Tina Rivers Ryan Named Editor in Chief of Artforum
An art historian by training, Ryan’s degrees include a PhD in Art History and Archeology from Columbia University and BA in the History of Art and Architecture from Harvard University. Since 2017 she has been a curator at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, where she has steered scores of acquisitions and organized several acclaimed exhibitions focused on artists working with video and digital art. Beyond her curatorial work, she has contributed essays and interviews to numerous magazines, books, and exhibition catalogues. In 2022, she received an Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant, and was also named to Artnet’s annual Innovators List.
“For decades, the editors at Artforum have ensured that this historic magazine has remained a trusted and indispensable resource for conversations about contemporary art and its role in the broader culture,” Ryan stated. “I look forward to extending their legacy by working closely with and supporting the artists, critics, and other members of the arts community who are expanding and deepening that conversation.”
“We could not be more excited for this next chapter of Artforum with Tina at the editorial helm. Tina is a brilliant writer and uniquely positioned to uphold the magazine’s reputation for publishing the highest quality long-form criticism, while also contributing to a dynamic vision of audience expansion via continued digital growth and live events,” said publishers Danielle McConnell and Kate Koza.
As Ryan’s tenure as editor begins, the leadership of Artforum would like to emphasize the magazine’s ongoing commitment to editorial independence. Hand-in-hand with this commitment are a set of established standards and protocols that center a rigorous editorial process, contextualization, and clear authorship, ensuring that the magazine’s fundamental integrity and editorial tenets are upheld.
“The ideas that inform artistic practice are the focal point of our work, and the magazine has long been, and will continue to be, a place in which activism and advocacy by artists and writers are proudly elevated,” stated McConnell and Koza. “We want to underscore that Artforum will remain an environment of dialogue and examination of the issues that face our world through the lens of art.”
