Carol Kino

I started out in the early 1990s, writing a column on New York for Modern Painters, then based in London.  Although I’d spent countless happy hours in museums since childhood, I knew almost nothing about the contemporary art world, so it was a trial by fire.  Happily, I proved to have the proverbial “eye,” as well as the ability to write about what I saw for a general-interest audience – a rare combination at the time.

Soon I was also writing for The Atlantic Monthly, where my subjects usually had a political or pop-cultural angle, then for the brand-new Time Out New York.  To make sure I was up to speed on the art side of things, I began contributing to art magazines, including Artnews, Art in America, and Art + Auction – then known as the “art world bible” – where I was named a Contributing Editor in 2001.  

Published book:

Double Click: Twin Photographers in the Golden Age of Magazines – 2024