemporary art to Hugh Honour and John Fleming's A World History of Art. He holds a BA in History of Art from the University of Cambridge and an MA in Aesthetic Education from Manchester University.