> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Art Movements: Another Artforum Editor-in-Chief Is Out - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/art-movements-another-artforum-editor-in-chief-is-out/ - Published: 2026-02-12T20:04:11.000Z - Updated: 2026-02-12T20:46:32.000Z - Description: Tina Rivers Ryan steps down from the disgraced publication, the Studio Museum names three artists-in-residence, and a deeply unnecessary new Jeff Koons collab. - Author: Valentina Di Liscia - Tags: Community, Art Movements [*Art Movements,*](https://hyperallergic.com/tag/art-movements/) *published every Thursday afternoon, is a roundup of must-know news, appointments, awards, and other happenings in today’s chaotic art world.* --- ### Tina Rivers Ryan Steps Down From Artforum I take no pleasure in saying "I told you so." Really, I don't. But I was hardly shocked by this week's news that Tina Rivers Ryan, who was named editor-in-chief of *Artforum* in 2024 after the dumpster fire that was the magazine's handling of an open letter in support of Gaza, was stepping down (Daniel Wenger and Rachel Wetzler will step in as co-editors, scrapping the editor-in-chief title altogether). It is almost like firing your previous editor-in-chief in suspect circumstances, issuing a paltry statement making it clear that [WE, PENSKE MEDIA, DO NOT SUPPORT PALESTINE!](https://www.artforum.com/news/a-statement-from-artforum-s-publishers-518836/?ref=hyperallergic.com), and then acting like nothing happened while over 700 writers [agreed to boycott](https://hyperallergic.com/calls-to-boycott-artforum-resurface-amid-rumored-palestine-edition/) your publication, was not really setting Rivers Ryan up for success. She crossed the picket line by accepting the role, and she clearly knew what she was getting into, so my sympathy is limited; still, I think we can all agree that the shitstorm at *Artforum* is not the making of any single individual but rather the result of a crumbling ethical infrastructure years in the making. In case you forgot the pre-Velasco-firing history, or have scrubbed it from your memory as a trauma response, here's a refresh: In 2017, *Artforum*'s former publisher, Knight Landesman, was [accused of sexual harassment](https://hyperallergic.com/artforum-knight-landesman-continue-to-fight-sexual-harassment-related-case/) by a former employee and at least nine other women. Landesman [resigned](https://hyperallergic.com/artforum-magazine-sexual-harassment-allegations/) after years of getting away with his behavior, but remained a [co-owner of the company](https://hyperallergic.com/424038/artforum-knight-landesman-continue-to-fight-sexual-harassment-related-case/), and *Artforum* [settled](https://hyperallergic.com/629374/artforum-settles-retaliation-lawsuit-with-amanda-schmitt/) the case in 2021 for an undisclosed sum. The following year, *Artforum* was acquired by Penske Media Corporation (PMC), owned by Jay Penske (the son of Trump donor Roger Penske), who infamously accepted a $200 million investment from a Saudi state-backed company. PMC's first order of business was to [kill the companion literary magazine *Bookforum*](https://hyperallergic.com/rip-bookforum/)(which was later salvaged by *The Nation*). Anyway!What's the moral of the story? Say it with me, kids: *Support* [*independent art journalism*](https://hyperallergic.com/membership/)*.* (*Artforum* has not responded to our inquiry about the reason for Rivers Ryan's departure. In a statement on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/tinariversryan/p/DUojuOvDshW/?hl=en&ref=hyperallergic.com), Rivers Ryan cited a "restructuring" of *Artforum*'s editorial leadership.) --- ### Studio Museum Names Artists in Residence ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/02/5_StudioMuseuminHarlem_ArtistinResidenceCohort2026_DerriannPharr_OhmyGreedyGirl_2024.jpg) Derriann Pharr, "Oh my Greedy Girl! Haven’t I given you everything? From the womb I made you, Held you, You are my Bond and Burden" (2024) (image courtesy the artist) The Studio Museum in Harlem has announced its 2026 artists-in-residence, the first cohort to participate in the program at the [museum's new home](https://hyperallergic.com/a-look-inside-the-studio-museum-harlem-new-home/), inaugurated last November. **Simonette** **Quamina**, **Taylor** **Simmons**, and **Derriann** **Pharr** (whose mesmerizing mixed-media work is pictured above) will work out of the J. Bruce Llewellyn Artist in Residence Center from March through October. --- ### What Else Happened? ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/02/image--2-.jpeg) Louis Fratino (photo by Jordan Weitzman, courtesy David Zwirner) - **Louis** **Fratino** is now represented by David Zwirner Gallery. - **Debra** **Wimpfheimer** was named executive director of the Queens Museum, just three weeks after former leader **Sally** **Tallant** announced her departure. Read more at [*Hyperallergic*](https://hyperallergic.com/debra-wimpfheimer-named-executive-director-of-queens-museum/). - The National Gallery of Canada announced **Sherry** **Farrell** **Racette** as its inaugural Audain Indigenous Curatorial Scholar in Residence. - The Philadelphia Museum of Art appointed **Katherine** **Anne** **Paul** as curator of Indian and Himalayan Art. Meanwhile, Chief of Staff **Maggie** **Fairs** and CFO **Valarie** **McDuffie** both resigned this week, the [*Philadelphia Inquirer*](https://www.inquirer.com/arts/philadelphia-art-museum-senior-staff-resignations-20260209.html?ref=hyperallergic.com) reports. - Frieze New York revealed the 65 galleries participating in its [upcoming 2026 edition](https://www.frieze.com/article/just-announced-first-details-frieze-new-york-2026?ref=hyperallergic.com), which, unfortunately for all of us, will once again take place at The Shed. - **Ali** **Eyal** will receive the $100,000 Mohn Award, presented by the Hammer Museum and *Made in LA 2025*. **Carl** **Cheng** will receive the Career Achievement Award, and **Greg** **Breda** will receive the Public Recognition Award, chosen by visitors to the biennial exhibition. - The University of Tennessee, La Factoria, Inc., and [25 other organizations](https://www.southarts.org/news/south-arts-announces-2026-arts-community-grant-recipients?ref=hyperallergic.com) will receive Arts in Community grants from South Arts. --- ### Wildcard ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/02/GettyImages-682317370.jpg) Artist Jeff Koons with his inflatable ballerina sculpture at Rockefeller Center in 2017 (photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images) "I want a creepy, expensive shirt designed by Jeff Koons," said no one ever. Stella McCartney's poorly timed [collaboration](https://us.fashionnetwork.com/news/Stella-mccartney-and-jeff-koons-are-back-together-for-a-limited-edition-capsule-collab,1802213.html?ref=hyperallergic.com) with the artist, who was recently revealed to have attended a [dinner party at Jeffrey Epstein's home](https://hyperallergic.com/jeff-koons-attended-dinner-party-at-jeffrey-epsteins-house/), includes a tee printed with one of his poodle sculptures and the words "Doggy Style," and another featuring his 2006 artwork of a girl riding a dolphin and the phrase "Slippery When Wet." The collection items range in price from $395 to $1,690\. Why, Mr. Koons, why!?