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'''Benjamin Giorgio Genocchio''' (born 28 April 1969) is an ]n-born non-fiction writer, ] and editor, now residing in the ] of ]. He formerly worked for '']'' as an art critic,<ref></ref> then as the editor-in-chief of ''Art+Auction'' magazine and Modern Painters magazine as well as the website Artinfo.com and is currently editor-in-chief of the art world news website Artnet News. He is the author and editor of seven books.<ref></ref> '''Benjamin Genocchio''' (born 1969) is an Australian ], editor, and non-fiction writer based in ]. He is editor-in-chief of ''Incollect Magazine''.<ref name="IB Times 2022">{{cite web|title=Benjamin Genocchio renowned Arts Journalism Innovator, appointed as Editor-in-Chief of Incollect Magazine|website=IBTimes India|date=2022-05-03|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/benjamin-genocchio-renowned-arts-journalism-innovator-appointed-editor-chief-incollect-magazine-848061|access-date=2024-11-27}}</ref>


He worked as an art critic for '']'', and then as editor-in-chief of '']'' magazine, '']'' magazine and the website "artinfo.com".<ref>{{Cite web|title = Benjamin Genocchio|url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/benjamin-genocchio/4185040|website = ABC News| date=8 August 2012 |accessdate = 12 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Benjamin Genocchio|url = http://www.dld-conference.com/users/ben-genocchio|website = DLD Conference|accessdate = 12 October 2015}}</ref> He was director of the ] until November 2017, when he was let go following allegations of ],<ref name=":0" /> which he denied.<ref name=":1"/> He was previously editor-in-chief of '']'', where he also faced accusations of sexual harassment.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="nyt.armory">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/18/arts/design/benjamin-genocchio-of-artnet-to-head-armory-show.html|title=Benjamin Genocchio of Artnet to Head Armory Show|last=Pogrebin|first=Robin|date=17 December 2015|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=6 April 2015|location=New York}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = Steve McQueen Among 6 Hugo Boss Prize Finalists|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/13/arts/design/steve-mcqueen-among-6-hugo-boss-prize-finalists.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 12 December 2013|access-date = 12 October 2015|issn = 0362-4331|first = Carol|last = Vogel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = Sotheby's agrees to return 10th-century Cambodian statue|url = http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/50c674de-6712-11e3-a5f9-00144feabdc0.html|newspaper = Financial Times|date = 20 December 2013|access-date = 12 October 2015|issn = 0307-1766|first = Georgina|last = Adam}}</ref>
==Education==
Genocchio was born in ], ] and attended ] (1981–86).<ref>Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999), pp. 71.</ref> He studied Arts/Law at the ] and later completed a Ph.D in art history.<ref></ref>


From October to December 2021, he was director-at-large for Shoshana Wayne Gallery in Los Angeles and New York City, until he became editor-in-chief at ''Incollect''.<ref name=artnews>{{cite news |title=Ousted Armory Show Director Benjamin Genocchio Now Working for L.A.-Based Shoshana Wayne Gallery |url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/shoshana-wayne-gallery-benjamin-genocchio-move-13467/ |work=] |date=October 25, 2019}}</ref><ref name="IB Times 2022"/>
==Journalism==
Genocchio began his career in journalism in his native Australia, writing for '']'', a weekly business and politics magazine. He later wrote art criticism for '']'', a weekly current-affairs magazine, and '']'' newspaper, before, in 1997, being appointed Sydney art critic for '']'', Australia's national daily newspaper. He rose rapidly to become the paper's chief art critic and later National Arts Correspondent, covering art and culture in Australia and abroad. He was twice shortlisted for the ], Australia's premier prize for cultural criticism.


