Das Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City gab heute bekannt, dass sein Vorstand nach einer intensiven sechsmonatigen internationalen Suche einstimmig beschlossen hat, den Genfer Christophe Cherix (Bild) auf den September 2025 zum nächsten David Rockefeller-Direktor zu ernennen und damit den Nachfolger von Glenn D. Lowry zu bestimmen. Cherix trat 2007 dem Kuratorium des Museums bei und ist seit 2013 Chefkurator für Zeichnungen und Drucke der Robert Lehman Foundation. Seine Ernennung zu dieser Position folgte einer Reorganisation des MoMA, bei der die Abteilung für Drucke und illustrierte Bücher, deren Chefkurator er seit 2010 war, mit der Abteilung für Zeichnungen zusammengelegt wurde. Vor seiner Tätigkeit am MoMA war Cherix Kurator des Cabinet des Estampes am Musée d’art et d’histoire in Genf / Genève.
Bild: Christophe Cherix © 2021 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Photo by Peter Ross
The Museum of Modern Art announced today that after an intensive six-month international search, its Board affirmed a unanimous decision to appoint Christophe Cherix in September 2025 as the next David Rockefeller Director, to succeed Glenn D. Lowry.
In sharing the Board’s decision, Chair Marie-Josée Kravis said, “Christophe’s brilliant curatorial leadership in modern and contemporary art, deep insight and passion for MoMA’s collection, and reputation for steady stewardship stood out as indispensable qualities to meet the moment as the Museum’s next director. We are thrilled that after a rigorous global search, the Trustees voted unanimously to appoint Christophe, and that he accepted the appointment.”
Board President Sarah Arison added, “Christophe’s excellence in scholarship, strong relationships with artists, and internationally respected research and publications distinguished him in an international pool of impressive candidates. We look forward to working together to support a smooth and substantive leadership transition, and to set the strongest possible foundation for MoMA’s continued success under his new leadership.”
Cherix joined the Museum’s curatorial staff in 2007, and has served as The Robert Lehman Foundation Chief Curator of Drawings and Prints since 2013. His appointment to that role followed a reorganization at MoMA that merged the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books, of
which he had been Chief Curator since 2010, with the Department of Drawings. Prior to MoMA, Cherix served as curator of the Cabinet des Estampes at the Musée d’art et d’histoire in Geneva, Switzerland.
Cherix shared, “MoMA has long been a leader in embracing new forms of expression, amplifying the voices of artists from around the globe, and engaging the broadest audiences onsite and online. As the Museum approaches its centennial, my highest priority is to support its exceptional staff and ensure that their unique ability to navigate the ever-evolving present continues to thrive.”
Glenn D. Lowry said, “I have been privileged to work with Christophe for more than fifteen years at MoMA, and I am delighted that the Board has chosen him to be the next director of the Museum. In the months ahead, we will work together to ensure a smooth and successful transition. Christophe is a gifted and talented curator, and I Iook forward to seeing the Museum evolve and thrive under his able direction.”
At MoMA, Cherix’s exhibitions have included ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN (2024), Betye Saar: Legends of Black Girl’s Window (with Esther Adler, 2019), Adrian Piper: A Synthesis of Institutions, 1965–2016 (with Connie Butler and David Platzker, 2018), Marcel Broodthaers: A Retrospective (with Manuel Borja-Villel, 2016), Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960–1971 (with Klaus Biesenbach, 2015), Jasper Johns: Regrets (with Ann Temkin, 2014), Print/Out (2012), Contemporary Art from the Collection (with Kathy Halbreich, 2010), and In & Out of Amsterdam: Travels in Conceptual Art, 1960–1976 (2009). His work has been instrumental in the acquisition and integration into the Museum’s holdings of several major collections, including the Merrill C. Berman Collection, the Herman and Nicole Daled Collection and Archives, the Seth Siegelaub Collection and Archives, the Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection and Archives, and the Art & Project/Depot VBVR Collection.
Cherix was born in Switzerland and received a license ès lettres from the University of Geneva. He was a Fellow of the Class of 2010 at the Center for Curatorial Leadership in New York, which included a residency at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
https://press.moma.org/news/christophe-cherix-next-director-of-moma/
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The Museum of Modern Art announced to its staff on Friday morning that its next director will be Christophe Cherix, 55, a quiet curatorial strategist behind some of the institution’s most critically praised exhibitions. In September, he will take over the leadership position from Glenn Lowry, who has guided the New York museum for almost 30 years.
It will be Cherix’s first time leading an institution. The museum — which has a sister institution, MoMA PS1, in Queens — is one of the biggest in the art world, with an endowment of nearly $1.7 billion.
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Un Genevois nommé à la tête du MoMA à New York
Christophe Cherix a été élu à l’unanimité, précise l’institution dans un communiqué publié vendredi. La présidente du conseil d’administration Marie-Josée Kravis y souligne le «brillant leadership» de M. Cherix en matière de conservation de l’art moderne et contemporain, ainsi que «sa connaissance approfondie et sa passion pour la collection du MoMA».
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New York: Christophe Cherix wird neuer MoMA-Direktor
Der 55-Jährige, der ursprünglich aus der Schweiz stammt und dort im Genfer Museum für Kunst und Geschichte als Kurator gearbeitet hat, hat sich in seiner Karriere auf moderne und zeitgenössische Kunst, insbesondere aus den 1960er- und 1970er-Jahren, spezialisiert. Zu seinen bisherigen Erfolgen gehört eine Retrospektive des Künstlers Ed Ruscha im Jahr 2023.
«In allen Kategorien hat Christophe mit Bravour bestanden», sagte Museumsvorständin Marie-Josée Kravis der «New York Times» und verwies auf «seine strategische Vision des Museums, seine Kenntnisse der Kunstgeschichte» und «sein tiefes und leidenschaftliches Interesse an zeitgenössischer Kunst und seine Managementfähigkeiten».
https://www.monopol-magazin.de/christophe-cherix-wird-neuer-moma-direktor
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