Artforum Publisher Quits After Sexual Harassment Complaint
- Curator alleges Landesman touched her inappropriately
- Schmitt says magazine retaliated against her for complaints
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Knight Landesman, the co-publisher of an influential art magazine, resigned after a former employee accused him of smearing her reputation following years of harassment and unwanted sexual advances.
Amanda Schmitt, a New York curator and director of programming and development at Untitled art fairs, sued Artforum International Magazine and Landesman, claiming he regularly "groped young women, made vulgar sexual remarks to them, and insisted they accept his disgusting overtures if they wanted his assistance to thrive in the art world."