Illies, born in 1971, studied art history in Bonn and Oxford. He was head of the features section of the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung”, managed the Grisebach auction house and is now co-editor of “Zeit”.
His essays have beentranslated into 18 languages.
His art podcast “Augen zu” (together with Giovanni di Lorenzo) is one of the most listened-to German language podcasts.