> ## 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: Dozens Laid Off at Artnet and Artsy - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/art-movements-dozens-laid-off-at-artnet-and-artsy/ - Published: 2026-04-16T21:53:23.000Z - Updated: 2026-04-20T16:30:52.000Z - Description: Also, the Denver Art Museum's new associate curator of Native Arts, the Toronto Biennial of Art, and Marilyn Minter chats with Monica Lewinsky. - 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.* --- ### Dozens Laid Off at Artnet and Artsy A chipper announcement that Artnet had formalized its merger with Artsy earlier this week was quickly followed by somber news for staff. Dozens of workers at both companies have been laid off as of today, April 16\. A spokesperson confirmed the cuts in an email to *Hyperallergic*, but declined to provide specific numbers. According to [*Artnews*](https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/artnet-layoffs-artsy-consolidation-beowolff-capital-1234781422/?ref=hyperallergic.com)*,* senior reporters Sarah Cascone and Eileen Kinsella were among those impacted on Artnet's editorial side. The spokesperson told *Hyperallergic* that the cuts were part of “organizational changes to build one go-forward team,” which will also include the shutdown of Artnet's German entity. Despite making millions each year from its core product, its price database, and sales from its online auctions, Artnet recorded a 12% revenue decline in the first half of 2025 that it attributed primarily to “lower-than-expected performance in the Media segment.” To put it in plain English, journalism doesn't sell. The British investment firm Beowolff Capital acquired a controlling stake in Artsy, an online art marketplace with a smaller editorial operation, last year. Months later, after a failed bid for struggling Artnet, Beowolff also absorbed that company in a $65 million deal, taking Artnet private after more than 25 years on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Now Artsy and Artnet have “joined forces,” according to a press release, with former Artsy leader Jeffrey Yin as CEO and Beowolff Capital founder Andrew Wolff as chairman — though said forces will be greatly diminished after this round of layoffs, it appears. *Hyperallergic* has made attempts to reach workers at both companies affected by the cuts. --- ### A Peek at the Toronto Biennial of Art ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/04/DawoudBey-03_Untitled-25.Bey-NightComingTenderlyBlack_Untitled25---Rebecca-Daniel.jpg) Dawoud Bey, "Untitled #25 (Lake Erie and Sky)" (2017) (image © Dawoud Bey) The Toronto Biennial of Art revealed the curatorial framework and [artist list](https://torontobiennial.org/artists/?ref=hyperallergic.com) for its fourth edition, taking place September 26 through December 20\. Curated by Allison Glenn under the direction of Executive Director Patrizia Libralato, *Things Fall Apart*, titled after Chinua Achebe’s landmark 1958 novel, will feature works by over 30 artists and collectives including Dawoud Bey, Coco Fusco, and Simranpreet Anand. --- ### What Else Happened? ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/04/RKYoungWolf-Bio-Photo.jpg) Royce K. Young Wolf (photo courtesy Royce K. Young Wolf) - The Denver Art Museum announced the appointment of **Royce K. Young Wolf** (Eastern Shoshone, Hidatsa and Mandan) as associate curator of Native Arts. - **Barbara** **Kruger**, **Jenny** **Holzer**, and **Howardena** **Pindell** are among the 33 [Art Basel Awards](https://www.artbaselawards.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com) medalists this year. - Nara Roesler now represents artist **Flávia** **Ventura**. - The Whiting Foundation named the winners of its 2026 Whiting Award for Emerging Writers: **Negar** **Azimi**, **Elaine** **Castillo**, **Karen** **Hao**, **Hajar** **Hussaini**, **Hilary** **Leichter**, **Lara** **Mimosa** **Montes**, **Brittany Rogers**, **Alison C. Rollins**, **Celine Song**, and **Carvell** **Wallace**. - **Sanford** **Hirsch** is stepping down as executive director of the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation at the end of this year. - The Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts announced the recipients of its 2026 Infinite Expansion Grants for organizations across Los Angeles County, including the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and the Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation. See the full list [here](https://mikekelleyfoundation.org/news/2026/mike-kelley-foundation-for-the-arts-announces-2026-recipients-of-infinite-expansion-grants-marking-ten-years-of-the-foundations-grant-program?ref=hyperallergic.com). - The ACLU of Texas named **Robyn B. Adams** as its Artist-In-Residence to Advocate for Reproductive Justice. --- ### Wildcard ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-5.09.05---PM.jpg) Marilyn Minter and Monica Lewinsky in Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky (screenshot via [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNitv2Dy9mI&ref=hyperallergic.com)) Marilyn Minter, photorealist painter of sensual close-ups, went on [Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNitv2Dy9mI&ref=hyperallergic.com) last week to chat feminism, “cancel culture,” aging and sexual power, and more, with stops along the way for the unfair treatment of Miley Cyrus after the 2013 VMAs and how Minter had to explain to the *New York Times* what the term “slut shaming” meant.