Peter Osborne

philosopher, London

Peter Osborne is a Professor of Modern European Philosophy and the Director of the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University, London. Osborne teaches and publishes on Modern European Philosophy and the philosophy of mod

Peter Osborne is a Professor of Modern European Philosophy and the Director of the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University, London. Osborne teaches and publishes on Modern European Philosophy and the philosophy of modern and contemporary art—with particular reference to Conceptual Art. He has written catalogue essays for a wide range of international art institutions including: Tate Modern, Biennale of Sydney, Walker Art Center Minneapolis, and the Norwegian National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design. He has acted as a consultant to the Education Programme at Tate Britain and was consultant for the Office of Contemporary Art Norway with regard to the representation of Norway at the 2011 Venice Biennale. He has played a major role in the bimonthly British journal Radical Philosophy for nearly thirty years and plays an active role in current debates about the future of universities in the UK. Selected books include: Anywhere or not at all: the philosophy of contemporary art (2013); Spheres of action: art and politics (2013); The state of things (2012); and El arte mas alla de la estetica: ensayos filosoficos sobre el arte contemporaneo (2010). Osborne lives and works in London. [Last updated 2016]