Page Turner Cultured 01/01/2018 http://www.culturedmag.com/nion-mcevoy-foundation Nion McEvoy opens a new art foundation in San Francisco
The Tools of Her Time Cultured 12/01/2017 http://www.culturedmag.com/lynn-hershman-leeson/ On Lynn Hershman Leeson
An Interview with Four Art-World Luminaries Art Basel Magazine 12/01/2017 https://gallery.mailchimp.com/776dad8a9d6b2fc7e6981615c/files/4d951118-fdcb-42ca-895b-3299dd4b4bc7/Thornton_Roundtable_ABMB.pdf Sarah Thornton talks to Frank Bowling, Pamela Joyner, Isaac Julien, and Zoe Whitley
The Gardens of Tomorrow Architectural Digest 10/05/2017 https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/blasen-landscape-architecture The design masterminds behind Blasen Landscape Architecture in the Bay Area wield a delicate touch to sculpt the topography
Beyond Science Fiction Cultured 10/01/2017 http://www.culturedmag.com/catherine-wagner/ Catherine Wagner has a knack for showing up in strange places
Perfectly at Home Architectural Digest 07/05/2017 https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/tour-jason-and-michelle-rubells-incredible-miami-beach-home Inside the Miami Beach house of Jason and Michelle Rubell
A Wild Mind Cultured 06/01/2017 http://www.culturedmag.com/ivy-ross-google-hardware/ Ivy Ross, Head of Design at Google Hardware
Chicago Virago Cultured 03/01/2017 http://www.culturedmag.com/madeleine-grynsztejn-museum-of-contemporary-art-chicago/ Madeleine Grynsztejn, Director of MCA Chicago
Pamela Joyner's Singular Vision Cultured 12/01/2016 http://www.culturedmag.com/pamela-joyner/ Pamela Joyner’s Collection of African American Abstract Art
Mad Max Cultured 09/01/2016 http://www.culturedmag.com/max-hollein/ Max Hollein, Director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Risky Business Art News 08/30/2016 http://www.artnews.com/2016/08/30/risky-business-bay-area-venture-capitalists-bring-their-pioneer-mentality-to-art/ Bay Area Venture Capitalists bring their pioneer mentality to art.
Is San Francisco Ready to Become an Art World Capital? W Magazine 08/24/2016 http://www.wmagazine.com/story/is-san-francisco-ready-to-become-an-art-world-capital The city now boasts the largest contemporary art museum in the country. But can San Francisco really deliver?
A Matter of Perspective Cultured 06/01/2016 http://www.culturedmag.com/will-ferrell-viveca-paulin-ferrell/ Profile of Viveca Paulin-Ferrell
L.A. Woman: Annie Philbin Cultured 06/01/2016 http://www.culturedmag.com/annie-philbin-hammer-museum/ Ask anyone about the UCLA Hammer Museum's thriving status and one name pops up: Annie Philbin.
Going Public The Economist 04/30/2016 http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21697807-biggest-contemporary-art-museum-america-will-be-unveiled-next-month-building-it The biggest contemporary-art museum in America will be unveiled next month. Building it took ingenuity, persuasiveness—and a lot of money.
Art at Large Cultured 04/01/2016 http://www.culturedmag.com/art-at-large/ On being a curator of contemporary art.
Game Changer Cultured 03/01/2016 http://www.cultureddigital.com/i/641424-february-march-2016/143 Having created a community for 400 million inhabitants, Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger may be the ultimate city planner.
Eyes on the Prize Cultured 03/01/2016 http://www.nashersculpturecenter.org/Documents/NewsDocuments/20160220-cultured-magazine-nasher-prize-co-chairs.pdf Catherine Marcus Rose and Jennifer Eagle usher in the Nasher Sculpture Center's New Prize
No Man's Land The Economist 12/12/2015 http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21679779-renowned-private-collection-celebrates-women-artists-no-mans-land A renowned private collection celebrates women artists.
In Focus: Jeffrey Fraenkel Cultured 12/01/2015 http://www.cultureddigital.com/i/603573-winter-2015/277 After decades at the helm of one of the most revered photography galleries, Jeffrey Fraenkel is just getting warmed up.
Higher Calling Cultured 12/01/2015 http://www.cultureddigital.com/i/603573-winter-2015/171 Gabriela Garza doesn't just collect--she makes power moves that keep the art world turning. Sarah Thornton enters her orbit.
The Man Show Art Forum 11/04/2015 http://artforum.com/diary/id=55930 Behind-the-scenes of Andrea Fraser's "Men on the Line."
Kaitlyn Trigger: A Nerd After Our Own Hearts W Magazine 08/11/2015 http://www.wmagazine.com/people/2015/08/kaitlyn-trigger-mike-krieger-wedding/photos/ A girl who codes and also loves Celine?
Artiquette: Mavens and Manners for the Art Collectors of Silicon Valley The Economist 06/20/2015 http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21654557-mavens-and-manners-art-collectors-silicon-valley-artiquette When it comes to the rich young tech entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley, art dealers around the world are clamoring to know: are they buying?
Top 10 Reasons Not To Write About The Art Market Tar 10/01/2012 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53653050/THORNTON%3D10Reasons%3DMarketTAR.pdf Reason 1: It gives too much exposure to artists who attain high prices.
Why Buy Art? The Economist 06/22/2012 http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2012/06/art-market It has become fashionable among economists to study the motivations of art collectors.
The Price of Being Female: Post-war artists at auction The Economist 05/20/2012 http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2012/05/post-war-artists-auction MUCH fanfare greeted the $388m made by Christie's post-war and contemporary evening sale in New York earlier this month—its highest total ever...
The Bold Standard The Economist 10/05/2011 http://www.economist.com/node/21531408 Gerhard Richter is the world's foremost living painter. The German artist is represented in the collections of the most distinguished modern-art museums.
Bubbly Basel The Economist 06/22/2011 http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2011/06/contemporary-art-market Art Basel is the king of international art fairs.
A Passion that Knows No Bounds: Philippe Segalot’s Carte Blanche, the Auction as Self-Portrait The Economist 11/19/2010 http://www.economist.com/node/17551930 This month saw the launch in New York of a new kind of contemporary-art auction, one in which a single major...
A Life's Work The Economist 09/23/2010 http://www.economist.com/node/17119573 Louise Bourgeois: mending old wounds, sewing up the past.
Hands Up for Hirst: How the Bad Boy of Brit-Art Grew Rich at the Expense of His Investors The Economist 09/09/2010 http://www.economist.com/node/16990811 This month saw the launch in New York of a new kind of contemporary-art auction, one in which a single major...
Rogue Urinals: Has the Art Market Gone Dada? The Economist 03/24/2010 http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15766467 This month saw the launch in New York of a new kind of contemporary-art auction, one in which a single major...
The Name Game The Economist 03/10/2010 http://www.economist.com/node/15659860 Branding in the New York art world.
The Pop Master's Highs and Lows The Economist 11/26/2009 http://www.economist.com/node/14941229 Andy Warhol is the bellwether.
An Academic Alice in Adland: Ethnography and the Commercial World Critical Quarterly 01/01/1999 http://sarah-thornton.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/thorntoncriticalquarterly.pdf In summer 1997, I quit my tenured university lectureship in Media Studies and sought a job in advertising...