The Museum of Sex in New York has announced that Ariel Plotek will be its first chief curator. Plotek arrives at the institution from the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, where since 2018 he had been curator of fine arts. In his new role, Plotek will lead curatorial and collecting efforts at the Museum of Sex, planning and curating exhibitions in New York as well as those at the institution’s recently erected Miami branch, which is expected to open to the public this fall.
“We are thrilled to have Dr. Ariel Plotek join the Museum of Sex as Chief Curator, as her vast experience and cultural interests align perfectly with our vision to engage a wide range of audiences through innovative and exciting,” said Daniel Gluck. , executive director and founder of the museum.
While at the O’Keeffe Museum, Plotek curated exhibitions such as “Georgia O’Keeffe: Making a Life”, which is on view until March 2024, and a 2021-2022 solo exhibition of Josephine’s work. Halvorson, the institution’s inaugural artist-in-residence. Prior to his tenure there, he was Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the San Diego Museum of Art, where he curated exhibitions by artists such as Nancy Lorenz and Ron Nagle. Plotek obtained his BA from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London; he obtained his doctorate. from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, where he studied with Linda Nochlin and Robert Rosenblum.
“The scope of exhibits at the Museum of Sex opens up new worlds of opportunity for a curator like me, with widely varying cultural and creative interests,” said Plotek. “After more than twenty years in New York, the opening of a second major site in Miami marks an important milestone for the Museum, and I am honored to be part of this ambitious and exciting future.”