==Family and education==
==Italian government lawsuit==
Genocchio was born in Sydney in 1969. He is the second of four sons of an Italian father, Giorgio, who worked on a ], and an Australian mother, Jennifer.<ref>{{Cite web|title = High art|url = http://www.stevedow.com.au/default.aspx?id=516|website = stevedow.com.au|accessdate = 12 October 2015}}</ref> Genocchio grew up in ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/thrills-spills-action--thats-movie-material-20100916-15eje.html|title=Thrills, spills, action - that's movie material|first=Sacha|last=Molitorisz|date=16 September 2010|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> and attended ] from 1981 to 1986.<ref>Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999), pp. 71.</ref> As a youth he had a short attention span and a low boredom threshold, traits he says led him to become an art critic.<ref name=dow/> Genocchio completed a PhD in ] at the ] in 1996.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title = Slander, Scandal And Sgarbi|url = https://www.forbes.com/2002/04/17/0417conn.html|website = Forbes|date = 17 April 2002|accessdate = 12 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = In Store for a Change: The Artwork of Phyllis Goldberg by Katherine Jentleson|url = http://cueartfoundation.org/young-art-critics-essays/2013/8/7/in-store-for-a-change-the-artwork-of-phyllis-goldberg-by-katherine-jentleson|website = CUE Art Foundation| date=7 August 2013 |accessdate = 12 October 2015}}</ref> He is a citizen of Australia and Italy.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|title = ARTS ABROAD; Touch of Opera Buffa for Italian Old Masters Down Under|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/23/arts/arts-abroad-touch-of-opera-buffa-for-italian-old-masters-down-under.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 23 May 2002|access-date = 12 October 2015|issn = 0362-4331|first = John|last = Shaw}}</ref>
In April 2002, Genocchio gained international notoriety when as the art critic for ''The Australian'' newspaper he was being threatened with a $50-million lawsuit by the Italian government for his blunt front-page critique of a visiting exhibition of Italian old master paintings at the ].<ref></ref> The review prompted the Italian culture chief ] to denounce the review and promise to sue the newspaper for defamation. No claim was ever made, nor was even legally valid, though the story generated headlines and was carried in dozens of newspapers worldwide, including '']'' and '']''.<ref></ref>


==Career==
⚫ ==''New York Times''==
===Early career===
In late December 2002 he moved to New York to begin writing for ''The New York Times''.<ref></ref> In 2008 Genocchio published ''Dollar Dreaming'', an exposé of corruption and double-dealing in the $500-million trade in Aboriginal art in Australia and abroad.<ref></ref> The book received a great deal of media attention, especially in Australia.<ref></ref>
Genocchio began his career in journalism in Australia, writing for '']''. He was an art critic for ''The Bulletin'', a weekly current affairs magazine, and '']'' newspaper.<ref name="is">{{cite web|title=Art of Leadership|website=Issuu|date=2010-10-11|url=https://issuu.com/leadershipart/docs/magazine2|access-date=2024-12-24}}</ref>


In 1997, Genocchio became the Sydney art critic for '']'', Australia's daily newspaper. He also worked as the paper's chief art critic and, later, national arts correspondent, covering art and culture in Australia and abroad.<ref name="is"/>
⚫ ==Louise Blouin Media==
In early 2010, he joined New York-based Louise Blouin Media as editorial director, assuming the posts of editor-in-chief of ''Art+Auction magazine, ''Modern Painters'' and the website <code>artinfo.com</code>. In 2011, he stepped down as editor-in-chief of ''Modern Painters'' magazine to concentrate on Art+Auction and the expansion of the website.<ref></ref>


In 2001, Genocchio wrote ''Solitaire'', the first monograph dedicated to contemporary Indigenous Australian artist ], whose work reflects her ] cultural heritage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fiona Foley : solitaire / Benjamin Genocchio with a foreword by Djon Mundine|website=Catalogue|date=2024-12-23|url=https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/1090350|access-date=2024-12-24}}</ref>
⚫ ==Artnet News==

In December 2013 Genocchio joined Artnet, the publicly traded German-based online price database, auction and internet services company to build and launch Artnet News, the first 24-hour global art market newswire.<ref></ref> The site was launched in February 2014 with 15 staff on three continents. As of March 2015 it employs 22 people and receives approximately 1.5 million visitors per month, making it the most popular dedicated art news site in the world.<ref></ref>
⚫ ===''The New York Times''===
In late December 2002, Genocchio moved to New York to begin writing for '']''.{{r|dow}} He worked as an art critic for ''The New York Times'' for 9 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Benjamin Genocchio|website=The New York Times|date=2011-03-30|url=https://www.nytimes.com/by/benjamin-genocchio|access-date=2024-12-24}}</ref> He was an art lecturer at ] and a member of the offshore faculty of ].<ref>{{cite web|title=ARTS ABROAD; Touch of Opera Buffa for Italian Old Masters Down Under|website=The New York Times|date=2002-05-23|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/23/arts/arts-abroad-touch-of-opera-buffa-for-italian-old-masters-down-under.html|access-date=2024-11-27}}</ref> In 2008 he published ''Dollar Dreaming'', an ] of corruption and double-dealing in the $500-million trade in ] in Australia and abroad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20120714103253/http://beta.dailybruin.com/articles/2009/5/12/q-and-benjamin-genocchio/|title=Q and Benjamin Genocchio|date=14 July 2012|website=archive.ph}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,20797,24179078-5003423,00.html|title="Dollar Dreaming lifts the lid on Aboriginal art industry", ''Courier Mail''.}}</ref> In 2009, he was a guest lecturer at ] at ], where he spoke on Aboriginal art.<ref>{{cite web|title=Q and A with Benjamin Genocchio|website=Daily Bruin|date=2009-05-12|url=https://dailybruin.com/2009/05/11/q-and-benjamin-genocchio|access-date=2024-12-24}}</ref>

