MoMA PS1 Director Kate Fowle Steps Down After Pandemic-Challenged Tenure

Kate Fowle will leave her position as director of MoMA PS1, which she has led since 2019. Her departure comes without explanation, following a tenure significantly impacted by pandemic closures and staffing reductions. The institution, located in Long Island, saw its workforce drop from 64 to 17 during the health crisis, though it has since recovered to 55 employees. Major exhibitions like Marking Time: Art in the Age of Incarceration and a Deana Lawson solo show were postponed due to these challenges. Fowle previously served as chief curator at Moscow's Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, where she oversaw the 2015 opening of its Rem Koolhaas-designed building. Despite her exit, she committed to completing an exhibition of African-Puerto Rican artist Daniel Lind-Ramos, scheduled for April 2023 at MoMA PS1. During her directorship, she established the Homeroom gallery, a space curated by community groups. The British curator's abrupt resignation marks the end of a brief leadership period marked by institutional adaptation.