Matthew Israel

Matthew Israel is a PhD historian of art and culture, writer, and curator based in New York. For over two decades, he has worked in and written about the contemporary art world. He helped build Artsy; he was the head curator on Meta’s Open Arts team; and he is the author of three books on modern and contemporary art: "Kill for Peace: American Artists Against the Vietnam War" (2013), "The Big Picture: Contemporary Art in 10 Works by 10 Artists" (2017), and "A Year in the Art World: An Insider’s View" (2020), as well as a book on the history behind self-help, "No New Ideas: Exploring the Roots of Self-Help to Better Help Yourself" (2027). In addition to working as a writer, Matthew works as a consultant for art organizations, more broadly as a well-being consultant, and teaches at New York University’s Graduate Program in Museum Studies.