Poet Andrew Durbin Named Editor in Chief of Frieze

Poet, novelist, and critic Andrew Durbin has been appointed the next editor in chief of frieze, reports Artforum. The first issue under his tenure will appear in the spring. "'Andrew is a committed member of the frieze community, and after a wide-ranging and international search, we are delighted to promote him to this new position,' frieze publisher Rebecca Ann Siegel said in a statement." More:

...Prior to joining frieze, Durbin served as director of Company Gallery in New York and was a talks curator at the Poetry Project. He is the author of MacArthur Park (Nightboat, 2017) as well as a forthcoming novella called Skyland, which will be published by Nightboat in June 2020. Since joining frieze in 2017, Durbin profiled numerous artists including Janiva Ellis, Fran Lebowitz, Robert Morris, Laura Owens, Yvonne Rainer, and Ryan Trecartin and edited the recent Food Issue with Evan Moffitt.

On his appointment, Durbin said: “Frieze has played a key role in shaping art discourse for the past thirty years. Amidst the complex challenges facing artists and writers today, our history of building strong connections between art communities is now more important than ever...

Durbin is also the author of the poetry collection, Mature Themes (Nighboat, 2014). More on his newest turn at Artforum.