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Vicente Todoli, Director of Tate Modern, Concludes Seven Successful Years
Vicente Todolí announced recently that he has decided to leave London after seven years as Director of Tate Modern. He said: "In my earlier career I worked for seven years in Valencia and further seven years in Porto. It was always my intention to take a pause at that point, but the opportunity to work in London was so compelling that I came directly in 2003. Now I feel that the time has arrived to take that pause, though I look forward to working with Tate Modern on future projects, including a major exhibition for 2011 which will be announced this autumn." Nicholas Serota said: "Vicente has made an enormous contribution to the success of Tate Modern during his period in London. His distinctive vision has shaped the display of the Collection, while a series of exhibitions has redefined early modernism, including Kandinsky (2005), Albers and Moholy-Nagy: From the Bauhaus to the New World (2006), Dali and Film (2007), Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia (2008), Rodchenko & Popova (2009) and the current Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde: Constructing a New World. The tenth anniversary of Tate Modern in May will be a celebration of his achievement.”
Bob Rennie is New Chair of our North American Acquisitions Committee
We are happy to announce that Bob Rennie has succeeded Glenn Fuhrman as Chair of the North American Acquisitions Committee. Bob, together with his partner Carey, are among the leading contemporary art collectors in Canada and we are thrilled that he has chosen to take on this leadership role. We owe Glenn Fuhrman an enormous debt for his skillful leadership of the committee during the past five years.
Artists Dinner, May 4 2010
Our second Artists Dinner will be held on Tuesday May 4, 2010 at the Hearst Tower in New York City and will be chaired by Glenda Bailey (Editor-In-Chief, Harper’s Bazaar) and Lynn Forester de Rothschild (Chair, American Patrons of Tate). The combination of Sir Norman Foster’s stunning architecture, Richard Long’s Riverline lobby installation and wonderful views over Manhattan from 44th floor will help make this a very memorable evening and we are limiting the event to 20 tables, with each table honoring an artist. A small number of individual tickets remain, please do contact us if you would like further information.
Mala Gaonkar Appointed a Tate Trustee
The Prime Minister has appointed Mala Gaonkar as a Tate Trustee for a four year term. Mala Gaonkar has been Managing Director of Lone Pine Capital LLC since 1998 and will bring to the board expertise from a distinguished career in investment management. After graduating in economics at Harvard in 1991, she worked for The Boston Consulting Group until 1994, primarily in Munich and Hong Kong and in 1996, she completed her MBA at Harvard Business School where she was awarded a Kauffmann Fellowship. From 1996 to 1998, she worked at Chase Capital Partners in New York City where she researched investments in internet and technology companies. Her community activities have focused on the arts, as well as supporting public health and infrastructure projects. Ms Gaonkar is a Founders’ Council member at the Harvard University South Asia Initiative, a trustee of Artangel, a member of the board of The Paris Review Foundation, and an Advisory Board member of the Clinton Climate Initiative. Ms Gaonkar is married with two sons and lives in London. There are fourteen members of Tate’s Board of Trustees, thirteen appointed by the Prime Minister, and one is a member of the National Gallery Board of Trustees (correspondingly, one of Tate's Trustees sits on the National Gallery Board). Three of Tate’s Trustees are practicing artists (currently Jeremy Deller, Bob and Roberta Smith, Wolfgang Tillmans).
Three Minute Wonder: Dan Flavin “Untitled”
On Tate Channel, a three minute video of Dan Flavin Untitled (Corner Piece) 1969 installed – as part of the DLA Piper Series - in a school in Liverpool for one day. Click here
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