⚫ ===Blouin Media===
In early 2010, he became editorial director at ], and editor-in-chief of '']'' magazine, '']'' and artinfo.com. He left the post at ''Modern Painters'' in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sg.artinfo.com/tags/benjamin-genocchio|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20131030095123/http://sg.artinfo.com/tags/benjamin-genocchio|title=Benjamin Genocchio |work=Art+Auction|archivedate=30 October 2013}}</ref>

⚫ ===Artnet News===
Genocchio left Blouin Media in January 2014{{r|media}} and joined ], where he was the first editor-in-chief of Artnet News, a 24-hour art news website.<ref>{{cite web|last=Adam|first=Georgina|title=Sotheby’s agrees to return 10th-century Cambodian statue|website=Financial Times|date=2013-12-20|url=https://www.ft.com/content/50c674de-6712-11e3-a5f9-00144feabdc0|access-date=2024-12-24}}</ref>{{r|nyt}} In December 2015 he was appointed director of the Armory Show.<ref name=nyt.armory/> The Armory Show opened on March 3, 2016, under Genocchio's direction, featuring 205 dealers from 35 countries and showcasing the work of over 2,000 modern and contemporary artists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.antiquesandthearts.com/the-armory-show-is-here-a-first-look/|title=The Armory Show Is Here: A First LookAntiques And The Arts Weekly|date=3 March 2016}}</ref> He was ousted in November 2017 after multiple accusations of sexual harassment were made against him that extended to his time at Louise Blouin Media, Artnet and the Armory.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last1=Pogrebin |first1=Robin |title=Art Fair Director Replaced After Being Accused of Sex Harassment |work=] |date=8 November 2017 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/08/arts/design/ben-genocchio-armory-show-artnet.html |issn=0362-4331 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnews.com/2017/11/08/benjamin-genocchio-executive-director-armory-show-amid-allegations-sexual-harassment/|title=Benjamin Genocchio Out as Executive Director of the Armory Show Amid Allegations of Sexual Harassment |last=Freeman|first=Nate|date=8 November 2017|website=ARTnews|language=en-US|access-date=27 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/benjamin-genocchio-is-no-longer-director-of-the-armory-show-after-amid-sexual-harassment-allegations-1143515|title=Benjamin Genocchio Is No Longer Director of the Armory Show Following Sexual Harassment Allegations {{!}} artnet News|date=8 November 2017|work=artnet News|access-date=27 November 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> He denied the accusation in a statement saying that while he had conflicts with employees, he never acted inappropriately, and apologized for any behavior perceived as disrespectful.<ref name=":1"/> He was hired shortly after as U.S. vice president of ], which has spaces in Zurich and New York.<ref name=artnews/>

From October to December 2021, he was director-at-large for the ] in Los Angeles and New York City.<ref name=artnews/>

===''Incollect Magazine''===
In May 2022, Genocchio was appointed Editor-in-chief of ''Incollect Magazine''. He is working on the rebranding of ''Antiques & Fine Art Magazine'' as ''Incollect Magazine'', a quarterly print publication.<ref name="IB Times 2022" />

Genocchio is a strategic advisor to the Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week and Art Fair. Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week is an art and design fair for both local and international galleries, dealers, and collectors.<ref name=Artnet2>{{cite web|author=Artnet Gallery Network|title=Michael Plummer Tapped to Spearhead Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week|website=Artnet News|date=2024-09-03|url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-world-veteran-michael-plummer-to-helm-inaugural-scottsdale-ferrari-art-week-2529629|access-date=2024-11-27}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Genocchio lives in ]. He is married to curator ],<ref name="artnet">{{cite web|url=https://news.artnet.com/in-brief/melissa-chiu-named-head-of-hirshhorn-museum-35194 |title=Melissa Chiu Named Head of Hirshhorn Museum |publisher=Artnet.com |date=15 June 2014 |accessdate=11 August 2015}}</ref> with whom he wrote ''Asian Art Now'' (2010).<ref name="asianartnow">{{cite web|url=http://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/hiroshi-sugimoto-conversation-melissa-chiu |title=Hiroshi Sugimoto in Conversation with Melissa Chiu |work=asiasociety.org|accessdate=11 August 2015}}</ref> In September 2015, '']'' reported that Genocchio had edited the content of Chiu's Misplaced Pages article to remove negative commentary about her work at the Hirshhorn and to add laudatory statements.<ref>Heil, E. , '']'', September 18, 2015.</ref>


