[5] He then received his MFA from the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts of Bard College in 1999.

[7][8] From 2003 to 2010, Griffin was editor in chief of Artforum and was credited for transforming the magazine's art criticism into social, political and intellectual movements.

He was editor at large of the magazine until joining experimental art center the Kitchen as director and chief curator in 2011.

[9][10] As director, Griffin oversaw projects by artists including Chantal Akerman, Charles Atlas, and Gretchen Bender.

[11] Griffin is married to Johanna Burton, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.