Jennie Moore and the Board Chinati Foundation Moore announced on Friday that he would resign on July 31 after serving as director of the Museum of Contemporary Art for nine years.
From 2010 to 2014, Chinati’s Chief Operations Officer Marella Consolini returned as interim director, and the board of directors was established in 340 acres of 34 reused industrial and military facilities in remote Marfa. Internationally investigate Moore’s successor at the museum. , Texas, by 1980s artist Donald Judd.
Moore, the first director to have no personal connection with Judd, who died in 1994, sought to specialize in the organization. His annual attendance during his tenure increased to nearly 50,000 before the pandemic, up from 11,300 in 2013. Multi-year master plan In 2017, to preserve the arts, buildings and landscapes, and improve the visitor experience.
In April, the Foundation completed the $ 2.7 million annual restoration of Chinati’s 23,000-square-foot John Chamberlain building and the preservation of 23 monumental sculptures in Chamberlain. The first public installation at the Chinati Foundation in 1983 and a permanent exhibit of the world’s largest artist’s work, the building has been significantly degraded in a harsh desert climate for over 40 years.
“After the first phase of the master plan was completed and the most important moments of the pandemic were successfully navigated within the organization, it was time for me to move and the new leadership to take command of the organization,” Moore said. I am saying. A statement issued by the Foundation.
In May, 11 buildings preserved and converted by Judd, including the Chamberlain Building and two other Chinati properties, and eight buildings managed by another Judd Foundation, were national as part of the new one. It was registered as a historical registered property. Central Malfa Historic District.. The inclusion of Judd’s architectural contributions in this designation is the result of many years of collaborative efforts by the two foundations.
Other achievements in Moore’s leadership include the opening of artist Robert Irwin’s monumental C-shaped structure on the grounds of the former Army Hospital in 2016. Permanent by 12 other artists endorsed and selected by Judd for inclusion in the Chinati collection, including Dan Flavin, Roni Horn, Richard Long, Claes Oldenburg, and Kusha van Bryggen. I participated in a large-scale installation.
Chairman Mac Fowler thanked Moore for his work in a Foundation statement: “In addition to a firm commitment to the Board’s organization, her legacy is when we embark on the next phase of the Master Plan. Puts Chinati in a strong position. “
