Cumming, Laura

Laura Cumming has been the art critic of the "Observer "since 1999. Previously, she was arts editor of the "New Statesman "magazine, literary editor of the "Listener, "and deputy editor of "Literary Review". She is a former columnist for the "Herald "and has contributed to the London "Evening Standard, "the "Guardian, L Express "and "Vogue. "Her book "A Face to the World: On Self-Portraits" was widely reviewed to critical acclaim.