Age | 62 |
Birthday | 1963 |
Birthplace | Philadelphia |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Critic |
Blake Gopnik (born 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American art critic who has lived in New York City since 2011. He previously spent a decade as chief art critic of The Washington Post, prior to which he was an arts editor and critic in Canada. He has a doctorate in art history from Oxford University, and has written on aesthetic topics ranging from Facebook to gastronomy. He is the author of Warhol, a long biography of the American Pop artist Andy Warhol.