Overview
- She notified staff in a February 23 letter that she would depart before her contract’s July end.
- The MACBA Consortium determined her Abu Dhabi Public Art Biennial directorship could not be held alongside the museum post.
- She requested to finish her term while preparing the biennial but said that bid was rejected.
- Appointed in 2021, she became the museum’s first woman and first person of color to serve as director.
- She plans to assume the Abu Dhabi role in October as MACBA marks its 30th anniversary and closes her curated show “Projecting a Black Planet,” with MACBA comment being sought.