ICA Boston Appoints Helen Molesworth Chief Curator

BOSTON—The Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA) has named Helen Molesworth as its new chief curator. She arrives at the ICA after serving as the head of the department of modern and contemporary art at the Harvard Art Museum. Some of her exhibitions at Harvard have included “Long Life Cool White: Photographs by Moyra Davey” and “ACT UP New York: Activism, Art, and the AIDS Crisis, 1987-1993.” She also recently organized Hauser & Wirth’s reinterpretation of Allan Kaprow’s seminal Yard happening with William Pope.L, Josiah McElheny, and Sharon Hayes. Prior to joining Harvard, Molesworth was chief curator of exhibitions at the Wexner Center for Arts in Columbus, Ohio. She holds a Ph.D. in the history of art from Cornell University.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—The New Zealand Museum has named Michael Houlihan as its new chief executive officer. He replaces Dr. Seddon Bennington, who died in July of last year. Houlihan’s past museum experience includes positions at the Imperial War Museum, the Horniman Museum in London, and the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland, where he served as the network’s first chief executive.