Hamza Walker appointed executive director of LAXART
Hamza Walker, who previously served as the associate curator and education director at the Renaissance Society of Chicago, has been appointed as the new executive director of LAXART. He is taking over from Lauri Firstenberg, the founding director, who resigned in early 2016. Walker collaborated with Aram Moshayedi, a past LAXART curator, to co-organize the 2016 Hammer Biennial. He is set to begin his new position on October 1. Firstenberg, who developed a succession plan last year, identified Walker as her successor, praising him as a significant curator and innovative thinker. This appointment aims to alleviate concerns regarding the future of the nonprofit art organization based in Los Angeles.
Key facts
- Hamza Walker appointed executive director of LAXART
- Position vacant since Lauri Firstenberg stepped down earlier in 2016
- Walker was associate curator and director of education at Renaissance Society of Chicago
- Co-organized 2016 Hammer Biennial with Aram Moshayedi
- Moshayedi is a former curator at LAXART
- Walker starts October 1, 2016
- Firstenberg wrote a succession plan a year ago with Walker as the plan
- Firstenberg called Walker one of the most important curators in the country
Entities
Artists
- Hamza Walker
- Lauri Firstenberg
- Aram Moshayedi
Institutions
- LAXART
- Renaissance Society of Chicago
- Hammer Museum
- The Art Newspaper
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Chicago