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Tate Modern Finds Its New Director in Norway Tate Modern Finds Its New Director in Norway
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Karin Hindsbo, the director of Norway’s recently opened National Museum, was on Friday named the new director of Tate Modern in London, one of the world’s most popular museums.Karin Hindsbo, the director of Norway’s recently opened National Museum, was on Friday named the new director of Tate Modern in London, one of the world’s most popular museums.
Hindsbo, a Danish-born art historian, will take on the role in September, replacing Frances Morris, who has led Tate Modern since 2016. Last October, Morris announced she was leaving to focus on curatorial projects, and to work on addressing the art world’s climate impacts.Hindsbo, a Danish-born art historian, will take on the role in September, replacing Frances Morris, who has led Tate Modern since 2016. Last October, Morris announced she was leaving to focus on curatorial projects, and to work on addressing the art world’s climate impacts.
In a news release, Hindsbo, 49, said she was “beyond excited” to make the move, adding that “some of my greatest experiences encountering art” occurred at the museum, housed in a former power station on the bank of the River Thames.In a news release, Hindsbo, 49, said she was “beyond excited” to make the move, adding that “some of my greatest experiences encountering art” occurred at the museum, housed in a former power station on the bank of the River Thames.
The directorship of Tate Modern is one of the European art world’s highest-profile roles, with the museum expected to regularly stage blockbuster exhibitions of contemporary and modern art. Under Morris’s leadership, it’s hosted acclaimed shows including a sold-out Cézanne retrospective, a career-spanning exhibition of the British artist Steve McQueen’s video pieces and an exploration of work by African American artists during the civil rights era.The directorship of Tate Modern is one of the European art world’s highest-profile roles, with the museum expected to regularly stage blockbuster exhibitions of contemporary and modern art. Under Morris’s leadership, it’s hosted acclaimed shows including a sold-out Cézanne retrospective, a career-spanning exhibition of the British artist Steve McQueen’s video pieces and an exploration of work by African American artists during the civil rights era.
Some 4.4 million people visited Tate Modern in the past year, a spokesman said. Only the Louvre, the Vatican Museums and the British Museum attracted more tourists in 2022, according to a survey by The Art Newspaper.
A trained art historian, Hindsbo ran art museums across Scandinavia, including Kode in Bergen, Norway, before becoming the director of the country’s new National Museum in 2017, with a remit to oversee its opening. The museum has a collection of over 400,000 objects including the most famous version of Edvard Munch’s “The Scream,” works by Indigenous Sami artists and medieval tapestries.