A prolific writer, critic and curator Tim Griffin served as executive director and chief curator at The Kitchen, New York (2011–21), where he developed projects with artists such as Chantal Akerman, ANOHNI,
Charles Atlas,
Ed Atkins, Kevin Beasley,
Abraham Cruzvillegas, Joan Jonas, Ralph Lemon, and
Danh Vo; as well as overviews of Gretchen Bender and composer
Julius Eastman. Previously, Griffin was editor of
Artforum (2003–10), where he organized issues on subjects from poetics and new philosophy to performance and political engagement, often exploring art's shifting relationships with larger society. In 2015, he was awarded the insignia of chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government.
