Andrew Spira

Biography

Andrew studied at the Courtauld Institute of Art and City University, London. For several years he was a specialist in Byzantine and Russian icons at the Temple Gallery, London, before working as a curator at the V&A Museum. Andrew was subsequently Programme Director at Christie’s Education, and has been leading tours to cultural sites in Russia, Armenia, Georgia and all across Europe for over 20 years. His recent publications include The Invention of the Self:  Personal Identity in the Age of Art (Bloomsbury Academic, 2020) and Simulated Selves:  The Undoing of Personal Identity in the Modern World (Bloomsbury Academic, 2020).