Jonathan Jones (journalist)

Jonathan Jones is a British art critic who has written for The Guardian since 1999. He has appeared in the BBC television series Private Life of a Masterpiece and in 2009[1] was a judge for the Turner Prize. He has also been a judge for the BP Portrait Award.

Jonathan Jones
Born
Wales
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
OccupationArt critic, The Guardian
Spouse(s)Married
Children1 daughter

Jones is a long standing critic of Grayson Perry, who he has described as "trite and shallow". Perry responded by quoting 'Johnathan Jones' on a pot in his 2017 exhibition.[2][3]

Early life

Jones was born in Wales,[4] and brought up in North Wales. Both his parents were school teachers and the family visited Italy in the summer holidays which kindled his interest in art. He studied history at the University of Cambridge and, at one time, wanted to be a professional historian. Jones developed an interest in modern art while living in the United States, where his wife was an academic at Brown University. On his return to the United Kingdom he wrote freelance for magazines and art features for The Guardian.[5]

Publications
  • The lost battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo and the artistic duel that defined the Renaissance. Knopf, 2012. ISBN 0307594750[6][7]
  • The loves of the artists: Art and passion in the Renaissance. Simon & Schuster, 2013. ISBN 0857203207[8][9][10]
  • Sensations: The Story of British Art from Hogarth to Banksy. Laurence King Publishing, 2019. ISBN 9781786272973[11][12]

Personal life

Jones is married, with one daughter, and lives in London.[4]

References
  1. Turner Prize: whale skull and pile of dust among artworks on display, The Telegraph, by 5 October 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2014. Archived here.
  2. Jones, Jonathan (10 October 2016). "Quote me on this, Grayson: you're not a true artist at all". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. Elbaor, Caroline (12 October 2016). "Grayson Perry and Critic Jonathan Jones Embroiled In a Heated War of Words". artnet news. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. "Jonathan Jones - Penguin Random House". www.penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  5. Interview: Jonathan Jones on Guardian Art & The Loves of the Artists by Noah Charney, blouinartinfo, 23 May 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2014. Archived here.
  6. "The Lost Battles". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  7. Madigan, Patrick (2013). "The Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo and the Artistic Duel that Defined the Renaissance". The Heythrop Journal. 54: 1030–1031.
  8. Jones, Jonathan (23 May 2013). The Loves of The Artists. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9780857203212. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  9. Hall, James (May 2013). "In Bed with David". Literary Review. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  10. Prodger, Michael (2 June 2013). "The loves of the artists: Art and Passion in the Renaissance by Jonathan Jones". The Times. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  11. "Sensations: The Story of British Art from Hogarth to Banksy". Laurence King Publishing. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  12. Dalley, Jan (19 April 2019). "Sensations — an erudite exploration of Britain's first artistic golden age". Financial Times. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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