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More From the Special Section: Museums, galleries and auction houses are opening their doors wider than ever to new artists, new concepts and new traditions.A Cultural Correction: After removing all references to Columbus from its collections the Denver Art Museum has embraced a new exhibition on Latin American art.And the La Brea Tar Pits & Museum is working to engage visitors about the realities of climate change. New and Old : In California, museums are celebrating and embracing Latino and Chicano art and artists.A Tribute to Black Artists: Four museums across the country are featuring exhibitions this fall that recognize the work of African and African American artists, signaling a change in attitude - and priorities.

Bigger and Better : While the Covid-19 pandemic forced museums to close for months, cut staff and reduce expenses, several of them have nevertheless moved forward on ambitious renovations or new buildings.Maybe it wouldn’t have worked 20 years ago and it won’t work 20 years from now, but it’s the right moment for us now.” “I think this is the right model for us right now. “I don’t think it is one job,” said Maria Seferian, the chairwoman of MOCA.

Her appointment comes after a period of turmoil at the museum, which is known as MOCA. The museum, in announcing the appointment on Thursday, said that the two executives would be equals and would work “in partnership.”īurton would be the first woman to run the museum since its founding in 1979. As part of the reorganization, Biesenbach has been named artistic director, with a mandate to focus on setting the artistic vision for the museum, overseeing exhibitions and collections. LOS ANGELES - Johanna Burton, the head of the Wexner Center for the Arts at the Ohio State University, has been named the executive director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, which she will now help lead after a period of turmoil and management upheavals.Īs the museum’s executive director, Burton, 49, will assume its management duties from Klaus Biesenbach, 55, who had been hired as its director in 2018 from MoMA PS1 in Queens.