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Benjamin Genocchio

Born	(1969-04-28) 28 April 1969 (age 55) Sydney
Nationality	Australian
Education	Newington College
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.

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.

New York Times

In late December 2002 he 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. The book received a great deal of media attention, especially in Australia.

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 magazine and the website artinfo.com. In 2011, he stepped down as editor-in-chief of Modern Painters magazine to concentrate on building profitability at Art+Auction and the expansion of the website, which in 2 years he took from 60,000 visitors a month to over 1 million and expanded the website editorial staff from 3 to 35 in 9 countries.

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. 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.

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

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