Suhanya Raffel, Director of M+ Hong Kong, elected new President of CIMAM for the 2023–25 term. “At the conclusion of this year’s CIMAM Annual Conference, entitled “The Attentive Museum,” CIMAM members have voted in a new Board with an international scope that reminds us of our growing community of institutions worldwide. Serving as CIMAM’s next President is an honor, and I am excited to work alongside my fellow Board members to contribute to our community of modern and contemporary art museums as we face a complex and challenging world,” Raffel explains.
“Over the next three years, the CIMAM’s Board will continue to focus on our values, bringing our members together through online forums by continuing our rapid response webinars while deepening our commitment to building institutions that implement sustainability processes as we confront the climate crisis. The keystone Museum Watch program, a cornerstone of CIMAM, has built a vital advocacy role, supporting our colleagues while promoting strong and sustainable governance.”
Outgoing and incoming Presidents, Mami Kataoka and Suhanya Raffel, appreciated the efforts and essential work of the outgoing Board.
Agustin Pérez Rubio, Chair of CIMAM’s Annual Conference Content Committee. “Over 220 modern and contemporary art curators and museum professionals from 48 countries attended 15 speaker presentations that proposed museums to be open spaces for dialogue with their communities and be attentive to their needs.”
CIMAM Board 2023–25. The new CIMAM Board, designated by the vote of CIMAM members, was announced at the CIMAM 2022 General Assembly. The elected Board members will contribute their experience and knowledge to the different CIMAM working groups.
Zeina Arida, Director, Mathaf, Doha, Qatar. Bart De Baere, Director, M HKA, Antwerp, Belgium. Suzanne Cotter, Director, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, Australia. Joselina Cruz, Director/Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, Manila, Philippines. Amanda de la Garza, Director, MUAC, Mexico City, Mexico. Leevi Haapala, Director, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland. Clara Kim, Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs, MOCA, Los Angeles, USA. Malgorzata Ludwisiak, Chief Curator, Department of Modern Art, National Museum of Gdansk, Poland. Chus Martinez, Director, Art Gender Nature Institute, Basel, Switzerland. Victoria Noorthoorn, Director, Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Agustín Pérez Rubio, Former director of MUSAC, MALBA, curator of the 11th Berlin Biennale, independent curator, Madrid, Spain. Suhanya Raffel, Director, M+ Museum, Hong Kong. Kamini Sawhney, Director, Museum of Art and Photography, Bangalore, India. Kitty Scott, Deputy Director Chief Curator, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Yu Jin SENG, Deputy Director (Curatorial and Research), National Gallery Singapore, Singapore.
The Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires will host CIMAM’s 2023 Annual Conference. Its director and CIMAM Board Member, Victoria Noorthoorn, thanked the CIMAM Board, the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, and the Asociación de Amigos del Moderno and local foundations and major patrons, for their support in this candidacy.
Outstanding Museum Practice Award 2022. The Board announced three awarded practices based on a critical criterion: What can we learn from these museum practices?
–Kokama Museums, Manaus, Amazonia, Brazil
–Provincial Museum of Fine Arts “Rosa Galisteo de Rodriguez, Santa Fe, Argentina
–MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum, Chiang Mai, Thailand
CIMAM’s 2022 Annual Conference was generously supported by Es Baluard Museu d’Art Contemporani de Palma, the Government of the Balearic Islands, Consell de Mallorca, Palma City Council, the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sport.
CIMAM is always grateful to
Major Patron: Azcuy Foundation
Founding Patrons: Fukutake Foundation, Fondation Louis Vuitton; Marc and Josée Gensollen, Leeum Samsung Museum of Art, and Fundacion “la Caixa”
Patrons: Claudio Engel and Mori Art Museum
Supporters: SAHA—Supporting Contemporary Art from Turkey, Sherman Centre for Culture and Ideas, Albert M.A. Groot, and Fundación Botín.
2022 Travel grant funders
The Getty Foundation, Byucksan Cultural Foundation, Office of Contemporary Art Norway, Mercedes Vilardell, SAHA, Beijing Public Art and Culture Foundation, and Acción Cultural Española.
