Jessica Morgan to Lead Gwangju Biennale
Jessica Morgan has been named the director of the Gwangju Biennale. She is currently the Daskalopoulos Curator for International Art at Tate Modern. Previously, she held the position of Chief Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston and worked as an Assistant Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Morgan earned her MA in Art History from the Courtauld Institute of Art, along with both a BA and MA from Cambridge University. Her notable exhibitions include works by Saloua Raouda Choucair, Gabriel Orozco, John Baldessari: Pure Beauty, and many others, including contributions to MOCA Los Angeles and Tate Turbine Hall Unilever Commissions.
Key facts
- Jessica Morgan appointed director of Gwangju Biennale
- Currently Daskalopoulos Curator, International Art at Tate Modern
- Previously Chief Curator at ICA Boston
- Previously Assistant Curator at MCA Chicago
- MA in Art History from Courtauld Institute of Art
- BA and MA in Art History from Cambridge University
- Curated exhibitions including Saloua Raouda Choucair, Gabriel Orozco, John Baldessari: Pure Beauty
- Curated Tate Turbine Hall Unilever Commissions with Tino Sehgal, Carsten Höller, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
Entities
Artists
- Saloua Raouda Choucair
- Gabriel Orozco
- John Baldessari
- Martin Kippenberger
- Mona Hatoum
- Urs Fischer
- Damien Ortega
- Tino Sehgal
- Carsten Höller
- Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
- Jessica Morgan
Institutions
- Gwangju Biennale
- Tate Modern
- Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
- Courtauld Institute of Art
- Cambridge University
- MOCA Los Angeles
- Jumex Collection
Locations
- Gwangju
- London
- Boston
- Chicago
- Los Angeles
- Mexico City