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Adrian Searle (born 1953 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire) is the chief art critic of ''The Guardian'' newspaper in Britain, and has been writing for the paper since 1996. Previously he was a painter. ==Life and career== Searle studied at the St Albans School of Art (1971–72), Trent Polytechnic (1972–73) and the Winchester School of Art (1973–75).〔()〕 He has taught at Central St Martins College of Art (1981–94), Chelsea College of Art (1991–96) and Goldsmiths College (1993–96), De Ateliers, Amsterdam (2000–03). From 2007 to 2012 he was Visiting Professor at the Royal College of Art, London. Searle has curated exhibitions internationally. These include: * ''Promises Promises'', a group exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery, London, 1989 * ''Unbound: Possibilities in Painting'', an international exhibition, co-curated with Greg Hilty, at the Hayward Gallery, London, 1994 * ''Glad That Things Don't Talk'', Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, 2004 * ''Pepe Espaliú'' retrospective at Reina Sofia, Madrid, co-curated with Juan Vicente Aliaga, 2004 * ''Juan Muñoz'', Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, 2006 * ''Julião Sarmento: Close Distance'', La Casa Encendida, Madrid, 2011 * ''Juan Muñoz: An inaccessible moment'', Frith Street Gallery, London, co-curated with Jane Hamlyn, 2012 Originally a painter, represented by Nigel Greenwood Gallery, London, and exhibiting widely, he stopped when he took up his newspaper job. He said, "I was always torn between making art and writing. Writing won." He also occasionally writes fiction.〔Buck, Louisa (2000). ''Moving Targets 2: A User's Guide to British Art Now''. London: Tate Gallery Publishing. ISBN 1-85437-316-1〕 Searle has been a juror for the Turner Prize, 2004, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, 1996, Andy Warhol Foundation/Creative Capital, 2009, and Kurt Schwitters Prize, 2009–13. Before joining ''The Guardian'', he wrote for ''The Independent'', ''Time Out'' and contributed regularly to ''Artscribe'' magazine (1976–92), ''Artforum'', and ''frieze''. In 2007, he was decorated Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2011, Searle received an Honorary degree for Doctor of Art from Nottingham Trent University and in 2012 was made an Honorary Fellow of the University of the Arts London. Searle is divorced. He has a daughter and grandchild. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Adrian Searle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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