Ruba Katrib

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Ruba Katrib is an American curator. She has been Curator at MoMA PS1 since 2017.[1]

Early life[]

Ruba Katrib was born in Baltimore and grew up in Charleston, West Virginia. Her parents immigrated to the United States from Syria.[2] In 2004, Katrib received her BA in Visual and Critical Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. While an undergraduate, Katrib co-founded ThreeWalls,[3] a non-profit artist residency program in Chicago.[4] During this time, Katrib also held a work/study job at the Renaissance Society. Katrib graduated from the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College in 2007.[5]

Career[]

Katrib worked as associate curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami,[6] where she organized survey solo exhibitions for Cory Arcangel and Claire Fontaine.[1] In 2012, Katrib was named curator of New York's SculptureCenter[7][8] where she curated solo shows of Nicola L.,[9] Cosima von Bonin,[10] Anthea Hamilton,[11] as well as group shows.[12]

Katrib was appointed curator of MoMA PS1 in 2017,[1] where she has organized retrospectives for Simone Fattal[13][14] and Niki de Saint Phalle,[15] and a group exhibition about the Gulf Wars.[16]

In 2018, Katrib curated prominent group invitational exhibitions SITE Santa Fe and the Carnegie International.[1] In 2021, Katrib curated MoMA PS1's Greater New York invitational group exhibition of artists based in New York.[17]

Honors[]

Katrib was awarded a curatorial fellowship from the Andy Warhol Foundation in 2010, to support her research on artist-run education platforms in Latin America.[18]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Russeth, Andrew (23 August 2017). "MoMA PS1 Names Ruba Katrib Curator". ARTnews. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  2. ^ Katrib, Ruba (2017-05-23). "With the Banned: The Art World Should Mean the Whole World". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  3. ^ Carrigan, Margaret (2018-05-09). "The 51 Artists, Curators, Directors and Dealers Changing the Art World in 2018". Observer. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  4. ^ "Ruba Katrib". ARTnews.com. 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  5. ^ "Ruba Katrib". CCS Bard. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  6. ^ Eccles, Tom (23 August 2017). "Ruba Katrib". ArtReview.
  7. ^ Laster, Paul (2017-10-18). "Ruba Katrib Takes on MoMA PS1". Garage. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  8. ^ "Ruba Katrib Appointed Curator of SculptureCenter". Artforum. January 24, 2012. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  9. ^ Carrigan, Margaret (2017-09-20). "Nicola L. Puts the Fun in Functional at SculptureCenter". Observer. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  10. ^ Farago, Jason (2016-09-22). "'Cosima von Bonin,' Swimming Against the Tide". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  11. ^ "Anthea Hamilton's Rear-End Sculpture". Artnet News. 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  12. ^ Kennedy, Randy (2014-10-01). "SculptureCenter Steps Out Into the Light". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  13. ^ "New York Galleries: What to See Right Now". The New York Times. 2019-08-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  14. ^ Budick, Ariella (May 3, 2019). "Simone Fattal's contradictions in clay". Financial Times. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  15. ^ Delson, Susan (2021-02-19). "Artist Niki de Saint Phalle Took Joy Seriously". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  16. ^ Aima, Rahel (2020-01-06). "A MoMA PS1 Exhibition Examines the Living Legacy of the Gulf Wars". Art in America. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  17. ^ Farago, Jason (2019-12-16). "MoMA PS1 Gears Up for 'Greater New York,' With Busier New Director". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  18. ^ Chung, Julee WJ. "Ruba Katrib Appointed As Curator At MoMA PS1". artasiapacific.com. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
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