Guggenheim Curator Katherine Brinson on Carol Bove Survey and Museum Relaxation

Katherine Brinson, a curator at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, is known for rethinking artists' practices. After organizing major shows for Alex Katz and Danh Vo, she now presents a mid-career survey of sculptor Carol Bove in the museum's rotunda. Brinson describes the exhibition as a living thing, with comfortable seating and daily tea service to make the museum feel more welcoming. She views the Frank Lloyd Wright rotunda as a sculpture and has worked at the Guggenheim for almost her entire professional life. Brinson considers her biggest contribution to be framing living artists' practices for broad audiences. She is an introvert who performs extroversion and would retrain as a psychotherapist if not curating. The survey opens spring 2026.