Karen Archey Appointed Curator of Contemporary Time-Based Media at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Karen Archey, an American curator and critic, has been appointed as the curator for contemporary art focused on time-based media at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. She aims to improve the museum's offerings in areas like digital media, performance, dance, and sound art. Her first major endeavor will be organizing Stefan Tcherepnin's inaugural solo exhibition at a museum, which is scheduled for October 2017. She will also oversee the Gemeentelijke Kunstaankopen 2018, marking the museum's first municipal acquisition exhibition dedicated to time-based art. Before this, Archey worked as an editor at e-flux in New York from 2014 to 2017 and has held various prestigious roles in the art community.
Key facts
- Karen Archey appointed curator of contemporary art for time-based media at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- Will curate Stefan Tcherepnin's first museum solo exhibition opening October 2017
- Will oversee Gemeentelijke Kunstaankopen 2018, first municipal acquisition exhibition for time-based art at Stedelijk
- Previously worked as editor at e-flux (2014–2017) where she launched e-flux conversations platform
- Served as curator-in-residence at Abrons Arts Center (2012–2013) and editor-at-large of Rhizome at New Museum
- Received Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant in 2016 for short-form writing
- Curated Sharing Love exhibition of Ann Hirsch at ICA at MECA in Portland, Maine (2016)
- Cocurated Art Post-Internet exhibition at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing (2014)
Entities
Artists
- Karen Archey
- Stefan Tcherepnin
- Ann Hirsch
Institutions
- Stedelijk Museum
- ArtReview
- e-flux
- Abrons Arts Center
- Rhizome
- New Museum
- Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation
- ICA at MECA
- Ullens Center for Contemporary Art
Locations
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- New York
- United States
- Portland
- Maine
- Beijing
- China