Timothy John Marlow (born 1962) is a British writer, broadcaster and art historian who is the Director and Chief Executive of the

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,Hannah McGivern (October 7, 2019)
Tim Marlow leaves Royal Academy of Arts to head London’s Design Museum
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'' London. Prior to this role, he was the Artistic Director of the

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in London. He has lectured on art and culture in over 40 countries. He has written and presented over 100 documentaries for radio and television. Before moving to the Royal Academy, he was the Director of Exhibitions at

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for over ten years. In 2019, he was appointed as the new chief executive and director of London's Design Museum.

Early life and education

Marlow was born in

Long Eaton Long Eaton is a town in the Erewash district of Derbyshire, England, just north of the River Trent, about south-west of Nottingham and some 8½ miles (13.7 km) south-east of Derby. The town population was 37,760 at the 2011 census. It has ...

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, England and grew up in Chesterfield. He was educated at

Denstone College Denstone College is a mixed, independent, boarding and day school in Denstone, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. It is a Woodard School, having been founded by Nathaniel Woodard, and so Christian traditions are practised as part of Col ...

, a boarding

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for boys (now co-educational), in the village of

Denstone Denstone is a village and civil parish situated between the towns of Uttoxeter in East Staffordshire and Ashbourne in Derbyshire. It is located next to the River Churnet. The All Saints village church, vicarage and school were built by Sir Tho ...

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in central England and at the

Courtauld Institute of Art The Courtauld Institute of Art (), commonly referred to as The Courtauld, is a self-governing college of the University of London specialising in the study of the history of art and conservation. It is among the most prestigious specialist coll ...

, from which he gained a

Master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

Career

Marlow has presented numerous art programmes on UK television including studies of

J. M. W. Turner Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 April 177519 December 1851), known in his time as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colouring, imaginative landscapes and turbul ...

for the BBC, Great Art for ITV (Seventh Art Productions,

Phil Grabsky Phil Grabsky is a BAFTA-winning British documentary filmmaker who has received multiple awards for his directing, writing, producing and cinematography. He and his company Seventh Art Productions are behind cinema films such as ''Muhammad A ...

), Great Artists with Tim Marlow (Seventh Art Productions, Phil Grabsky), The Nude in Art with Tim Marlow (Seventh Art Productions, Phil Grabsky), living artists, The Impressionists with Tim Marlow (Seventh Art Productions, Phil Grabsky), the

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, the

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in New York City,

Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual ...

, etc. He has written about art and culture for ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Arena'', '' Art Monthly'', ''

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'' and many other newspapers and periodicals.BBC Newsnight Review Tim Marlow
/ref> In 1993, he founded ''Tate: The Art Magazine.'' From 1991 to 1998, he presented

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's arts programme ''Kaleidoscope'', for which he won a

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Award. Marlow also presented the weekly BBC World Service cultural discussion programme ''

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'' from 2002-2008. From 2014 until 2019, Marlow served as the Artistic Director of the

in London. Following a staffing shake-up in 2014, he also oversaw the RA's Collections, Learning, Publishing and Architecture departments. During his time at the RA, he was a central figure in preparations for events accompanying its 250th anniversary celebrations, coinciding with the completion of a major building project to expand the institution's exhibition spaces and link its two historic buildings. His books and monographs include studies of the French sculptor

Auguste Rodin François Auguste René Rodin (12 November 184017 November 1917) was a French sculptor, generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a uniqu ...

, the Austrian expressionist painter

Egon Schiele Egon Leo Adolf Ludwig Schiele (; 12 June 1890 – 31 October 1918) was an Austrian Expressionist painter. His work is noted for its intensity and its raw sexuality, and for the many self-portraits the artist produced, including nude self-portrai ...

and a survey of great artists published by

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. He is visiting lecturer at

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. He is an examiner on the Sculpture MA and former creative director of sculpture at Goodwood. Marlow was appointed

Officer of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

(OBE) in the

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for services to the arts.

Publications

*''Rodin.'' 1995. * ''Schiele.'' 1999.

Publications (co-author)

* ''Grenville Davey'' 1994. Marlow, James Roberts, and Isabelle Rein Harez. * ''Anthony Caro: The Cascades Sculptures.'' 1993. A. Caro and Marlow. * ''David Mach.'' Art & Design Monographs. 1995. Paul Bonaventura and Marlow. * ''The Great Artists: From Giotto to Turner.'' 2002. Phil Grabsky and Marlow. * ''David Mach.'' 2002. Victor De Circasia, Paul Bonaventura, and Marlow.

Television programmes

Series

* ''Great Art'' Series One (2017), Seventh Art Productions (Phil Grabsky), commissioned by ITV * ''Great Art'' Series Two (2018), Seventh Art Productions (Phil Grabsky), commissioned by ITV * ''Great Artists with Tim Marlow'' ''– Constable'' (2006), Seventh Art Productions, directed by Phil Grabsky, Ben Harding, and Andrew Hutton * ''Easter in Art'' * ''Judgement Day: Images of Heaven & Hell'' * ''The Nude in Art with Tim Marlow'' (2010), directed by Phil Grabsky * ''The Impressionists with Tim Marlow'', directed by Phil Grabsky * ''Marlow Meets …'' * ''The Art of the Portrait'' *

Britain's Finest ''Britain's Finest'' is a TV documentary series made by independent production company Lion Television, now part of All3Media for Channel 5 in the UK. The eight 90-minute series, split into two separate series of four episodes, the first in 200 ...

Series One Episode 3 Ancient Monuments (2003), Lion Television part of

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, Director Sabine Pusch, Producer Peter Sommer, commissioned by Channel 5. *

Series Two Episode 3 Treasures (2005), Lion Television part of

, Director and Producer Sabine Pusch, commissioned by Channel 5.

One-offs

* ''Tim Marlow with… Gilbert & George'' * ''Tim Marlow on… Hogarth with Ian Hislop'' * ''Tim Marlow on… Holbein in England'' * ''Tim Marlow on… Carsten Holler at Tate Modern'' * ''Tim Marlow on… Velazquez'' * ''Tim Marlow on…

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'' * ''Tim Marlow on… Constable: the Great Landscapes'' * ''Tim Marlow on… Highlights of the new Tate Modern'' * ''Tim Marlow on… Kandinsky: the Path to Abstraction'' * ''Tim Marlow on… Henri Rousseau: Jungles in Paris'' * ''Tim Marlow on… Rubens: a Master in the Making'' * ''Tim Marlow on… Degas, Sickert & Toulouse-Lautrec'' * ''Tim Marlow on… the

British Art Show The British Art Show (BAS) is a major survey exhibition organised every five years to showcase contemporary British Art. Each time it is organised, the show tours to four UK cities. It usually requires a number of venues in each city to accommod ...

'' * ''Tim Marlow on… Stubbs & the Horse'' * ''Tim Marlow on… Caravaggio: the Final Years'' * ''Tim Marlow on… the

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, New York'' * ''Tim Marlow on… The National Gallery's Grand Tour'' * ''Tim Marlow on…

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'' * ''Venice Biennale 2001'' * ''High Five''

References

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