Richard Birkett appointed director of Glasgow International 2024
In 2024, Richard Birkett will take the helm of Glasgow International, the biennial festival celebrating contemporary art in Scotland. Birkett, who has resided in Glasgow for three years, previously served as chief curator at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London from 2017 to 2020 and spent six years as a curator at Artists Space in New York. His London exhibitions featured Forensic Architecture, Cameron Rowland, and a retrospective of Julie Becker, an American artist who passed away in 2016. In the U.S., he collaborated with artists like Julie Ault and Hito Steyerl. Birkett expressed his vision for GI, emphasizing its foundation in artistic integrity and community engagement. Richard Parry, who curated the festival's eighth and ninth editions in 2018 and 2021, stepped down in 2021.
Key facts
- Richard Birkett will direct Glasgow International in 2024.
- Birkett was chief curator at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts from 2017 to 2020.
- He was curator at Artists Space in New York for six years.
- He organized exhibitions for Forensic Architecture, Cameron Rowland, and a Julie Becker retrospective.
- In the US he worked with Julie Ault, Bernadette Corporation, Lukas Duwenhögger, Aaron Flint Jamison, Laura Poitras, and Hito Steyerl.
- Birkett has lived in Glasgow for three years.
- Richard Parry stepped down in 2021 after curating the 2018 and 2021 editions.
- Glasgow International is a biennial contemporary art festival in Scotland.
Entities
Artists
- Julie Becker
- Cameron Rowland
- Julie Ault
- Lukas Duwenhögger
- Aaron Flint Jamison
- Laura Poitras
- Hito Steyerl
- Richard Birkett
- Richard Parry
- Por Marr
- Pelumi Odubanjo
- Forensic Architecture
- Bernadette Corporation
Institutions
- Glasgow International
- Institute of Contemporary Arts
- Artists Space
- Forensic Architecture
- Bernadette Corporation
Locations
- Glasgow
- Scotland
- London
- New York
- United Kingdom
- United States