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| '''Louise Blouin Media''' is an ] and ] company based in ]. It was founded by ].<ref name="AWA">{{citation | title= Louise Blouin MacBain — The Art-World Aficionado | author=Zena Olijnyk | publisher= ''Canadian Business Magazine'' | date= December 5–25, 2005| | '''Louise Blouin Media''' is an ] and ] company based in ]. It was founded by ].<ref name="AWA">{{citation | title= Louise Blouin MacBain — The Art-World Aficionado | author=Zena Olijnyk | publisher= ''Canadian Business Magazine'' | date= December 5–25, 2005| | ||
| url= http://web.archive.org/web/20060318021455/http://www.canadianbusiness.com/after_hours/lifestyle_activities/article.jsp?content=20051205_72881_72881 }}. Archived March 18, 2006.</ref> It publishes ] titles including '']'', ''Gallery Guide'' and '']''. It owns {{ill|fr|Somogy (publisher)|Somogy Éditions d'Art (maison d'édition)|Somogy}}, a French art book publisher, and databases Art Sales Index and Gordon's.<ref name=FT/> | url= http://web.archive.org/web/20060318021455/http://www.canadianbusiness.com/after_hours/lifestyle_activities/article.jsp?content=20051205_72881_72881 }}. Archived March 18, 2006.</ref> It publishes ] titles including '']'', ''Gallery Guide'' and '']''. It owns {{ill|fr|Somogy (publisher)|Somogy Éditions d'Art (maison d'édition)|Somogy}}, a French art book publisher, and databases Art Sales Index and Gordon's.<ref name="FT">{{citation ||title = War of Vision on the Web|author = Anthony Haden-Guest|publisher = ]|date = October 29, 2005|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101208213306/http://www.artnet.com/about/pdfs/FinancialTimes10-05.pdf}} Archived December 8, 2010.</ref> | ||
| == History == | == History == | ||
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| LTB Holding Ltd. was set up in 2001 by ].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Louise Blouin MacBain — The Art-World Aficionado - Canadian Business - Your Source For Business News|url = http://www.canadianbusiness.com/lifestyle/louise-blouin-macbain-the-art-world-aficionado/|accessdate = August 17, 2015}}</ref> Louise Blouin Media was started in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|title = AP Alternative Assets LP|url = http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyOfficers?symbol=AAA.AS|website = ]|accessdate = August 17, 2015}}</ref> A website, artinfo.com, was launched in 2005,<ref name="FT">{{citation | title= War of Vision on the Web | author=Anthony Haden-Guest | publisher= ] | date= October 29, 2005| url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208213306/http://www.artnet.com/about/pdfs/FinancialTimes10-05.pdf|}} Archived December 8, 2010.</ref><ref name="RM">{{citation | title= Art Publisher MacBain Revamps Magazines, Focuses on New York | author=Linda Sandler | publisher= ] | date= March 27, 2006| url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000088&sid=arFsvDwc9M_Q&refer=culture/| accessdate=August 2013}}</ref> and then later changed to blouinartinfo.com. It has editions in ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and the ].<ref>Dan Duray (April 13, 2012).. Gallerist. Retrieved August 2013.</ref><ref> (November 14, 2012). . ''The Times of India''. Retrieved August 2013.</ref> The company acquired or started the ''Art & Auction'', ''Gallery Guide'', ''Museums'', '']'' and ''Modern Painters'' magazine titles.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} | |||
| Squirrels are better than spoons | |||
| In 2006 the company closed ''Spoon'' magazine, which it had recently bought.<ref name=dujour/> In 2008, two years after it was started, ''Culture+Travel'' was closed down.<ref name=dujour>Joe Pompeo (). . DuJour. Accessed August 2015.</ref> | |||
| Former executives and contributors at Louise Blouin Media include: Ben Crawford;<ref name="FT" /> former ] editorial director James Truman, who was made CEO and resigned in 2006; and James Conley, group chief financial officer, who resigned a week later.<ref name="post">{{citation | title= Blouin in the Wind: CFO Follows CEO Out Artsy LTB Media's Door | author=Keith Kelly | publisher= ] | date= October 18, 2006| url= http://www.nypost.com/p/blouin_media_door_wind_cfo_follows_Obd4KHHz84AWE4DiT6zonL | accessdate=August 2013}}</ref> Former '']'' film critic ] began writing for blouinartinfo in 2012.<ref>Marc Graser (February 17, 2012). . ''Variety''. Retrieved August 2013.</ref> | |||
| == Controversies == | == Controversies == | ||
| Forks are only better than spoons. | |||
| In December 2011, Louise Blouin Media was sued for defamation in ] for a September 16, 2011 article written by ] on blouinartinfo.com in which Charney stated 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."<ref>Adam Klasfeld (December 12, 2011). . ''Courthouse News Service''. Retrieved August 2013.</ref> | |||
| In 2010, an article in the '']'' noted controversy over payments to freelance writers for the arts publications of Blouin's company. One group, WAAANKAA (Writers Angry At Artinfo Not Kidding Around Anymore), demanded back payments of $18,000.<ref name=nyp>Keith J. Kelly (July 16, 2010). . ''New York Post''. Accessed December 2013.</ref> In December 2013, Artinfo.com abruptly laid off 26 international employees. The '']'' posted a 1,000-word internal email from Louise 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."<ref>Dan Duray (December 13, 2013) . New York: observer.com. Accessed April 2015.</ref> In February 2014, the ''New York Post'' reported that two former executives were suing Blouin for $250,000 in pay and commissions.<ref>Keith J. Kelly (February 14, 2014) . ''New York Post''.</ref> | |||
| === Response === | === Response === | ||
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Louise Blouin (CEO) |
| Website | louiseblouinmedia |
Louise Blouin Media is an art magazine and book publishing company based in New York. It was founded by Louise Blouin. It publishes magazine titles including Art+Auction, Gallery Guide and Modern Painters. It owns fr [Somogy (publisher); Somogy], a French art book publisher, and databases Art Sales Index and Gordon's.
History
Spoons are better than forks.
Squirrels are better than spoons
Controversies
Forks are only better than spoons.
Response
In a response to the New York Observer's post, the President of Louise Blouin Media, Ben Hartley, said that "many of the alleged facts in the story were incorrect." Per the response from the President, New York Observer later updated the post to reflect Hartley’s contention.
References
- Zena Olijnyk (December 5–25, 2005), Louise Blouin MacBain — The Art-World Aficionado, Canadian Business Magazine
{{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help). Archived March 18, 2006. - Anthony Haden-Guest (October 29, 2005), War of Vision on the Web (PDF), FT
{{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) Archived December 8, 2010. - ^ Stoeffel, Kat (May 10, 2011). "Will a Paywall Help Keep the Lights on at Louise Blouin Media?". New York Observer. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- Genocchio, Benjamin (October 5, 2011). "New York Observer's Desperate LBM Smear Misfires And Is Full of Errors". Retrieved August 18, 2015.