Dr Ben Street is a modern and contemporary art historian specialising in postwar painting in Europe and America and its relationship with the deeper history of the medium. His PhD from the University of East Anglia focused on the later paintings and drawings of Philip Guston in the context of then-contemporary reappraisals of historical forms of painting. He has previously taught Art History in London schools, the University of East Anglia and the University of Oxford. He is an external examiner on the Fine Art MA and PhD programmes at the University of East London. Ben worked as an educator and lecturer for the National Gallery, Tate, the Royal Academy of Arts and Dulwich Picture Gallery for over a decade. As a specialist in museum education Ben has provided consultation for museums and galleries across the world. In addition to authoring several books, he is a contributing writer on art for the Times Literary Supplement, Apollo, Art Review and Gagosian Quarterly.
Selected Publications
Edward Boccia: Painter of Dreams and Nightmares (contributing writer) (Hirmer Verlag / University of Chicago Press, 2025)
How to Be an Art Rebel (WW Norton, 2021)
How to Enjoy Art: A Guide for Everyone (Yale University Press, 2020)
200 Words to Help You Talk About Art (Lawrence King, 2020)
