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• Sylvie Patry returns to Musée d’Orsay as deputy director after two years at Barnes Foundation institutional

  Sylvie Patry, who currently serves as the chief curator at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, is set to depart for the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, where she will take on the role…

• Ruba Katrib Joins MoMA PS1 as Curator After SculptureCenter Tenure institutional

  Ruba Katrib has accepted a curatorial role at MoMA PS1 in New York. Previously, she was at SculptureCenter in Long Island City, where she worked from 2012, organizing solo…

• Àsìkò Art School's Pan-African Pedagogical Model Evolves Under Oyindamola Fakeye institutional

  Artistic director Oyindamola Fakeye of the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) Lagos reflects on the development of the Àsìkò Art School since the death of its founder, Bisi Silva,…

• MOCA dismisses chief curator Helen Molesworth amid conflicting statements institutional

  Helen Molesworth, chief curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, was terminated by director Philippe Vergne, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. The museum's…

• Shenzhen Biennale curator Gary Xu terminated over sexual misconduct allegations institutional

  Gary Xu, a curator for the inaugural Shenzhen Biennale, has been dismissed following accusations of sexual assault and inappropriate behavior. The biennale team stated that, in…

• Robert Leckie Appointed Director of Spike Island in Bristol institutional

  Robert Leckie has been appointed as the new director of Spike Island, a non-profit organization located in Bristol, after serving as curator and head of programmes at Gasworks in…

• Meg Onli Named Curator-at-Large at Whitney Museum After 15-Year Vacancy institutional

  Meg Onli has been named Curator-at-Large at the Whitney Museum of American Art, a position that has been vacant for fifteen years. In this capacity, she aims to explore themes of…

• Rome's MACRO museum relaunches as Macro Asilo with radical open-access policy amid Italy's populist politics institutional

  On 30 September 2018, the Municipal Museum for Contemporary Art (MACRO) in Rome was reintroduced as Macro Asilo, under the leadership of Giorgio de Finis. He has initiated an open…

• Yasufumi Nakamori Appointed Director of Asia Society Museum in New York institutional

  Yasufumi Nakamori will begin leading the Asia Society Museum in August, moving from his position as Senior Curator of International Art (Photography) at Tate Modern. He previously…

• Solveig Øvstebø Appointed Executive Director of Oslo's Astrup Fearnley Museet institutional

  Solveig Øvstebø has been appointed to head the Astrup Fearnley Museet in Oslo, marking her return to Norway after a seven-year tenure as executive director and chief curator at…

• Gudskul's Collective Pedagogy Transforms Indonesian Art Education institutional

  Gudskul, located in Jakarta, Indonesia, is an educational initiative utilizing a transformed area featuring shipping containers and a warehouse. Launched by ruangrupa, Serrum, and…

• Michael Rakowitz protests at MoMA PS1, NEW INC launches XR studio with Onassis, Whitechapel auction announced institutional

  In a show of support for activists opposing board members Larry Fink and Leon Black, Michael Rakowitz halted his video project RETURN (2004-) at MoMA PS1 in New York. He had…

• Over 300 artists back Tate strikers, demand bailout funds save jobs institutional

  More than 300 artists, among them Turner Prize laureates Mark Leckey (2008) and 2019 winners Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo, and Tai Shani, have signed a letter…

• Christian Levett's Femmes Artistes Musée Mougins Reopens, Showcasing Female Artists from Impressionism to Contemporary institutional

  Christian Levett, a former hedge-fund manager from Britain, has redirected his collecting interests towards female artists in the last ten years. In 2024, his private museum in…

• K11 Art Village Residency Concludes Second Phase with Four Artists Exploring Wuhan's Urban Landscape institutional

  At K11 art village in Wuhan, four emerging artists concluded a two-month residency focused on local landscapes and communities. Pongyu Wai, an artist from Hainan residing in Hong…

• Prospect New Orleans Triennial Pauses 2027 Edition for Legacy Publication institutional

  Prospect New Orleans will not hold its seventh edition in 2027, shifting focus to a retrospective publication titled 20 Years of Prospect. The organization aims to step back from…

• Ngaire Blankenberg Appointed Director of Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art institutional

  Ngaire Blankenberg has been named the new director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. She succeeds Gus Casely-Hayford, who left in 2019 to…

• Guggenheim Museum curators and conservators seek unionization with UAW institutional

  At the Guggenheim Museum in New York, a group of curators, conservators, and editors is working to form a union with the United Auto Workers, marking the museum's second attempt…

• Conservative artist Janusz Janowski appointed director of Warsaw's Zachęta National Gallery without open competition institutional

  So, last week, Janusz Janowski, who’s a painter and musician with no museum leadership experience, was named the new director of Warsaw’s Zachęta National Gallery of Art. This…

• Metropolitan Museum President Emily Rafferty Announces Spring Retirement Amid Major Expansion Plans institutional

