James Cahill is a British art critic, academic, and author.

Cahill in 2022

Cahill was born in London.[1] He earned a degree in Classics and English at Magdalen College, Oxford, followed by a master's degree in Contemporary Art from the Courtauld Institute.[2] In 2017, he completed a PhD in Classics at Cambridge University.[2] He is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at King's College London.[2]

He has written for publications including Apollo, The Burlington Magazine, The London Review of Books and The Times Literary Supplement.[2]

In 2022, his debut novel, Tiepolo Blue, was published.[3] The Guardian called it "a bold debut of psychosexual awakening".[4]

Publications

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  • Flying Too Close to the Sun, Phaidon Press, 2018
  • The Classical Now, Elephant Publishing, 2018, with Michael Squire and Ruth Allen
  • Tiepolo Blue, Sceptre, 2022

References

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  1. ^ "James Cahill". Blake Friedmann. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Dr James Cahill". King's College London. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  3. ^ Ashby, Chloë (6 June 2022). "Old Master meets YBAs: James Cahill tells us all about his debut novel". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  4. ^ Donkor, Michael (11 June 2022). "Tiepolo Blue by James Cahill review – a bold debut of psychosexual awakening". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2022.