# Noah Horowitz > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Noah_Horowitz > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Noah_Horowitz.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Horowitz > Source revision: 1283250013 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Noah Horowitz** (born 1979) is an American art historian and the CEO of [Art Basel](/source/Art_Basel) since 2022.[1] Horowitz was previously at [Sotheby’s](/source/Sotheby's) as Worldwide Head of Gallery & Private Dealer Services, and held the post of Director Americas at Art Basel from 2015 to 2021.[2] He has a Ph.D. in art history from the [Courtauld Institute of Art](/source/Courtauld_Institute_of_Art) in London[3] and is the author of Art of the Deal: Contemporary Art in a Global Financial Market, published by [Princeton University Press](/source/Princeton_University_Press) in 2011 and released as a paperback in 2014.[4] ## Career Horowitz was born in Princeton, New Jersey in 1979. He graduated from [The Lawrenceville School](/source/Lawrenceville_School) in 1998 and in 2002 received a B.A. degree in Art History with Economics from the [University of Virginia](/source/University_of_Virginia), where he was an Echols Scholar. He continued on at the [Courtauld Institute of Art](/source/Courtauld_Institute_of_Art) in London for his M.A. (2003) and Ph.D. degrees (2006). While finishing the doctorate, Horowitz worked as an associate at the [Serpentine Gallery](/source/Serpentine_Galleries) in London where he was mentored by its co-director [Hans Ulrich Obrist](/source/Hans_Ulrich_Obrist).[5] He moved to New York in 2010 and joined the team behind the first online-only art fair, VIP.[5] The following year, he was hired as the Managing Director of [The Armory Show](/source/The_Armory_Show_(art_fair)) in New York and became its overall head in 2012.[5] Horowitz is widely credited with revitalizing the art fair, which had been losing gallery participation in the years leading up to his hire.[6] In July 2015, [Art Basel](/source/Art_Basel), led by [Marc Spiegler](/source/Marc_Spiegler), announced they had hired Horowitz as its Director Americas, putting him in charge of Art Basel’s annual December edition in Miami Beach.[7] Horowitz oversaw the transformation of the Miami fair and firmly established Art Basel’s presence in the United States and New York more broadly.[8] His initiatives included the launch of the Global Art Market report, written by the economist Clare McAndrew.[9] In 2021, Horowitz moved to [Sotheby’s](/source/Sotheby's), taking on the newly created position of Worldwide Head of Gallery & Private Dealer Services.[1] During his tenure, Horowitz founded Artist’s Choice, a new sale that enables artists to consign work directly to auction.[10][11] Horowitz returned to [Art Basel](/source/Art_Basel) as CEO in November 2022, succeeding Global Director [Marc Spiegler](/source/Marc_Spiegler).[1] ## Other roles Horowitz has written and lectured widely on art and economics. His texts and commentary have appeared in publications including [The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times), [Financial Times](/source/Financial_Times), [Texte zur Kunst](/source/Texte_zur_Kunst) and [The Art Newspaper](/source/The_Art_Newspaper).[1] His book, Art of the Deal: Contemporary Art in a Global Financial Market, was published by [Princeton University Press](/source/Princeton_University_Press) in 2011 and released as a paperback in 2014.[4] ## Personal life Horowitz lives in Brooklyn, New York. He is married to fellow art historian Louise Sorensen and together they have two kids.[1] ## References 1. ["Change at the helm of Art Basel: Noah Horowitz appointed CEO"](https://www.artbasel.com/stories/change-at-the-helm-of-art-basel--noah-horowitz-appointed-ceo?lang=en). *Art Basel*. Retrieved 2024-10-30. 1. Horowitz, Noah & Horowitz, Noah (2014-08-31). [*Art of the Deal*](http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781400836444). Princeton University Press. [doi:10.1515/9781400836444](https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400836444). ISBN 978-1-4008-3644-4. 1. ["Alumni spotlights"](https://courtauld.ac.uk/alumni/alumni-spotlights/). *The Courtauld*. Retrieved 2024-10-30. 1. Horowitz, Noah (2014). *Art of the deal: contemporary art in a global financial market*. Art economics. 8. print., and 1. paperback print ed. Princeton, NJ: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0-691-15788-7. 1. Freeman, Nate (2015-12-01). ["Noah Horowitz, Art Basel's Newly Minted Macher, Takes His Talents to South Beach"](https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/the-doctor-is-in-art-basels-noah-horowitz-ph-d-hits-the-beach-5432/). *ARTnews.com*. Retrieved 2024-10-30. 1. ["Armory Show Director Noah Horowitz on Revitalizing New York's Marquee Art Fair"](https://www.artspace.com/magazine/interviews_features/qa/noah_horowitz_interview-5888). *Artspace*. Retrieved 2024-10-30. 1. Russeth, Andrew (2015-07-14). ["Art Basel Hires Noah Horowitz, Armory Show Head, to Lead Miami Beach Fair"](https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-basel-hires-noah-horowitz-armory-show-head-as-director-americas-4534/). *ARTnews.com*. Retrieved 2024-10-30. 1. ["Noah Horowitz joins Sotheby's after stepping down as Art Basel's director of Americas"](https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2021/08/20/noah-horowitz-joins-sothebys-after-stepping-down-as-art-basels-director-of-americas). *The Art Newspaper - International art news and events*. 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2024-10-30. 1. ["The Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report"](https://www.artbasel.com/stories/art-market-report-1?lang=en). *Art Basel*. Retrieved 2024-10-30. 1. Article, Jo Lawson-Tancred ShareShare This (2022-09-08). ["Sotheby's Launches Artist's Choice, a New Venture That Enables Artists to Consign Work Directly to Auction"](https://news.artnet.com/market/sothebys-launches-artists-choice-a-new-venture-that-enables-artists-to-consign-work-directly-to-auction-2172043). *Artnet News*. Retrieved 2024-10-30. 1. Horowitz, Noah & Abric, Abby (2022-10-06). ["First Edition of "Artist's Choice" Triples Its Estimate"](https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/first-edition-of-artist-choice-triples-its-estimate). *Sothebys.com*. Retrieved 2024-10-30. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Noah Horowitz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Horowitz) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Horowitz?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.