Early career Genocchio began his career in journalism in Australia, writing for
Business Review Weekly. He was an art critic for
The Bulletin, a weekly current affairs magazine, and
The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper. In 1997, Genocchio became the Sydney art critic for
The Australian, Australia's daily newspaper. He also worked as the paper's chief art critic and, later, national arts correspondent, covering art and culture in Australia and abroad.
The New York Times In late December 2002, Genocchio moved to New York to begin writing for
The New York Times. He worked as an art critic for
The New York Times for 9 years. He was an art lecturer at
Sydney University and a member of the offshore faculty of
Boston University. In 2009, he was a guest lecturer at
Fowler Museum at
UCLA, where he spoke on Aboriginal art.
Blouin Media In early 2010, he became editorial director at
Louise Blouin Media, and editor-in-chief of
Art+Auction magazine,
Modern Painters and artinfo.com. He left the post at
Modern Painters in 2011.
Artnet News Genocchio left Blouin Media in January 2014 and joined
Artnet, where he was the first editor-in-chief of Artnet News, a 24-hour art news website. He was ousted in November 2017 after multiple accusations of sexual harassment were made against him that extended to his time at Louise Blouin Media, Artnet and the Armory. He denied the accusation in a statement saying that while he had conflicts with employees, he never acted inappropriately, and apologized for any behavior perceived as disrespectful. == Personal life ==