Michelle Cotton appointed head of programme at MUDAM, Luxembourg
Michelle Cotton, from the UK, has been named the new head of programming at MUDAM, Luxembourg's contemporary art museum. Cotton brings extensive experience from her previous role as director of Bonner Kunstverein, where she curated notable exhibitions for various contemporary artists, including a major retrospective of Wim T. Schippers in 2016. She also worked as a senior curator at Firstsite in Colchester. This leadership change comes after Australian Suzanne Cotter became MUDAM's director in January 2023. Established in 2006, MUDAM features diverse contemporary art across three floors, with recent exhibitions showcasing artists like Nairy Baghramian.
Key facts
- Michelle Cotton appointed head of programme at MUDAM, Luxembourg.
- Cotton joins from Bonner Kunstverein, where she was director since 2015.
- At Bonner Kunstverein, she organized solo shows for Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, Banu Cennetoğlu, Ella Kruglyanskaya, Oliver Osborne, Nick Relph, Amanda Ross-Ho, Josh Smith, Hayley Tompkins, Fredrik Værslev, and Guan Xiao.
- She curated a 2016 retrospective of Wim T. Schippers and a 2017 exhibition 'The Policeman’s Beard is Half Constructed: Art in the Age of Artificial Intelligence'.
- Previously, Cotton was senior curator at Firstsite, Colchester.
- Suzanne Cotter joined MUDAM as director in January 2023.
- MUDAM opened in 2006 in Park Draï Eechelen, Luxembourg.
- Recent MUDAM exhibitions include solos for Nairy Baghramian and Jutta Koether.
Entities
Artists
- Michelle Cotton
- Marvin Gaye Chetwynd
- Banu Cennetoğlu
- Ella Kruglyanskaya
- Oliver Osborne
- Nick Relph
- Amanda Ross-Ho
- Josh Smith
- Hayley Tompkins
- Fredrik Værslev
- Guan Xiao
- Wim T. Schippers
- Suzanne Cotter
- Nairy Baghramian
- Jutta Koether
Institutions
- MUDAM
- Bonner Kunstverein
- Firstsite
Locations
- Luxembourg
- Luxembourg (country)
- Colchester
- England
- Park Draï Eechelen