**Briony Fer ** , FBA, is a British art historian, critic, and curator, as well as professor of history of art at University College London. She has written extensively on diverse topics concerning twentieth-century and contemporary art.

**Briony Fer ** , FBA, is a British art historian, critic, and curator, as well as professor of history of art at University College London. She has written extensively on diverse topics concerning twentieth-century and contemporary art.