  Emily Rafferty, who made history as the first female president of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, is set to retire in the Spring. Having joined the museum in 1976, she…

• Darren Walker to Step Down as Ford Foundation President in 2025 After 11-Year Tenure institutional

  At the conclusion of 2025, Darren Walker will step down as president of the Ford Foundation, wrapping up an 11-year leadership period that began in 2014. Under his guidance, the…

• John Giorno Foundation appoints Anthony Huberman as executive director institutional

  Anthony Huberman has been named the new executive director of the John Giorno Foundation, succeeding Elizabeth Dee. He’ll oversee the public programming at 'The Bunker,' Giorno's…

• Mats Stjernstedt to curate Nordic Pavilion at 2017 Venice Biennale institutional

  Mats Stjernstedt has been selected to curate the Nordic Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale in 2017. Moderna Museet in Sweden appointed him, with the pavilion jointly…

• Kjersti Solbakken Appointed Director of Bergen Kunsthall institutional

  Kjersti Solbakken started as director of Bergen Kunsthall on 1 October 2024. She previously directed Kunstnerforbundet, Galleri Format, and Fotogalleriet in Oslo. Solbakken was…

• Hong Kong's Spring Workshop Announces Closure After Five-Year Program institutional

  Mimi Brown, director of Hong Kong's non-profit Spring Workshop, revealed the venue will shut down at the end of 2017. The space opened in 2012 on the third floor of a factory…

• Jagdip Jagpal named director of India Art Fair as founder Neha Kirpal steps down institutional

  Jagdip Jagpal has been named the new director of India Art Fair, taking over from founder Neha Kirpal, who will step down from her position but continue as a co-owner. Jagpal's…

• Brazilian artists protest censorship with open letter amid attacks on exhibitions institutional

  On Thursday, protesters gathered outside the Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) to voice their opposition to a ban preventing individuals under 18 from attending the exhibition…

• Artforum Publisher Knight Landesman Resigns Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations institutional

  Knight Landesman, co-publisher of Artforum, resigned on Wednesday after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced. Amanda Schmitt, a New York curator who began working at…

• WANS activist coalition denounces Knight Landesman's continued Artforum ownership and legal battle with former staffer institutional

  The activist group We Are Not Surprised (WANS) has taken issue with Knight Landesman's position as co-owner of Artforum magazine, particularly criticizing its attempts to dismiss…

• Jakarta's Art Scene Transforms with Museum MACAN Opening and 17th Jakarta Biennale institutional

  In November 2017, Jakarta was the venue for two major art initiatives. The Museum MACAN, Indonesia's inaugural contemporary art museum specifically designed for this purpose, was…

• Charles Saumarez Smith Appointed Senior Director at Blain Southern Gallery institutional

  Charles Saumarez Smith, who has been leading the Royal Academy of Arts as secretary and chief executive since 2007, is moving to Blain Southern gallery in London as their senior…

• Manchester's Factory International Renamed Aviva Studios After £35m Insurance Company Sponsorship institutional

  The arts venue in Manchester, previously known as Factory International, has been rebranded as Aviva Studios after securing a £35 million sponsorship from the insurance firm…

• Melanie Pocock Joins Ikon Gallery as Curator, Bringing International Experience institutional

  This month, Melanie Pocock has stepped into the curator position at the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham. Before this, she was teaching at LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore,…

• Light Projections Protest Guggenheim Museum Over Worker Exploitation institutional

  On September 28, activist organizations Artists for Workers and the Illuminator illuminated the exterior of the Guggenheim Museum in New York with projected messages. The display…

• Shamim M. Momin Appointed Director and Chief Curator of Bronx Museum institutional

  Shamim M. Momin has been appointed director and chief curator of the Bronx Museum in New York. She previously served as director of curatorial affairs at Seattle's Henry Art…

• Judith Carlton Named New Director of CGP London, Replacing Ron Henocq After 30 Years institutional

  Judith Carlton will become the new director of CGP London in April 2015, succeeding founding director Ron Henocq who departs after three decades. Henocq is leaving at the end of…

• Omar Kholeif Appointed Manilow Senior Curator at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago institutional

  Omar Kholeif, who was born in Egypt, has been named the new Manilow senior curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, according to The Chicago Sun-Times on September…

• Jessica Morgan Outlines Vision for Dia Art Foundation in 2015 Interview institutional

  In April 2015, Jessica Morgan, who recently took on the role of director at the Dia Art Foundation, shared her aspirations for the organization. Having spent 12 years as a curator…

• Malaysian artist Ahmad Fuad Osman accuses National Art Gallery of censorship institutional

  On February 4, 2020, four artworks by Ahmad Fuad Osman were removed from his solo show at Kuala Lumpur's National Art Gallery due to an anonymous complaint from a board member.…

• Alison Friedman resigns from West Kowloon Cultural District amid M+ censorship tensions institutional

  Alison Friedman has resigned as artistic director of performing arts at Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District after four years. She will return to the US to lead Carolina…