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| In late December 2002 Genocchio 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> |
In late December 2002 Genocchio 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><ref></ref> | ||
| In early 2010 he became editorial director at ], and editor-in-chief of '']'' magazine, '']'' and <code>artinfo.com</code>. He left the post at ''Modern Painters'' in 2011.<ref></ref> | In early 2010 he became editorial director at ], and editor-in-chief of '']'' magazine, '']'' and <code>artinfo.com</code>. He left the post at ''Modern Painters'' in 2011.<ref></ref> | ||
| Genocchio left Blouin Media in January 2015{{r|media}} and joined ], where he was made editor-in-chief of Artnet News, a 24-hour art news website.{{r|nyt}} He said he had resigned, but ] said that he had been fired.{{r|nypost}} | |||
| 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> | |||
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| <ref name=media>{{cite news|title=Benjamin Genocchio To Lead Art Net's Global Art Market Newswire: Artnet News|url=http://www.mediawiredaily.com/2014/01/benjamin-genocchio-to-lead-art-nets.html|publisher=Media Wired Daily|date=January 2014}}</ref> | |||
| <ref name=nypost>{{cite news|last1=Kelly|first1=Keith J.|title=Blouin Media loses staff to rival art startup|url=http://nypost.com/2014/02/11/blouin-media-loses-staff-to-rival-art-startup/|publisher=New York Post|date=February 11, 2014}}</ref> | |||
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| Benjamin Genocchio | |
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| Born | (1969-04-28) 28 April 1969 (age 55) Sydney |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Newington College University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Art critic |
| Title | Editor-in-chief of Artnet News |
| Spouse | Melissa Chiu |
Benjamin Giorgio Genocchio (born 28 April 1969) is an Australian-born non-fiction writer, art critic and editor, now residing in the U.S. state of New York. He formerly worked for The New York Times as an art critic, 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.
Education
Genocchio was born in Sydney, New South Wales and attended Newington College (1981–86). He studied Arts/Law at the University of Sydney and later completed a Ph.D in art history.
Career
In late December 2002 Genocchio moved to New York to begin writing for The New York Times. 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.
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.
Genocchio left Blouin Media in January 2015 and joined Artnet, where he was made editor-in-chief of Artnet News, a 24-hour art news website. He said he had resigned, but Louise Blouin said that he had been fired.
Italian government lawsuit
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 National Gallery of Australia. The review prompted the Italian culture chief Vittorio Sgarbi 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 The New York Times and The Times.
Publications
- Dollar Dreaming: The Rise of the Aboriginal Art Market
- Fiona Foley: Solitaire
- The Art of Persuassion, Australian Art Criticism
- Simeon Nelson, Passages
- (ed.) What is Installation?
- Asian Contemporary Art
- (ed.) Contemporary Asian Art, A Critical Reader
References
- ABC Melbourne
- The Drum – ABC
- Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999), pp. 71.
- Il Globo - How to fight the art hype (and win)
- Steve Dow, “Rising high in the art world”, The Sun Herald (Sydney, Australia), 18 July 2010, p. 8.
- "Art critic hopes to educate others on Aboriginal art and the people, lives behind it", Daily Bruin.
- "Dollar Dreaming lifts the lid on Aboriginal art industry", Courier Mail.
- Louin Artinfo
- "Benjamin Genocchio To Lead Art Net's Global Art Market Newswire: Artnet News". Media Wired Daily. January 2014.
- Vogel, Carol (12 December 2013). "Artnet Plans More News". The New York Times.
- Kelly, Keith J. (11 February 2014). "Blouin Media loses staff to rival art startup". New York Post.
- Artnet - Lawsuit threatened for art critic
- ABC Melbourne
- "Dollar Dreaming", National Library of Australia (NLA) Catalogue
- "Fiona Foley: solitaire", National Library of Australia Catalogue
- University of Illinois Press - What is Installation