Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts » From the Director http://2buildings1blog.org/pulitzer The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts and Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis have joined together to create the Contemporary-Pulitzer blog which, for the first time, combines the perspectives of two separate institutions with differing missions within the same blog. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:35:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Pulitzer Appoints New Director http://2buildings1blog.org/pulitzer/2011/08/05/pulitzer-appoints-new-director/ http://2buildings1blog.org/pulitzer/2011/08/05/pulitzer-appoints-new-director/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:00:41 +0000 Amy http://2buildings1blog.org/pulitzer/?p=3563 Van Dyke

Kristina Van Dyke,  Photo by George Hixson | Courtesy of The Menil Collection

KRISTINA VAN DYKE APPOINTED AS NEW DIRECTOR OF THE PULITZER FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS
 
August 5, 2011, St. Louis, MO — The Board of Trustees of the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts today announced its unanimous decision to appoint Kristina Van Dyke as Director, following an intensive international search.  Ms. Van Dyke, currently the Curator for Collections and Research at The Menil Collection in Houston, Texas, will begin working full-time at the Foundation on November 7.  Joining the Pulitzer as it prepares to celebrate its tenth anniversary, she will work closely with Trustees and staff to oversee the exhibitions program, as well as other scholarly, artistic and community-related programming, including the contemporary chamber music series.  Ms. Van Dyke succeeds Matthias Waschek, who served as Director of the Foundation for more than seven years.
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Robert W. Duffy, associate editor at St. Louis Beacon, introduces Kristina Van Dyke and offers a look at the history of the Pulitzer:  ”Pulitzer Foundation names new director“

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Director Matthias Waschek describes the meaning of “stylus” and the upcoming Ann Hamilton exhibition.

As I mentioned in our previous post, the Pulitzer is closed for the installation of Ann Hamilton’s stylus. The opening reception for the exhibition will be July 9 (Feel free to RSVP on Facebook).

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Director Matthias Waschek explains why the Pulitzer doesn’t label the artwork in its galleries.

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Director of the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, Matthias Waschek, introduces Urban Alchemy/Gordon Matta-Clark and describes how the exhibition fits with the Pulitzer and St. Louis.

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