Louise Blouin Media was an art magazine and book publishing company based in New York City. Founded by Louise Blouin,[1] it published the magazinesArt+Auction, Gallery Guide and Modern Painters until 2020. It owns Somogy [fr], a French art book publisher, and the databases Art Sales Index and Gordon's.[2] Artinfo.com was launched in 2005 and later changed to blouinartinfo.com, which is now defunct.
LTB Holding Ltd. was set up in 2001 by Louise Blouin.[3] Louise Blouin Media was started in 2003.[4] A website, artinfo.com, was launched in 2005[2][5] and later changed to blouinartinfo.com. It has regional editions in Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Brazil, India, Russia and the United Kingdom.[6][7] The company acquired or started the Art & Auction, Gallery Guide, Museums, Culture+Travel and Modern Painters magazine titles and bought the databases Art Sales Index and Gordon's and the French art book publisher Somogy [fr].[2]
In 2006 the company closed Spoon magazine, which it had recently bought.[8] In 2008, two years after it was started, Culture+Travel was closed down.[8]
In December 2011, Louise Blouin Media was sued for defamation in United States district court for a September 16, 2011, article written by Noah Charney on blouinartinfo.com, in which he wrote that a forensic art expert "was part of a family of art forgers, and that he had been planting the forensic evidence into the questionable works himself".[10]
In 2010, an article in the New York Post noted controversy over payments to freelance writers for Blouin's arts publications. One group, WAAANKAA (Writers Angry At Artinfo Not Kidding Around Anymore), demanded back payments of $18,000.[11] In December 2013, Artinfo.com abruptly laid off 26 international employees. The New York Observer posted a 1000-word internal email from Blouin to staff explaining that the move was part of a new direction in which, "One person doing all and not good we need less of one but many more."[12]
In February 2014, the New York Post reported that two former executives were suing Blouin for $250,000 in pay and commissions.[13] In 2016 further reports emerged of the company failing to pay "about 40 journalistic freelancers money... with freelancers owed anywhere from $500 to more than $20,000".[14]
President David Gursky resigned in early 2017, following the departure of editors-in-chief of Modern Painters Scott Indrisek, and "Blouin Lifestyle" Karen Quarles.[15] It was reported that "at some of the publications, staffers began leaving the names of contributing editors off the masthead because it would have been misleading to pretend to have large staffs when many were not getting paid," and that "the work often used generic bylines to obscure the fact that it was being written overseas."[16] In January 21 it was reported that the remaining employees checks were bouncing and that the entire finance department of "one guy based in India... is scrambling to ‘fix’ the problem [by] sending PayPals to people who have no money."[17]
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^Zena Olijnyk (December 5–25, 2005), , Canadian Business Magazine, archived from the original on March 18, 2006{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link). Archived March 18, 2006.
^ abcAnthony Haden-Guest (October 29, 2005), (PDF), FT, archived from the original on December 8, 2010{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Archived December 8, 2010.
^"Louise Blouin MacBain — The Art-World Aficionado - Canadian Business - Your Source For Business News". from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
^. Reuters. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
^Linda Sandler (March 27, 2006), Art Publisher MacBain Revamps Magazines, Focuses on New York, Bloomberg, from the original on October 8, 2007, retrieved August 23, 2013
^Dan Duray (April 13, 2012). Louise Blouin Announces Blouin Artinfo Brazil November 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Gallerist. Retrieved August 2013.
^[s.n.] (November 14, 2012). Global arts and culture conglomerate opens India chapter November 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. The Times of India. Retrieved August 2013.
^ abJoe Pompeo ([n.d.]). An Artful Dodger July 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. DuJour. Accessed August 2015.
^Adam Klasfeld (December 12, 2011). "Gawker Brought Into New Yorker Fracas" February 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Courthouse News Service. Retrieved August 2013.
^Keith J. Kelly (July 16, 2010). Didn’t get paid by Louise Blouin? Get in line August 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. New York Post. Accessed December 2013.
^Dan Duray (December 13, 2013). Blouin Media, Publisher of Art+Auction and Modern Painters, Terminates Most International Freelance Contracts April 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. New York: observer.com. Accessed April 2015.
^Keith J. Kelly (February 14, 2014) Former execs sue Blouin Media June 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. New York Post.
^Keith J. Kelly (December 2, 2016) Louise Blouin falls behind on paying dozens of freelancers November 13, 2017, at the Wayback Machine.New York Post.
^Nate Freeman (January 4, 2017) Scott Indrisek Out As Modern Painters Editor-In-Chief, As Louise Blouin Media Sees Prominent Departures February 14, 2017, at the Wayback MachineArtNews.
^Keith J. Kelly (January 5, 2017) Art & Auction exec ‘voluntarily’ leaves company October 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine.New York Post.
