Published every Thursday afternoon, Art Movements offers a comprehensive overview of essential news, notable appointments, accolades, and various developments within the current dynamic art scene.
Creative Time is set to welcome Jean Cooney as their new executive director in February. Cooney, who earned praise in 2022 for her defense of the Port Authority Bus Terminal, currently serves as the director of Times Square Arts and vice president of Arts and Culture at the Times Square Alliance. She will be succeeding Justine Ludwig, who recently took on the role of creative director at PST Art at the Getty. Cooney is no stranger to Creative Time, having previously worked there for seven years, during which she facilitated projects like Kara Walker’s well-known installation at the former Domino Sugar factory. Congratulations are in order, though Times Square may miss her presence.
In other news, Sally Tallant is stepping down after a seven-year tenure as president and executive director of the Queens Museum, a period noted for both expansion and controversy. Yasha Grobman has been appointed as the director general of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, succeeding Suzanne Landau, who resigned as interim director in January.
Kristen Shepherd has assumed the role of president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, amid challenges such as the school’s financial difficulties leading to the discontinuation of its degree programs. Meanwhile, Amy Sherald has joined the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) while maintaining her representation by Hauser & Wirth gallery.
Additionally, Marisa Sage has been named the new executive director of the New Mexico Museum of Art by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. Antonio Paucar has received the Artes Mundi 11 prize, awarded by Artes Mundi and the Bagri Foundation, while Sancintya Mohini Simpson secured the Derek Williams Trust Artes Mundi Purchase Prize.
In a lighthearted twist, the Whitney Museum of American Art’s recent Instagram post took a