==Publications== ==Publications==
* ''Dollar Dreaming: The Rise of the Aboriginal Art Market''<ref></ref> * ''Dollar Dreaming: The Rise of the Aboriginal Art Market''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4362168|title=Dollar dreaming: inside the Aboriginal art world|first=Ben|last=Gennochio|date=8 April 2019|publisher=Hardie Grant|via=National Library of Australia (new catalog)}}</ref>
* ''Fiona Foley: Solitaire''<ref></ref> * ''Fiona Foley: Solitaire''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/1090350|title=Fiona Foley : solitaire / Benjamin Genocchio with a foreword by Djon Mundine - Catalogue &#124; National Library of Australia|website=catalogue.nla.gov.au}}</ref>
* ''The Art of Persuasion, Australian Art Criticism''<ref>{{cite book|title=The art of persuasion: Australian art criticism 1950-2001|first=Benjamin|last=Genocchio|date=8 April 2019|publisher=Craftsman House|oclc = 52686271}}</ref>
* ''The Art of Persuassion, Australian Art Criticism''
* ''Simeon Nelson, Passages''<ref>{{cite book|title=Simeon Nelson: passages|first1=Benjamin|last1=Genocchio|first2=Simeon|last2=Nelson|date=8 April 2019|publisher=UNSW Press|oclc = 50381449}}</ref>
* ''Simeon Nelson, Passages''
* (ed.) ''What is Installation?''<ref></ref> * (ed.) ''What is Installation?''<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706110058/http://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/33kmn6sb9781864874303.html |date=6 July 2010 }}</ref>
* ''Contemporary Asian Art''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Chiu|first1=Melissa|last2=Genocchio|first2=Benjamin|title=Contemporary Asian Art|publisher=Thames & Hudson|publication-place=London|date=2010|isbn=978-0-500-23874-5|url=https://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9780500238745}}</ref>
* ''Asian Contemporary Art'' * ''Asian Contemporary Art''
* (ed.) ''Contemporary Asian Art, A Critical Reader'' * (ed.) ''Contemporary Asian Art, A Critical Reader''
* ''Art Studio America: Contemporary Artist Spaces''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Amirsadeghi|first1=Hossein|last2=Eisler|first2=Maryam|last3=Belloli|first3=Andrea|last4=Genocchio|first4=Benjamin|last5=Godfrey|first5=Mark|last6=Storr|first6=Robert|title=Art Studio America: Contemporary Artist Spaces|website=Goodreads|date=2013-10-04|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22479853-art-studio-america|access-date=2024-11-27}}</ref>
* ''Modern Art in Africa, Asia and Latin America: An Introduction to Global Modernisms''<ref>{{cite web|last1=O&apos|first1=Elaine|last2=Nicodemus|first2=Everlyn|last3=Tejada|first3=Roberto|last4=Chiu|first4=Melissa|last5=Coffey|first5=Mary K.|last6=Genocchio|first6=Benjamin|title=Modern Art in Africa, Asia and Latin America: An Introd...|website=Goodreads|date=2012-10-02|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7919192-modern-art-in-africa-asia-and-latin-america|access-date=2024-11-27}}</ref>
* ''What Is Installation?: An Anthology of Writings on Australian Installation Art''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Geczy|first1=Adam|last2=Genocchio|first2=Benjamin|title=What Is Installation?: An Anthology of Writings on Aust...|website=Goodreads|date=2001-11-01|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4838509-what-is-installation|access-date=2024-11-27}}</ref>
* ''Asian Art Now''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Chiu|first1=M.|last2=Genocchio|first2=B.|title=Asian Art Now|publisher=Monacelli Press|year=2010|isbn=978-1-58093-298-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gaJNEAAAQBAJ|access-date=2024-11-27}}</ref>


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Australian art critic
Benjamin Genocchio
Born1969 (age 54–55)
Sydney, Australia
EducationNewington College
University of Sydney
OccupationArt critic
SpouseMelissa Chiu
Websitewww.benjamingenocchio.net

Benjamin Genocchio (born 1969) is an Australian art critic, editor, and non-fiction writer based in New York. He is editor-in-chief of Incollect Magazine.

He worked as an art critic for The New York Times, and then as editor-in-chief of Art+Auction magazine, Modern Painters magazine and the website "artinfo.com". He was director of the Armory Show until November 2017, when he was let go following allegations of sexual harassment, which he denied. He was previously editor-in-chief of Artnet News, where he also faced accusations of sexual harassment.

