Dr Ben Street is an art historian and educator based in London. He received his PhD in 2024 from the University of East Anglia. His research is on Philip Guston’s late paintings and their engagement with historical Italian art. Ben is also the author of numerous books including How to Enjoy Art: A Guide for Everyone (Yale, 2021), the award-winning children’s book How to Be an Art Rebel (Thames & Hudson, 2021), which has been translated into five languages, and 200 Words to Help You Talk about Art (Lawrence King, 2020). He writes for Gagosian Quarterly, Apollo, the Times Literary Supplement and Art Review and is a contributing writer to many museums and gallery publications. He is a lecturer and tutor for several museums and universities. These include the University of Oxford, the University of East Anglia, the University of East London, the National Gallery, Tate, the Royal Academy, Dulwich Picture Gallery and the Wallace Collection.

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