Jason Kaufman on Muck Rack

Jason Kaufman

New York
Covers:  Arts and the culture sector, particularly museums, architecture, art history, photography, policy issues, the art market, collecting, and art world leaders.
Doesn't Cover: Consumer products and hospitality industry news.
The former Chief U.S. Correspondent for The Art Newspaper, Jason Kaufman's criticism and reporting have appeared in numerous publications.

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Jason Kaufman’s Biography

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Fine arts and culture critic and reporter with more than three decades in the field. Work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times and The Art Newspaper, for which he long served as Chief U.S. Correspondent. Contributor to exhibition catalogues for the Whitney Museum, Beyeler Foundation, Morgan Library, Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, and MASSMoCA.

Jason Kaufman’s Journalist Portfolio

What was your first job as a journalist?

Freelance art critic for the defunct New York City Tribune. Found them in the Yellow Pages and they paid me $50/article.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Absolutely, and I cut and pasted with scissors and scotch tape.

How is social media changing news?

By facilitating manipulation of the truth, enabling substitution of opinion and falsehood for fact.