Vivian Crockett appointed curator at New Museum, bringing focus on diasporic art and queer theory

Vivian Crockett will join the New Museum in New York as curator starting next January. She currently serves as assistant curator at the Dallas Museum of Art in Texas and is completing a doctoral dissertation at Columbia University on Hélio Oiticica and Lygia Pape. Massimiliano Gioni, the museum's artistic director, highlighted Crockett's engagement with African and Latinx diasporas, which aligns with the institution's commitment to international art and global conversations. Her research into gender and queer theory continues the museum's historical engagement with these themes. Gioni also noted her passion for recent developments in contemporary art.