Jessica Morgan named new Tate director
She will oversee Tate Britain, Tate Modern and regional sites after building Dia’s collection, including raising women artists’ representation to 29%.
- On Wednesday, the Tate announced that Jessica Morgan will become its new director, effective January 1, 2027, replacing Maria Balshaw who departed last year after nine years leading the institution.
- During her decade-long tenure at the Dia Art Foundation, Morgan transformed the institution by diversifying its collection and increasing women artist representation from 6.8% to 29%, positioning her as a proven leader in global arts.
- Artist Steve McQueen praised the move, stating, "I greatly admire Jessica; the way she strives to achieve the best for the artists she works with." The appointment marks her return to Tate, where she previously served as curator from 2002 to 2014.
- Morgan joins the Tate during a turbulent period marked by financial losses, recent staff cuts that sparked 150 workers to strike, and declining visitor numbers, inheriting significant institutional challenges from her predecessor.
- As director, she will oversee Tate Britain and Tate Modern in London, plus Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives, while prioritizing international collection diversification and public engagement across the four-gallery network.
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The British art historian and curator, who recently visited Argentina to inaugurate two exhibitions linked to the Dia Art Foundation, was chosen to lead the Tate museum network. Her trajectory anticipates a management marked by international openness, revision of the canon and artistic diversity.
The former director of the Dia Art Foundation spoke with LA NACION during a visit to Buenos Aires to inaugurate the current exhibition of Fundación Proa; she is also a cocuradora of that of Dan Flavin in Malba and promoted another of David Lamelas in New York
Tate Names Dia Leader Jessica Morgan as Next Director
Tate's board of trustees confirmed today, July 22, that British curator Jessica Morgan has accepted its request to serve as the next director of the institution, starting in 2027. Morgan, who worked at Tate from 2002 to 2014 and served as Tate Modern's curator of international art from 2010 to 2014, is returning to London from New York after steering the Dia Art Foundation for just over a decade. Before beginning her curatorial career at Tate in…
Jessica Morgan appointed director of the Tate
In a major leadership transition for the UK cultural sector, Jessica Morgan has been appointed as the next Director of the Tate. The appointment was formally approved by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer following a recommendation by the Tate Board of Trustees.
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