From October to December 2021, he was director-at-large for Shoshana Wayne Gallery in Los Angeles and New York City, until he became editor-in-chief at Incollect.

Family and education

Genocchio was born in Sydney in 1969. He is the second of four sons of an Italian father, Giorgio, who worked on a cruise ship, and an Australian mother, Jennifer. Genocchio grew up in Lane Cove and attended Newington College from 1981 to 1986. As a youth he had a short attention span and a low boredom threshold, traits he says led him to become an art critic. Genocchio completed a PhD in history of art at the University of Sydney in 1996. He is a citizen of Australia and Italy.

Career

Early career

Genocchio began his career in journalism in Australia, writing for Business Review Weekly. He was an art critic for The Bulletin, a weekly current affairs magazine, and The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.

In 1997, Genocchio became the Sydney art critic for The Australian, Australia's daily newspaper. He also worked as the paper's chief art critic and, later, national arts correspondent, covering art and culture in Australia and abroad.

In 2001, Genocchio wrote Solitaire, the first monograph dedicated to contemporary Indigenous Australian artist Fiona Foley, whose work reflects her Badtjala cultural heritage.

The New York Times

In late December 2002, Genocchio moved to New York to begin writing for The New York Times. He worked as an art critic for The New York Times for 9 years. He was an art lecturer at Sydney University and a member of the offshore faculty of Boston University. In 2008 he published Dollar Dreaming, an exposé of corruption and double-dealing in the $500-million trade in Aboriginal art in Australia and abroad. In 2009, he was a guest lecturer at Fowler Museum at UCLA, where he spoke on Aboriginal art.

Blouin Media

In early 2010, he became editorial director at Louise Blouin Media, and editor-in-chief of Art+Auction magazine, Modern Painters and artinfo.com. He left the post at Modern Painters in 2011.

Artnet News

Genocchio left Blouin Media in January 2014 and joined Artnet, where he was the first editor-in-chief of Artnet News, a 24-hour art news website. In December 2015 he was appointed director of the Armory Show. The Armory Show opened on March 3, 2016, under Genocchio's direction, featuring 205 dealers from 35 countries and showcasing the work of over 2,000 modern and contemporary artists. He was ousted in November 2017 after multiple accusations of sexual harassment were made against him that extended to his time at Louise Blouin Media, Artnet and the Armory. He denied the accusation in a statement saying that while he had conflicts with employees, he never acted inappropriately, and apologized for any behavior perceived as disrespectful. He was hired shortly after as U.S. vice president of Galerie Gmurzynska, which has spaces in Zurich and New York.

From October to December 2021, he was director-at-large for the Shoshana Wayne Gallery in Los Angeles and New York City.

Incollect Magazine

In May 2022, Genocchio was appointed Editor-in-chief of Incollect Magazine. He is working on the rebranding of Antiques & Fine Art Magazine as Incollect Magazine, a quarterly print publication.

Genocchio is a strategic advisor to the Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week and Art Fair. Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week is an art and design fair for both local and international galleries, dealers, and collectors.

Personal life

Genocchio lives in New York state. He is married to curator Melissa Chiu, with whom he wrote Asian Art Now (2010). In September 2015, The Washington Post reported that Genocchio had edited the content of Chiu's Misplaced Pages article to remove negative commentary about her work at the Hirshhorn and to add laudatory statements.

Publications

  • Dollar Dreaming: The Rise of the Aboriginal Art Market
  • Fiona Foley: Solitaire
  • The Art of Persuasion, Australian Art Criticism
  • Simeon Nelson, Passages
  • (ed.) What is Installation?
  • Contemporary Asian Art
  • Asian Contemporary Art
  • (ed.) Contemporary Asian Art, A Critical Reader
  • Art Studio America: Contemporary Artist Spaces
  • Modern Art in Africa, Asia and Latin America: An Introduction to Global Modernisms
  • What Is Installation?: An Anthology of Writings on Australian Installation Art
  • Asian Art Now

References

  1. ^ "Benjamin Genocchio renowned Arts Journalism Innovator, appointed as Editor-in-Chief of Incollect Magazine". IBTimes India. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  2. "Benjamin Genocchio". ABC News. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  3. "Benjamin Genocchio". DLD Conference. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  4. ^ Freeman, Nate (8 November 2017). "Benjamin Genocchio Out as Executive Director of the Armory Show Amid Allegations of Sexual Harassment [Updated]". ARTnews. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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