The New Museum in New York has named Vivian Crockett and Isabella Rjeille as co-curators for its sixth New Museum Triennial, which will take place in 2026. Crockett is curator at the New Museum, joining in 2022 after serving as assistant curator of art contemporary. at the Dallas Museum of Art. Rjeille is a curator at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP), which she joined in 2016 as a curatorial assistant. Previously, she worked at the Fundação Bienal de São Paulo and was curatorial assistant for the Thirty-second Bienal de São Paulo.
“These two accomplished curators will bring a fresh perspective to the sixth edition of our signature program which is the only recurring exhibition in New York that spotlights a new generation of artists from around the world,” said New Museum Director Lisa Phillips. The triennial, inaugurated in 2009 with “The Generational: Younger Than Jesus”, is the only recurring exhibition in the United States dedicated to emerging international artists.
“For the past fourteen years, the New Museum Triennial has brought some of the most interesting artists from around the world to New York, and we are delighted that Vivian Crockett and Isabella Rjeille are hosting the first edition in our expanded building,” said New. York. Artistic director of the Massimiliano Gioni museum. “Isabella is the first international curator to be part of the Triennale and brings a wealth of experience from MASP, one of the most exciting institutions for modern and contemporary art. Vivian has just co-organized the acclaimed Wangechi Mutu survey critic of the New Museum and part of a new generation of curators shaping the conversation about art and culture in general.Together, Isabella and Vivian form a formidable team to explore the art of tomorrow.
