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{{Template}}'''Robert Studley Forrest Hughes''' , (born [[July 28]], [[1938]]), who is usually known as '''Robert Hughes''', is an [[art critic]], writer and [[documentary film|television documentary]] maker. Hughes has lived in [[New York City|New York]] for over 30 years. He is the author of ''[[The Shock Of The New]]'' and ''[[The Fatal Shore]]''. {{Template}}'''Robert Studley Forrest Hughes''' , (born [[July 28]], [[1938]]), who is usually known as '''Robert Hughes''', is an [[art critic]], writer and [[documentary film|television documentary]] maker. Hughes has lived in [[New York City|New York]] for over 30 years. He is the author of ''[[The Shock Of The New]]'' and ''[[The Fatal Shore]]''.
==Career highlights== ==Career highlights==
-Hughes left Australia for Europe in 1964, living for a time in Italy before settling in [[London]], [[England]] (1965) where he wrote for ''[[The Spectator]]'', ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', ''[[The Times]]'' and ''[[The Observer]]'', among others, and contributed to the London version of ''Oz''. In [[1970]] he obtained the position of art critic for ''[[TIME]]'' magazine and he moved to [[New York]]. He quickly established himself in the United States as an influential art critic.+Hughes left Australia for Europe in 1964, living for a time in Italy before settling in [[London]], [[England]] (1965) where he wrote for ''[[The Spectator]]'', ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', ''[[The Times]]'' and ''[[The Observer]]'', among others, and contributed to the London version of ''[[Oz]]''. In [[1970]] he obtained the position of art critic for ''[[TIME]]'' magazine and he moved to [[New York]]. He quickly established himself in the United States as an influential art critic.
Hughes and [[Harold Hayes]] were recruited in 1978 to anchor the new [[ABC News]] (US) [[newsmagazine]] ''[[20/20]]''. His only broadcast, on June 6, 1978, proved so disastrous that, less than a week later, ABC News president [[Roone Arledge]] dumped Hughes and Hayes, replacing them with veteran TV host [[Hugh Downs]]. Hughes and [[Harold Hayes]] were recruited in 1978 to anchor the new [[ABC News]] (US) [[newsmagazine]] ''[[20/20]]''. His only broadcast, on June 6, 1978, proved so disastrous that, less than a week later, ABC News president [[Roone Arledge]] dumped Hughes and Hayes, replacing them with veteran TV host [[Hugh Downs]].

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Robert Studley Forrest Hughes , (born July 28, 1938), who is usually known as Robert Hughes, is an art critic, writer and television documentary maker. Hughes has lived in New York for over 30 years. He is the author of The Shock Of The New and The Fatal Shore.

Career highlights

Hughes left Australia for Europe in 1964, living for a time in Italy before settling in London, England (1965) where he wrote for The Spectator, The Daily Telegraph, The Times and The Observer, among others, and contributed to the London version of Oz. In 1970 he obtained the position of art critic for TIME magazine and he moved to New York. He quickly established himself in the United States as an influential art critic.

Hughes and Harold Hayes were recruited in 1978 to anchor the new ABC News (US) newsmagazine 20/20. His only broadcast, on June 6, 1978, proved so disastrous that, less than a week later, ABC News president Roone Arledge dumped Hughes and Hayes, replacing them with veteran TV host Hugh Downs.

In 1980, the BBC broadcast The Shock Of The New, Hughes's television series on the development of modern art since the Impressionists. It was accompanied by a book of the same name; its combination of insight, wit and accessibility are still widely praised.

In 1987, The Fatal Shore, Hughes's study of the British penal colonies and early European settlement of Australia, became an international best-seller.

During the 1990s, Hughes was a prominent supporter of the Australian Republican Movement.

His 1997 television series American Visions reviewed the history of American art since the Revolution. He was again dismissive of recent art; this time, sculptor Jeff Koons was subjected to scathing criticism. Australia: Beyond the Fatal Shore (2000) was a series musing on modern Australia and Hughes's relationship with it. During production, Hughes was involved in the near-fatal road accident detailed in the next section.

Hughes's 2002 documentary on the painter Francisco GoyaGoya: Crazy Like a Genius—was broadcast on the first night of the BBC's domestic digital service.

Hughes published the first volume of his memoirs, Things I Didn’t Know, in 2006. [1]




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