^Keith J. Kelly (January 21, 2017) Louise Blouin Media having money troubles yet again November 14, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. New York Post.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages The neutrality of this article is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met August 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page August 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information November 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Louise Blouin Media was an art magazine and book publishing company based in New York City Founded by Louise Blouin 1 it published the magazines Art Auction Gallery Guide and Modern Painters until 2020 It owns Somogy fr a French art book publisher and the databases Art Sales Index and Gordon s 2 Artinfo com was launched in 2005 and later changed to blouinartinfo com which is now defunct Louise Blouin MediaTypePrivateIndustryPublishingFounded2003FounderLouise BlouinWebsiteblouinartinfo wbr com dead link History editLTB Holding Ltd was set up in 2001 by Louise Blouin 3 Louise Blouin Media was started in 2003 4 A website artinfo com was launched in 2005 2 5 and later changed to blouinartinfo com It has regional editions in Australia Canada China Germany Hong Kong Brazil India Russia and the United Kingdom 6 7 The company acquired or started the Art amp Auction Gallery Guide Museums Culture Travel and Modern Painters magazine titles and bought the databases Art Sales Index and Gordon s and the French art book publisher Somogy fr 2 In 2006 the company closed Spoon magazine which it had recently bought 8 In 2008 two years after it was started Culture Travel was closed down 8 Former Village Voice film critic J Hoberman began writing for blouinartinfo in 2012 9 Controversies editIn December 2011 Louise Blouin Media was sued for defamation in United States district court for a September 16 2011 article written by Noah Charney on blouinartinfo com in which he wrote that a forensic art expert was part of a family of art forgers and that he had been planting the forensic evidence into the questionable works himself 10 In 2010 an article in the New York Post noted controversy over payments to freelance writers for Blouin s arts publications One group WAAANKAA Writers Angry At Artinfo Not Kidding Around Anymore demanded back payments of 18 000 11 In December 2013 Artinfo com abruptly laid off 26 international employees The New York Observer posted a 1000 word internal email from Blouin to staff explaining that the move was part of a new direction in which One person doing all and not good we need less of one but many more 12 In February 2014 the New York Post reported that two former executives were suing Blouin for 250 000 in pay and commissions 13 In 2016 further reports emerged of the company failing to pay about 40 journalistic freelancers money with freelancers owed anywhere from 500 to more than 20 000 14 President David Gursky resigned in early 2017 following the departure of editors in chief of Modern Painters Scott Indrisek and Blouin Lifestyle Karen Quarles 15 It was reported that at some of the publications staffers began leaving the names of contributing editors off the masthead because it would have been misleading to pretend to have large staffs when many were not getting paid and that the work often used generic bylines to obscure the fact that it was being written overseas 16 In January 21 it was reported that the remaining employees checks were bouncing and that the entire finance department of one guy based in India is scrambling to fix the problem by sending PayPals to people who have no money 17 References edit Zena Olijnyk December 5 25 2005 Louise Blouin MacBain The Art World Aficionado Canadian Business Magazine archived from the original on March 18 2006 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint unfit URL link Archived March 18 2006 a b c Anthony Haden Guest October 29 2005 War of Vision on the Web PDF FT archived from the original on December 8 2010 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint unfit URL link Archived December 8 2010 Louise Blouin MacBain The Art World Aficionado Canadian Business Your Source For Business News Archived from the original on September 23 2015 Retrieved August 17 2015 AP Alternative Assets LP Reuters Archived from the original on September 25 2015 Retrieved August 17 2015 Linda Sandler March 27 2006 Art Publisher MacBain Revamps Magazines Focuses on New York Bloomberg archived from the original on October 8 2007 retrieved August 23 2013 Dan Duray April 13 2012 Louise Blouin Announces Blouin Artinfo Brazil Archived November 9 2012 at the Wayback Machine Gallerist Retrieved August 2013 s n November 14 2012 Global arts and culture conglomerate opens India chapter Archived November 10 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Times of India Retrieved August 2013 a b Joe Pompeo n d An Artful Dodger Archived July 17 2015 at the Wayback Machine DuJour Accessed August 2015 Marc Graser February 17 2012 Ex Voice critic Hoberman lands gig Variety Retrieved August 2013 Adam Klasfeld December 12 2011 Gawker Brought Into New Yorker Fracas Archived February 4 2012 at the Wayback Machine Courthouse News Service Retrieved August 2013 Keith J Kelly July 16 2010 Didn t get paid by Louise Blouin Get in line Archived August 28 2017 at the Wayback Machine New York Post Accessed December 2013 Dan Duray December 13 2013 Blouin Media Publisher of Art Auction and Modern Painters Terminates Most International Freelance Contracts Archived April 18 2014 at the Wayback Machine New York observer com Accessed April 2015 Keith J Kelly February 14 2014 Former execs sue Blouin Media Archived June 20 2016 at the Wayback Machine New York Post Keith J Kelly December 2 2016 Louise Blouin falls behind on paying dozens of freelancers Archived November 13 2017 at the Wayback Machine New York Post Nate Freeman January 4 2017 Scott Indrisek Out As Modern Painters Editor In Chief As Louise Blouin Media Sees Prominent Departures Archived February 14 2017 at the Wayback Machine ArtNews Keith J Kelly January 5 2017 Art amp Auction exec voluntarily leaves company Archived October 27 2017 at the Wayback Machine New York Post Keith J Kelly January 21 2017 Louise Blouin Media having money troubles yet again Archived November 14 2017 at the Wayback Machine New York Post Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louise Blouin Media amp oldid 1159783585, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
