Waldemar Januszczak

Waldemar Januszczak

1954-01-12

Biography

Januszczak was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, to Polish refugees who had arrived in England after the Second World War. After studying history of art at the University of Manchester, Januszczak became an art critic – and then arts editor – of The Guardian. In 1990 he was appointed head of arts at the UK's Channel 4 television and in 1992 he became art critic for The Sunday Times. He has been voted Critic of the Year twice by the Press Association. Januszczak has been described as "a passionate art lover, art critic and writer. His presentation style is casual but informed, enthusiastic, evocative and humorous. He bumbles about on our TV screens, doing for art what David Attenborough has done for the natural world," and someone who acts out of "a refusal to present art as elitist in any way. He makes it utterly accessible and understandable."

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The Michelangelo Code: Lost Secrets of the Sistine Chapel

The Michelangelo Code: Lost Secrets of the Sistine Chapel

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B movie

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Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art

Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art

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Gauguin: The Full Story

Gauguin: The Full Story

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The Michelangelo Code Secrets Of The Sistine Chapel

The Michelangelo Code Secrets Of The Sistine Chapel

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The Lost Supper

The Lost Supper

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William Dobson, the Lost Genius of Baroque

William Dobson, the Lost Genius of Baroque

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Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story

Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story

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Toulouse-Lautrec: The Full Story

Toulouse-Lautrec: The Full Story

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Beijing Swings

Beijing Swings

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Holbein: Eye of the Tudors

Holbein: Eye of the Tudors

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Mary Magdalene: Art’s Scarlet Woman

Mary Magdalene: Art’s Scarlet Woman

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The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson

The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson

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Rubens: An Extra Large Story

Rubens: An Extra Large Story

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Paradise Found

Paradise Found

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The Mystery of the Nativity

The Mystery of the Nativity

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Ugly Beauty

Ugly Beauty

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Waldemar Januszcak: My Ukrainian Journey

Waldemar Januszcak: My Ukrainian Journey

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Sickert vs Sargent

Sickert vs Sargent

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