SculptureCenter names Christian Rattemeyer as new leader
Long Island City institution taps former associate curator at Museum of the Modern Art
BY BILL PARRY
SculptureCenter in
Long Island City appointed
Christian Rattemeyer as its
new Director after 12 years as
the Associate Curator at the
Museum of Modern Art.
Rattemeyer will oversee all
exhibitions and programming
and continue to lead the
institution that is respected
for its independent vision,
intellectual rigor, and
dedication to commissioning
new work by emerging and
established artists.
“SculptureCenter was
established by artists and
continues to foster and
promote living artists working
all over the world,” Rattemeyer
said. “The museum leads the
conversation in contemporary
art and has been a cultural
pioneer in Long Island City.
Its outstanding program has
served and inspired a unique
community of artists and
colleagues. As a curator who
has worked globally and values
international dialogue, I hope
to work with the museum’s
dedicated team and board to
strengthen our partnerships
and engagement abroad, and
deepen the opportunities we
provide for our artists and
our audiences.”
SculptureCenter was
originally founded in 1928 and
moved into an old trolley car
repair factory on Purves Street
in 2001. In 2013 it underwent
an expansion and renovation
under Director Mary Ceruti,
who is now Executive Director
of the Walker Arts Center in
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
“All of us at SculptureCenter
are very pleased to have
Christian Rattemeyer as our
new Director and truly excited
about what lies ahead under his
leadership,” SculptureCenter
Board Chair Andreas
Beroutsos said. “Christian’s
deep and geographically
broad roots in art history
and contemporary art, his
curatorial record of creative
and insightful choices as well
as insatiable interest into
artistic innovation, the respect
he commands among his peers,
his institutional leadership
MoMA Curator Christian Rattemeyer will bring his talents across
the East River now that ScultureCenter in Long Island City
appointed him as new Director. Courtesy of SculptureCenter
qualities, and genuine focus
on teamwork and people-andartist
development, made
Christian the logical choice
to lead SculptureCenter into
the future.”
Rattemeyer began his
career as an artists’ assistant
at the ninth edition of
Documenta in his hometown
of Kassel, Germany in 1992In
1997, he founded and served
as gallery director of Osmos,
a contemporary project
space in Berlin, which is now
located in New York, and he
was co-curator of the third
and fourth International
Biennials for Film and
Architecture in Berlin. He
relocated to New York in 2003
and joined Artists Space as
curator, where he worked for
four years.
“Christian has been
a friend and supporter of
SculptureCenter for nearly
two decades, and we are so
thrilled that he will be our new
Director,” SculptureCenter
Board President Carol Bove
said. “He is a passionate
idealist who also brings
practical institution-building
skills and strategic insight
to reinforce our strength as a
platform for radical thought
and practice. From his
experiences gathered around
the world, his long tenure
in New York, and his solid
history championing distinct,
he will be a unifying force
allowing SculptureCenter’s
artistic energy to reverberate
in a pivotal moment in our
culture, as well as foster our
mission to protect a free space
for creativity unencumbered
by market forces.”
Rattemeyer takes over
SculptureCenters on Nov. 1.
Reach reporter Bill
Parry by email at bparry@
schnepsmedia.com or by phone
at (718) 260–4538.
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