The Israel Museum in Jerusalem has appointed Denis Weil as its new director. Weil is currently dean at the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. He will assume the position as of March 1, 2022, succeeding Ido Bruno, an Israeli designer and professor. Denis Weil, newly appointed director of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Courtesy of The Israel Museum Prior ...
Gagosian has appointed Christina You as the gallery’s China representative. You joins the mega-dealer after a six-year tenure at UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, where her most recent post was director of development and creative strategy. In her new role, she will work with clients and collectors in the region in order to expand the dealer’s presence in China. Her new position ...
David Zwirner gallery has appointed Lihua Tung as director of its Hong Kong location. Tung joins the mega-gallery enterprise from Phillips auction house in Hong Kong, where she served as senior director and senior specialist of 20th-century and contemporary art. Prior to joining Phillips in February 2020, she held contemporary art specialist roles at Christie’s in Hong Kong and Taiwan between 2007 and 2018. ...
Victoria Zagarino Gerard of Laguna Art MuseumLaguna Art Museum has recruited Victoria Zagarino Gerard for the new role of deputy director. Gerard mostly recently served as Vice President of Programs and Collections at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana and brings 15 years of experience in museum management and exhibition development. She will assume her new role on Sept. 7. She joins executive director ...
After having just announced plans to form an art advisory service, the London-based auction house Phillips has appointed Stephen Brooks as its new CEO. Brooks, who was most recently deputy chief executive officer at Christie’s where he ran the houses’s financial operations, will take over for Ed Dolman, the current CEO of Phillips. Dolman, who has been in the position since 2014, will transition ...
Phillips has appointed Jeremiah Evarts, formerly a director at Di Donna Galleries, as senior international specialist and deputy chairman of the house’s 20th century and contemporary art department in New York. Phillips has long been recognized as the market leader for emerging artists. The move, which Phillips statement says, “underscores the strong global demand for modern works,” signals the house’s expansion beyond its normal ...
Xiaoyu Weng, who has worked as associate curator of the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation at the Guggenheim Museum in New York since 2015, will join the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto as curator of modern and contemporary art this summer. In her new role, Weng will lead the AGO’s modern and contemporary department. Weng’s curatorial credits at the Guggenheim include “Tales ...
Following a strong start to its spring season in London, Christie’s has announced the promotion of two executives in its New York chairman’s office. Bonnie Brennan has been appointed as the president of Christie’s Americas. She previously served as the chairman of business development reporting from the New York office. Brennan is filling the role previously held by Jennifer Zatorski, who has been appointed ...
The Institute of Fine Arts Conservation Center is pleased to welcome Lynda Zycherman as the 2021 Judith Praska Distinguished Visiting Professor in Conservation and Technical Studies. Zycherman serves as Conservator of Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Judith Praska Distinguished Visiting Professorship in Conservation is awarded to a prominent conservator or scientist who brings new areas for research and teaching ...
Monday, November 23 Met Appoints First Chief Diversity OfficerThe Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has appointed Lavita McMath Turner has been named the institution’s first chief diversity officer. McMath Turner joins the Met from Stella & Charles Guttman Community College in New York, where she served as assistant dean for equity, inclusion, and experiential learning. In her new role, she will oversee the implementation of the ...
